Sidney Toler1874 - 1947

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Actor

Popularity

2.3

Famous

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Toler,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

Documentary • Family • Music

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.3
0.8
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

Documentary • TV Movie

as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

0
0.2
The Trap
The Trap

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.7
0.2
Dangerous Money
Dangerous Money

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Charlie Chan

5.7
0.9
Shadows Over Chinatown
Shadows Over Chinatown

1946

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

5.8
0.3
Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.1
0.8
The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra

1945

Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

5.8
0.4
The Red Dragon
The Red Dragon

1945

Mystery

as Charlie Chan

6.5
0.2
The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue

1945

Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

5.9
0.9
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!

1945

Comedy

as Detective Sully

5
0.2
The Jade Mask
The Jade Mask

1945

Crime • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Charlie Chan

6.1
0.3
Black Magic
Black Magic

1944

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Charlie Chan

7
0.3
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.4
0.3
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Charlie Chan

5.9
0.4
Isle of Forgotten Sins
Isle of Forgotten Sins

1943

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers

4.6
0.7
White Savage
White Savage

1943

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Wong

5.2
0.2
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943

Action • Adventure

as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

5
0.3
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

1942

Comedy • Mystery

as Inspector Hankins

6.5
0.4
Castle in the Desert
Castle in the Desert

1942

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.8
0.3
Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Rio

1941

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Lt. Charlie Chan

6.2
0.3
Dead Men Tell
Dead Men Tell

1941

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.3
0.3
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.1
0.4
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

7.7
0.3
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.7
0.4
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan in Panama

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.8
0.5
City in Darkness
City in Darkness

1939

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.4
0.4
Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas

1939

Adventure • Western

as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

5
0.4
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.6
0.3
Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert

1939

Western

as Nosey

5.8
0.3
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.2
0.4
The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson

6
0.4
King of Chinatown
King of Chinatown

1939

Action • Crime • Drama

as Dr. Chang Ling

5.8
0.4
Disbarred
Disbarred

1939

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

6
0.3
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Chan

6.4
0.9
Up the River
Up the River

1938

Comedy

as Jeffrey Mitchell

0
0.3
If I Were King
If I Were King

1938

Adventure • History

as Robin Turgis

6.8
0.3
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider

1938

Western

as Frosty Kilburn

6
0.3
One Wild Night
One Wild Night

1938

Comedy • Crime

as Lawton

5.5
0.3
Wide Open Faces
Wide Open Faces

1938

Comedy

as Sheriff

8.5
0.3
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Drama • Romance • Western

as Harrison McCooey

6.9
0.5
Double Wedding
Double Wedding

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler

6.6
0.7
That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman

1937

Drama • Romance

as Détective Lieutenant Neely

5.7
0.5
The Longest Night
The Longest Night

1936

Mystery • Romance

as Captain Holt

5.7
0.2
Our Relations
Our Relations

1936

Comedy

as Captain of SS Periwinkle

6.9
0.6
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Drama • History

as Daniel Webster

5.3
0.8
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers

1936

Action • Drama • Western

as Professor Amos Snape

6.8
0.5
Give Us This Night
Give Us This Night

1936

as First Carabiniere

7
0.2
This Is the Life
This Is the Life

1935

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge

6
0.2
Orchids to You
Orchids to You

1935

Drama

as Nick Corsini

0
0.2
Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild

1935

Adventure • Drama • Romance • Western

as Joe Groggins

6.3
0.5
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man

1935

Comedy

as Warden Palmer

0
0.4
Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan

1935

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Sergeant Duffy

7.8
0.4
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom

1934

Comedy

as Detective Weaver

4
0.1
Operator 13
Operator 13

1934

Drama • Romance • War

as Major Allen

5.7
0.9
Upperworld
Upperworld

1934

Crime • Drama

as Officer Moran

6.3
0.3
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows

1934

Drama

as Pepi Sancho

0
0.3
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse

1934

Drama

as Frankie Sylvestrie

4.6
0.4
Spitfire
Spitfire

1934

Drama

as Jim Sawyer

5.4
0.3
Dark Hazard
Dark Hazard

1934

Drama

as John Bright

5.4
1.5
The World Changes
The World Changes

1933

Drama

as Mr. Hodgens

4.8
0.3
The Way to Love
The Way to Love

1933

Comedy • Romance

as Pierre

0
0.3
The Narrow Corner
The Narrow Corner

1933

Drama

as Ryan, the Go-Between

5.5
0.3
King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle

1933

Action • Adventure

as Neil Forbes

5
0.6
He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women

1933

Comedy

as Wilson

0
0.2
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

Crime • Drama

as Carter B. Moore

0
0.3
Over the Counter
Over the Counter

1932

Music

as Mr. Drake

4.7
0.2
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

1932

Drama

as Detective Wilson

6.8
0.7
The Phantom President
The Phantom President

1932

Comedy • Music

as Aikenhead

5.5
0.4
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies

1932

Comedy • Drama

as Pete

6
0.3
Speak Easily
Speak Easily

1932

Comedy

as Stage Director

5.8
0.3
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver

1932

Drama

as Maj. Wharton

5.2
0.2
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?

1932

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Tony Mugatti

5
1.9
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol

1932

Crime • Drama

as Sgt. Tom Keogh

0
0.2
Strangers in Love
Strangers in Love

1932

Comedy • Drama

as McPhail

5.1
0.2
Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable

1931

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Mulligan

5.1
0.4
White Shoulders
White Shoulders

1931

Drama

as William Sothern

0
0.2
In the Nick of Time
0
0
Madame X
Madame X

1929

Drama

as Dr. Merivel

6.1
0.4

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