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Sidney Toler 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.
Born
Tuesday, 28 April 1874
Died
Wednesday, 12 February 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Charlie Chan | 1986 |
| All This and World War II | Charlie Chan | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Speak Easily' | 1974 |
| The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Captain of SS Periwinkle | 1968 |
| The Trap | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Dangerous Money | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Shadows Over Chinatown | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Dark Alibi | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| The Red Dragon | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
| The Shanghai Cobra | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Charlie Chan | 1986 |
| All This and World War II | Charlie Chan | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Speak Easily' | 1974 |
| The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Captain of SS Periwinkle | 1968 |
| The Trap | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Dangerous Money | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Shadows Over Chinatown | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| Dark Alibi | Charlie Chan | 1946 |
| The Red Dragon | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
| The Shanghai Cobra | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
| The Scarlet Clue - Sidney Toler As Charlie Chan | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
| It's in the Bag! | Detective Sully | 1945 |
| The Jade Mask | Charlie Chan | 1945 |
| Black Magic | Charlie Chan | 1944 |
| Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat | Charlie Chan | 1944 |
| Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Charlie Chan | 1944 |
| Isle of Forgotten Sins | Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers / Krogan | 1943 |
| White Savage | Wong | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Gen. Kai Ling / General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13] | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Inspector Hankins | 1943 |
| Castle in the Desert | Charlie Chan | 1942 |
| Charlie Chan in Rio | Charlie Chan / Lt. Charlie Chan | 1941 |
| Dead Men Tell | Charlie Chan | 1941 |
| Murder Over New York | Charlie Chan | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum | Charlie Chan | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Charlie Chan | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan in Panama | Charlie Chan | 1940 |
| City in Darkness | Charlie Chan | 1939 |
| Law of the Pampas | Fernando Ramirez / Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Charlie Chan | 1939 |
| Heritage of the Desert | Nosey / Nosey Naab | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan in Reno | Charlie Chan | 1939 |
| The Kid from Kokomo | Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson | 1939 |
| King of Chinatown | Dr. Chang Ling | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Charlie Chan | 1939 |
| Disbarred | G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen | 1939 |
| Up the River | Jeffrey Mitchell | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Robin Turgis | 1938 |
| The Mysterious Rider | Frosty Kilburn | 1938 |
| One Wild Night | Lawton | 1938 |
| Wide Open Faces | Sheriff | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Harrison McCooey | 1938 |
| Double Wedding | Keough / Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Detective Neely / Détective Lieutenant Neely | 1937 |
| Our Relations | Captain of SS Periwinkle | 1936 |
| The Longest Night | Captain Holt / Capt. Holt | 1936 |
| The Gorgeous Hussy | Daniel Webster | 1936 |
| Three Godfathers | Prof. Snape / Professor Snape | 1936 |
| Give Us This Night | First Carabiniere | 1936 |
| This Is the Life | Prof. Lafcadio F. Breckenridge / Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge | 1935 |
| Orchids to You | Nick Corsini | 1935 |
| Call of the Wild | Joe Groggins | 1935 |
| The Daring Young Man | Warden Palmer | 1935 |
| Champagne for Breakfast | The Probate Judge | 1935 |
| Romance in Manhattan | Police Sergeant | 1935 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Detective Weaver | 1934 |
| Operator 13 | Maj. Allen Pinkerton / Major Allen | 1934 |
| Upperworld | Officer Moran | 1934 |
| The Trumpet Blows | Pepi Sancho | 1934 |
| Registered Nurse | Frankie Sylvestrie | 1934 |
| Spitfire | Mr. Sawyer / Jim Sawyer | 1934 |
| Dark Hazard | John Bright | 1934 |
| Massacre | Thomas Shanks | 1934 |
| The World Changes | Mr. Hodgens / Mr. Hodgens - Banker | 1933 |
| The Narrow Corner | Ryan, the Go-Between | 1933 |
| He Learned About Women | Wilson | 1933 |
| King of the Jungle | Neil Forbes | 1933 |
| The Billion Dollar Scandal | Carter B. Moore | 1933 |
| Over the Counter | Mr. Drake | 1932 |
| The Phantom President | Prof. Aikenhead | 1932 |
| Blonde Venus | Detective Wilson | 1932 |
| Blondie of the Follies | Pete | 1932 |
| Speak Easily | Stage Director | 1932 |
| Tom Brown of Culver | Maj. Wharton | 1932 |
| Is My Face Red? | Tony Mugatti | 1932 |
| Radio Patrol | Sgt. Tom Keogh | 1932 |
| Strangers in Love | McPhail | 1932 |
| Strictly Dishonorable | Mulligan | 1931 |
| White Shoulders | William Sothern | 1931 |
| Madame X | Merivel / Dr. Merivel | 1929 |
