Sidney Toler

Person

Sidney Toler

Born 26 April 1874 Died 12 February 1947, aged 72 Warrensburg, Missouri, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
55age in their first credit on record (1929)
39years on screen and counting
9credits in 1934, their busiest year
80dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 94

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
The Trap poster Age: 72

The Trap

1946
as Charlie Chan
Dangerous Money poster Age: 72

Dangerous Money

1946
as Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown poster Age: 72

Shadows Over Chinatown

1946
as Charlie Chan
Dark Alibi poster Age: 72

Dark Alibi

1946
as Charlie Chan
The Shanghai Cobra poster Age: 71

The Shanghai Cobra

1945
as Charlie Chan
The Red Dragon poster Age: 71

The Red Dragon

1945
as Charlie Chan
The Scarlet Clue poster Age: 71

The Scarlet Clue

1945
as Charlie Chan
It's in the Bag! poster Age: 70

It's in the Bag!

1945
as Detective Sully
The Jade Mask poster Age: 70

The Jade Mask

1945
as Charlie Chan
Black Magic poster Age: 70

Black Magic

1944
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat poster Age: 70

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service poster Age: 69

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944
as Charlie Chan
Isle of Forgotten Sins poster Age: 69

Isle of Forgotten Sins

1943
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
White Savage poster Age: 68

White Savage

1943
as Wong
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack poster Age: 68

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
A Night to Remember poster Age: 68

A Night to Remember

1942
as Inspector Hankins
Castle in the Desert poster Age: 67

Castle in the Desert

1942
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Rio poster Age: 67

Charlie Chan in Rio

1941
as Lt. Charlie Chan
Dead Men Tell poster Age: 66

Dead Men Tell

1941
as Charlie Chan
Murder Over New York poster Age: 66

Murder Over New York

1940
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum poster Age: 66

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster Age: 66

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Panama poster Age: 65

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940
as Charlie Chan
City in Darkness poster Age: 65

City in Darkness

1939
as Charlie Chan
Law of the Pampas poster Age: 65

Law of the Pampas

1939
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island poster Age: 65

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939
as Charlie Chan
Heritage of the Desert poster Age: 65

Heritage of the Desert

1939
as Nosey
Charlie Chan in Reno poster Age: 65

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939
as Charlie Chan
The Kid from Kokomo poster Age: 65

The Kid from Kokomo

1939
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
King of Chinatown poster Age: 64

King of Chinatown

1939
as Dr. Chang Ling
Disbarred poster Age: 64

Disbarred

1939
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
Charlie Chan in Honolulu poster Age: 64

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938
as Charlie Chan
Up the River poster Age: 64

Up the River

1938
as Jeffrey Mitchell
If I Were King poster Age: 64

If I Were King

1938
as Robin Turgis
The Mysterious Rider poster Age: 64

The Mysterious Rider

1938
as Frosty Kilburn
One Wild Night poster Age: 64

One Wild Night

1938
as Lawton
Wide Open Faces poster Age: 63

Wide Open Faces

1938
as Sheriff
Gold Is Where You Find It poster Age: 63

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938
as Harrison McCooey
Double Wedding poster Age: 63

Double Wedding

1937
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
That Certain Woman poster Age: 63

That Certain Woman

1937
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
The Longest Night poster Age: 62

The Longest Night

1936
as Captain Holt
Our Relations poster Age: 62

Our Relations

1936
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
The Gorgeous Hussy poster Age: 62

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936
as Daniel Webster
Three Godfathers poster Age: 61

Three Godfathers

1936
as Professor Amos Snape
Give Us This Night poster Age: 61

Give Us This Night

1936
as First Carabiniere
This Is the Life poster Age: 61

This Is the Life

1935
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
Orchids to You poster Age: 61

Orchids to You

1935
as Nick Corsini
Call of the Wild poster Age: 61

Call of the Wild

1935
as Joe Groggins
The Daring Young Man poster Age: 61

The Daring Young Man

1935
as Warden Palmer
No poster
Age: 61

Champagne for Breakfast

1935
as The Probate Judge
Romance in Manhattan poster Age: 60

Romance in Manhattan

1934
as Sergeant Duffy
Here Comes the Groom poster Age: 60

Here Comes the Groom

1934
as Detective Weaver
Operator 13 poster Age: 60

Operator 13

1934
as Major Allen
Upperworld poster Age: 60

Upperworld

1934
as Officer Moran
The Trumpet Blows poster Age: 59

The Trumpet Blows

1934
as Pepi Sancho
Registered Nurse poster Age: 59

Registered Nurse

1934
as Frankie Sylvestrie
Spitfire poster Age: 59

Spitfire

1934
as Jim Sawyer
Dark Hazard poster Age: 59

Dark Hazard

1934
as John Bright
Massacre poster Age: 59

Massacre

1934
as Thomas Shanks
The World Changes poster Age: 59

The World Changes

1933
as Mr. Hodgens
The World Changes poster Age: 59

The World Changes

1933
as Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
The Way to Love poster Age: 59

The Way to Love

1933
as Pierre
The Narrow Corner poster Age: 59

The Narrow Corner

1933
as Ryan, the Go-Between
King of the Jungle poster Age: 58

King of the Jungle

1933
as Neil Forbes
He Learned About Women poster Age: 58

He Learned About Women

1933
as Wilson
The Billion Dollar Scandal poster Age: 58

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933
as Carter B. Moore
Over the Counter poster Age: 58

Over the Counter

1932
as Mr. Drake
Blonde Venus poster Age: 58

Blonde Venus

1932
as Detective Wilson
The Phantom President poster Age: 58

The Phantom President

1932
as Aikenhead
Blondie of the Follies poster Age: 58

Blondie of the Follies

1932
as Pete
Speak Easily poster Age: 58

Speak Easily

1932
as Stage Director
Tom Brown of Culver poster Age: 58

Tom Brown of Culver

1932
as Maj. Wharton
Is My Face Red? poster Age: 58

Is My Face Red?

1932
as Tony Mugatti
Radio Patrol poster Age: 58

Radio Patrol

1932
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
Strangers in Love poster Age: 57

Strangers in Love

1932
as McPhail
Strictly Dishonorable poster Age: 57

Strictly Dishonorable

1931
as Mulligan
White Shoulders poster Age: 57

White Shoulders

1931
as William Sothern
No poster
Age: 55

In the Nick of Time

1929
Madame X poster Age: 55

Madame X

1929
as Dr. Merivel
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