Sidney Toler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1874, Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
- Died
- February 12, 1947
- Movies
- 81
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage) |
| 1946 | The Trap | Charlie Chan |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | Charlie Chan |
| 1946 | Shadows Over Chinatown | Charlie Chan |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi | Charlie Chan |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | Charlie Chan |
| 1945 | The Red Dragon | Charlie Chan |
| 1945 | The Scarlet Clue | Charlie Chan |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Detective Sully |
| 1945 | The Jade Mask | Charlie Chan |
| 1944 | Black Magic | Charlie Chan |
| 1944 | Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat | Charlie Chan |
| 1944 | Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Charlie Chan |
| 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sins | Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers |
| 1943 | White Savage | Wong |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13] |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Inspector Hankins |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | Charlie Chan |
| 1941 | Charlie Chan in Rio | Lt. Charlie Chan |
| 1941 | Dead Men Tell | Charlie Chan |
| 1940 | 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 |
| 1939 | City in Darkness | Charlie Chan |
| 1939 | Law of the Pampas | Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Charlie Chan |
| 1939 | Heritage of the Desert | Nosey |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan in Reno | Charlie Chan |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson |
| 1939 | King of Chinatown | Dr. Chang Ling |
| 1939 | Disbarred | G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen |
| 1938 | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Charlie Chan |
| 1938 | 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 |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Détective Lieutenant Neely |
| 1936 | The Longest Night | Captain Holt |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Captain of SS Periwinkle |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy | Daniel Webster |
| 1936 | Three Godfathers | Professor Amos Snape |
| 1936 | Give Us This Night | First Carabiniere |
| 1935 | This Is the Life | 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 |
| 1934 | Romance in Manhattan | Sergeant Duffy |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Groom | Detective Weaver |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Major Allen |
| 1934 | Upperworld | Officer Moran |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Pepi Sancho |
| 1934 | Registered Nurse | Frankie Sylvestrie |
| 1934 | Spitfire | Jim Sawyer |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard | John Bright |
| 1934 | Massacre | Thomas Shanks |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Mr. Hodgens, Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Pierre |
| 1933 | The Narrow Corner | Ryan, the Go-Between |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle | Neil Forbes |
| 1933 | He Learned About Women | Wilson |
| 1933 | The Billion Dollar Scandal | Carter B. Moore |
| 1932 | Over the Counter | Mr. Drake |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Detective Wilson |
| 1932 | The Phantom President | Aikenhead |
| 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 |
| 1931 | Strictly Dishonorable | Mulligan |
| 1931 | White Shoulders | William Sothern |
| 1929 | In the Nick of Time | |
| 1929 | Madame X | Dr. Merivel |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1918 | Playthings | Screenplay |
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