Acting

Sidney Toler

Born 1874-04-26 · Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Died 1947-02-12

Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr.; April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright and theatre director. The second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal of the Chinese-American detective in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946. Before becoming Chan, Toler played supporting roles in 50 motion pictures and was a highly regarded comic actor on the Broadway stage.

Credits

Newest first

That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
1968
The Trap
as Charlie Chan
1946
Dangerous Money
as Charlie Chan
1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan
1946
Dark Alibi
as Charlie Chan
1946
The Shanghai Cobra
as Charlie Chan
1945
The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan
1945
The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan
1945
It's in the Bag!
as Detective Sully
1945
The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan
1945
Black Magic
as Charlie Chan
1944
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan
1944
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan
1944
Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
1943
White Savage
as Wong
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
1943
A Night to Remember
as Inspector Hankins
1942
Castle in the Desert
as Charlie Chan
1942
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Lt. Charlie Chan
1941
Dead Men Tell
as Charlie Chan
1941
Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan
1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan
1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan
1940
City in Darkness
as Charlie Chan
1939
Law of the Pampas
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan
1939
Heritage of the Desert
as Nosey
1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan
1939
The Kid from Kokomo
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
1939
King of Chinatown
as Dr. Chang Ling
1939
Disbarred
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
1939
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Charlie Chan
1938
Up the River
as Jeffrey Mitchell
1938
If I Were King
as Robin Turgis
1938
The Mysterious Rider
as Frosty Kilburn
1938
One Wild Night
as Lawton
1938
Wide Open Faces
as Sheriff
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Harrison McCooey
1938
Double Wedding
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
1937
That Certain Woman
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
1937
The Longest Night
as Captain Holt
1936
Our Relations
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Daniel Webster
1936
Three Godfathers
as Professor Amos Snape
1936
Give Us This Night
as First Carabiniere
1936
This Is the Life
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
1935
Orchids to You
as Nick Corsini
1935
Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins
1935
The Daring Young Man
as Warden Palmer
1935
Champagne for Breakfast
as The Probate Judge
1935
Romance in Manhattan
as Sergeant Duffy
1934
Here Comes the Groom
as Detective Weaver
1934
Operator 13
as Major Allen
1934
Upperworld
as Officer Moran
1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Pepi Sancho
1934
Registered Nurse
as Frankie Sylvestrie
1934
Spitfire
as Jim Sawyer
1934
Dark Hazard
as John Bright
1934
Massacre
as Thomas Shanks
1934
The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens
1933
The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
1933
The Way to Love
as Pierre
1933
The Narrow Corner
as Ryan, the Go-Between
1933
King of the Jungle
as Neil Forbes
1933
He Learned About Women
as Wilson
1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Carter B. Moore
1933
Over the Counter
as Mr. Drake
1932
Blonde Venus
as Detective Wilson
1932
The Phantom President
as Aikenhead
1932
Blondie of the Follies
as Pete
1932
Speak Easily
as Stage Director
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Maj. Wharton
1932
Is My Face Red?
as Tony Mugatti
1932
Radio Patrol
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
1932
Strangers in Love
as McPhail
1932
Strictly Dishonorable
as Mulligan
1931
White Shoulders
as William Sothern
1931
In the Nick of Time
1929