Sidney Toler

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description abov
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Personal Info

Id

34747

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-04-26

Place of Birth

Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

  • Sydney Toler
  • Hooper G. Toler Jr.
  • Content Score

    100

    Yes! Looking good!

    Known For

    Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of t

    Double Wedding

    Double Weddi

    Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    Charlie Chan

    City in Darkness

    City in Dark

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan

    Blonde Venus

    Blonde Venus

    White Shoulders

    White Should

    Castle in the Desert

    Castle in th

    Speak Easily

    Speak Easily

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan

    Dead Men Tell

    Dead Men Tel

    Charlie Chan in Panama

    Charlie Chan

    Murder Over New York

    Murder Over

    Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

    Charlie Chan

    Black Magic

    Black Magic

    Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    Charlie Chan

    The Shanghai Cobra

    The Shanghai

    Charlie Chan in Rio

    Charlie Chan

    Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

    Charlie Chan

    Shadows Over Chinatown

    Shadows Over

    The Scarlet Clue

    The Scarlet

    The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mas

    The Red Dragon

    The Red Drag

    Dangerous Money

    Dangerous Mo

    Dark Alibi

    Dark Alibi

    The Trap

    The Trap

    Our Relations

    Our Relation

    Madame X

    Madame X

    Law of the Pampas

    Law of the P

    A Night to Remember

    A Night to R

    That Certain Woman

    That Certain

    Radio Patrol

    Radio Patrol

    Dark Hazard

    Dark Hazard

    If I Were King

    If I Were Ki

    The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous

    King of Chinatown

    King of Chin

    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    Isle of Forg

    Three Godfathers

    Three Godfat

    White Savage

    White Savage

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    Orchids to Y

    The Trumpet Blows

    The Trumpet

    Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes t

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    Registered N

    Romance in Manhattan

    Romance in M

    The Longest Night

    The Longest

    The World Changes

    The World Ch

    Disbarred

    Disbarred

    The Narrow Corner

    The Narrow C

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    Wide Open Fa

    Is My Face Red?

    Is My Face R

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    Over the Cou

    Gold Is Where You Find It

    Gold Is Wher

    The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterio

    Call of the Wild

    Call of the

    Upperworld

    Upperworld

    Operator 13

    Operator 13

    Strangers in Love

    Strangers in

    One Wild Night

    One Wild Nig

    That's Entertainment!

    That's Enter

    Spitfire

    Spitfire

    King of the Jungle

    King of the

    Heritage of the Desert

    Heritage of

    This Is the Life

    This Is the

    It's in the Bag!

    It's in the

    The Phantom President

    The Phantom

    Give Us This Night

    Give Us This

    The Daring Young Man

    The Daring Y

    Tom Brown of Culver

    Tom Brown of

    He Learned About Women

    He Learned A

    Placeholder

    The Best of

    The Kid from Kokomo

    The Kid from

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    The Adventur

    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dis

    The Way to Love

    The Way to L

    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    The Billion

    Up the River

    Up the River

    1974

    That's Entertainment!

    as(archive footage) (uncredited)

    1968

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    asCaptain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

    1946

    The Trap

    asCharlie Chan

    1946

    Dangerous Money

    asCharlie Chan

    1946

    Shadows Over Chinatown

    asCharlie Chan

    1946

    Dark Alibi

    asCharlie Chan

    1945

    The Shanghai Cobra

    asCharlie Chan

    1945

    The Red Dragon

    asCharlie Chan

    1945

    The Scarlet Clue

    asCharlie Chan

    1945

    It's in the Bag!

    asDetective Sully

    1945

    The Jade Mask

    asCharlie Chan

    1944

    Black Magic

    asCharlie Chan

    1944

    Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

    asCharlie Chan

    1944

    Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    asCharlie Chan

    1943

    Isle of Forgotten Sins

    asCapt. Krogan aka Carruthers

    1943

    White Savage

    asWong

    1943

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    asGeneral Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

    1942

    A Night to Remember

    asInspector Hankins

    1942

    Castle in the Desert

    asCharlie Chan

    1941

    Charlie Chan in Rio

    asLt. Charlie Chan

    1941

    Dead Men Tell

    asCharlie Chan

    1940

    Murder Over New York

    asCharlie Chan

    1940

    Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

    asCharlie Chan

    1940

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    asCharlie Chan

    1940

    Charlie Chan in Panama

    asCharlie Chan

    1939

    City in Darkness

    asCharlie Chan

    1939

    Law of the Pampas

    asFernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

    1939

    Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    asCharlie Chan

    1939

    Heritage of the Desert

    asNosey

    1939

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    asCharlie Chan

    1939

    The Kid from Kokomo

    asJudge William 'Gashouse' Bronson

    1939

    King of Chinatown

    asDr. Chang Ling

    1939

    Disbarred

    asG.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

    1938

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    asCharlie Chan

    1938

    Up the River

    asJeffrey Mitchell

    1938

    If I Were King

    asRobin Turgis

    1938

    The Mysterious Rider

    asFrosty Kilburn

    1938

    One Wild Night

    asLawton

    1938

    Wide Open Faces

    asSheriff

    1938

    Gold Is Where You Find It

    asHarrison McCooey

    1937

    Double Wedding

    asMr. Keough, Margit's Butler

    1937

    That Certain Woman

    asDétective Lieutenant Neely

    1936

    The Longest Night

    asCaptain Holt

    1936

    Our Relations

    asCaptain of SS Periwinkle

    1936

    The Gorgeous Hussy

    asDaniel Webster

    1936

    Three Godfathers

    asProfessor Amos Snape

    1936

    Give Us This Night

    asFirst Carabiniere

    1935

    This Is the Life

    asProfessor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge

    1935

    Orchids to You

    asNick Corsini

    1935

    Call of the Wild

    asJoe Groggins

    1935

    The Daring Young Man

    asWarden Palmer

    1935

    Romance in Manhattan

    asSergeant Duffy

    1934

    Here Comes the Groom

    asDetective Weaver

    1934

    Operator 13

    asMajor Allen

    1934

    Upperworld

    asOfficer Moran

    1934

    The Trumpet Blows

    asPepi Sancho

    1934

    Registered Nurse

    asFrankie Sylvestrie

    1934

    Spitfire

    asJim Sawyer

    1934

    Dark Hazard

    asJohn Bright

    1933

    The World Changes

    asMr. Hodgens

    1933

    The Way to Love

    asPierre

    1933

    The Narrow Corner

    asRyan, the Go-Between

    1933

    King of the Jungle

    asNeil Forbes

    1933

    He Learned About Women

    asWilson

    1933

    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    asCarter B. Moore

    1932

    Over the Counter

    asMr. Drake

    1932

    Blonde Venus

    asDetective Wilson

    1932

    The Phantom President

    asAikenhead

    1932

    Blondie of the Follies

    asPete

    1932

    Speak Easily

    asStage Director

    1932

    Tom Brown of Culver

    asMaj. Wharton

    1932

    Is My Face Red?

    asTony Mugatti

    1932

    Radio Patrol

    asSgt. Tom Keogh

    1932

    Strangers in Love

    asMcPhail

    1931

    Strictly Dishonorable

    asMulligan

    1931

    White Shoulders

    asWilliam Sothern

    1929

    In the Nick of Time

    as

    1929

    Madame X

    asDr. Merivel