Sidney Toler

Personal Info

Birthday

April 26, 1874

Day of Death

1947-02-12

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Sydney Toler

Hooper G. Toler Jr.

Sidney Toler

Biography

Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr.) 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.

Known For

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

Madame X

A Night to Remember

Call of the Wild

Is My Face Red?

Blonde Venus

That's Entertainment!

The Trap

Filmography

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