Sidney Toler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 April 1874 · Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 12 February 1947
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.
Known for
Acting 80
- 1974That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
- 1946The Trap as Charlie Chan
- 1946Dangerous Money as Charlie Chan
- 1946Shadows Over Chinatown as Charlie Chan
- 1946Dark Alibi as Charlie Chan
- 1945The Shanghai Cobra as Charlie Chan
- 1945The Red Dragon as Charlie Chan
- 1945The Scarlet Clue as Charlie Chan
- 1945It's in the Bag! as Detective Sully
- 1945The Jade Mask as Charlie Chan
- 1944Black Magic as Charlie Chan
- 1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat as Charlie Chan
- 1944Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Charlie Chan
- 1943Isle of Forgotten Sins as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
- 1943White Savage as Wong
- 1943The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
- 1942A Night to Remember as Inspector Hankins
- 1942Castle in the Desert as Charlie Chan
- 1941Charlie Chan in Rio as Lt. Charlie Chan
- 1941Dead Men Tell as Charlie Chan
- 1940Murder Over New York as Charlie Chan
- 1940Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Charlie Chan
- 1940Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Charlie Chan
- 1940Charlie Chan in Panama as Charlie Chan
- 1939City in Darkness as Charlie Chan
- 1939Law of the Pampas as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
- 1939Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Charlie Chan
- 1939Heritage of the Desert as Nosey
- 1939Charlie Chan in Reno as Charlie Chan
- 1939The Kid from Kokomo as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- 1939King of Chinatown as Dr. Chang Ling
- 1939Disbarred as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
- 1938Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Charlie Chan
- 1938Up the River as Jeffrey Mitchell
- 1938If I Were King as Robin Turgis
- 1938The Mysterious Rider as Frosty Kilburn
- 1938One Wild Night as Lawton
- 1938Wide Open Faces as Sheriff
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find It as Harrison McCooey
- 1937Double Wedding as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
- 1937That Certain Woman as Détective Lieutenant Neely
- 1936The Longest Night as Captain Holt
- 1936Our Relations as Captain of SS Periwinkle
- 1936The Gorgeous Hussy as Daniel Webster
- 1936Give Us This Night as First Carabiniere
- 1936Three Godfathers as Professor Amos Snape
- 1935This Is the Life as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
- 1935Orchids to You as Nick Corsini
- 1935Call of the Wild as Joe Groggins
- 1935The Daring Young Man as Warden Palmer
- 1935Champagne for Breakfast as The Probate Judge
- 1935Romance in Manhattan as Sergeant Duffy
- 1934Here Comes the Groom as Detective Weaver
- 1934Operator 13 as Major Allen
- 1934Upperworld as Officer Moran
- 1934The Trumpet Blows as Pepi Sancho
- 1934Registered Nurse as Frankie Sylvestrie
- 1934Spitfire as Jim Sawyer
- 1934Dark Hazard as John Bright
- 1934Massacre as Thomas Shanks
- 1933The World Changes as Mr. Hodgens
- 1933The Way to Love as Pierre
- 1933The Narrow Corner as Ryan, the Go-Between
- 1933King of the Jungle as Neil Forbes
- 1933He Learned About Women as Wilson
- 1933The Billion Dollar Scandal as Carter B. Moore
- 1932Over the Counter as Mr. Drake
- 1932Blonde Venus as Detective Wilson
- 1932The Phantom President as Aikenhead
- 1932Blondie of the Follies as Pete
- 1932Speak Easily as Stage Director
- 1932Tom Brown of Culver as Maj. Wharton
- 1932Is My Face Red? as Tony Mugatti
- 1932Radio Patrol as Sgt. Tom Keogh
- 1932Strangers in Love as McPhail
- 1931Strictly Dishonorable as Mulligan
- 1931White Shoulders as William Sothern
- 1929In the Nick of Time
- 1929Madame X as Dr. Merivel
Writing 3
- 1921A Heart to Let · theatre play
- 1921The Bait · theatre play
- 1918Playthings · screenplay