Cast
Sidney Toler
Acting
Cast
Sidney Toler
Known for
Acting
Born
1874-04-26
From
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Died
1947-02-12
Also known as Sydney Toler, Hooper G. Toler Jr.
Biography
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.
★7.4
MOVIE1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1944
Black Magic
as Charlie Chan
★6.2
MOVIE1935
Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins
★10.0
MOVIE1931
White Shoulders
as William Sothern
★6.8
MOVIE1946
The Trap
as Charlie Chan
★5.5
MOVIE1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Daniel Webster
★6.3
MOVIE1932
Blondie of the Follies
as Pete
★6.5
MOVIE1944
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan
★6.0
MOVIE1945
The Shanghai Cobra
as Charlie Chan
★6.8
MOVIE1932
Blonde Venus
as Detective Wilson
★7.0
MOVIE1929
In the Nick of Time
★5.9
MOVIE1934
Operator 13
as Major Allen
★10.0
MOVIE1933
He Learned About Women
as Wilson
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan
★10.0
MOVIE1938
Up the River
as Jeffrey Mitchell
★6.3
MOVIE1945
It's in the Bag!
as Detective Sully
★6.5
MOVIE1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Charlie Chan
★5.6
MOVIE1943
White Savage
as Wong
★6.4
MOVIE1937
Double Wedding
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Our Relations
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
★7.1
MOVIE1938
If I Were King
as Robin Turgis
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan
★5.7
MOVIE1937
That Certain Woman
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
★5.0
MOVIE1943
Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
★6.5
MOVIE1935
This Is the Life
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
★6.7
MOVIE1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan
★6.1
MOVIE1944
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan
★10.0
MOVIE1935
The Daring Young Man
as Warden Palmer
★6.5
MOVIE1939
The Kid from Kokomo
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan
★7.0
MOVIE1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Harrison McCooey
★10.0
MOVIE1935
Champagne for Breakfast
as The Probate Judge
★5.9
MOVIE1946
Dangerous Money
as Charlie Chan
★6.5
MOVIE1939
City in Darkness
as Charlie Chan
★5.0
MOVIE1939
Law of the Pampas
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
★7.7
MOVIE1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan
★7.1
MOVIE1942
Castle in the Desert
as Charlie Chan
★10.0
MOVIE1932
Radio Patrol
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Here Comes the Groom
as Detective Weaver
★6.2
MOVIE1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan
★5.6
MOVIE1939
King of Chinatown
as Dr. Chang Ling
★6.8
MOVIE1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Maj. Wharton
★5.4
MOVIE1931
Strictly Dishonorable
as Mulligan
★6.5
MOVIE1932
The Phantom President
as Aikenhead
★7.3
MOVIE1938
The Mysterious Rider
as Frosty Kilburn
★6.2
MOVIE1940
Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan
★6.3
MOVIE1929
Madame X
as Dr. Merivel
★6.9
MOVIE1936
Three Godfathers
as Professor Amos Snape
★6.1
MOVIE1945
The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan
★9.0
MOVIE1938
Wide Open Faces
as Sheriff
★6.5
MOVIE1941
Dead Men Tell
as Charlie Chan
★6.6
MOVIE1945
The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan
★5.8
MOVIE1933
King of the Jungle
as Neil Forbes
★6.5
MOVIE1941
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Lt. Charlie Chan
★5.8
MOVIE1933
The Narrow Corner
as Ryan, the Go-Between
★5.3
MOVIE1934
Spitfire
as Jim Sawyer
★7.8
MOVIE1934
Romance in Manhattan
as Sergeant Duffy
★8.0
MOVIE1939
Disbarred
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Give Us This Night
as First Carabiniere
★4.8
MOVIE1933
The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens
★4.8
MOVIE1933
The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1942
A Night to Remember
as Inspector Hankins
★5.7
MOVIE1934
Dark Hazard
as John Bright
★6.3
MOVIE1946
Dark Alibi
as Charlie Chan
★5.5
MOVIE1934
Massacre
as Thomas Shanks
★4.8
MOVIE1934
Registered Nurse
as Frankie Sylvestrie
★6.3
MOVIE1936
The Longest Night
as Captain Holt
★5.7
MOVIE1932
Speak Easily
as Stage Director
★8.0
MOVIE1933
The Way to Love
as Pierre
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Upperworld
as Officer Moran
★6.0
MOVIE1945
The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan
★6.6
MOVIE1939
Heritage of the Desert
as Nosey
★6.0
MOVIE1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Pepi Sancho
★5.0
MOVIE1932
Is My Face Red?
as Tony Mugatti
MOVIE1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Carter B. Moore
★6.0
MOVIE1935
Orchids to You
as Nick Corsini
★8.0
MOVIE1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
★5.7
MOVIE1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
★5.5
MOVIE1932
Strangers in Love
as McPhail
★7.8
MOVIE1938
One Wild Night
as Lawton
★4.7
MOVIE1932
Over the Counter
as Mr. Drake