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Sidney Toler

Screenwriter / Playwright / Writer / Theatre Director | * 04/28/1874 († 72, 02/12/1947) | Warrensburg, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind ...

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Certification unknown

1939 | 3.5/5 | 1h 12min
Mystery, Thriller
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When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on. ...

Murder Over New York

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1940 | 3.2/5 | 1h 5min
Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
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Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the A ...

Charlie Chan in Panama

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1940 | 3.6/5 | 1h 6min
Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy
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Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull- ...

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Certification unknown

1944 | 2.9/5 | 1h 3min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Movies with Sidney Toler as Actor(76)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)1974 That's Entertainment!
as Charlie Chan1946 Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan1946 Dangerous Money
as Charlie Chan1946 The Trap
as Charlie Chan1946 Dark Alibi
as Charlie Chan1945 Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan1945 The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan1945 The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan1945 The Shanghai Cobra
as Detective Sully1945 It's in the Bag!
as Charlie Chan1944 Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan1944 Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan1944 Black Magic
as Wong1943 White Savage
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]1943 The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Charlie Chan1942 Castle in the Desert
as Inspector Hankins1942 A Night to Remember
as Charlie Chan1941 Dead Men Tell
as Lt. Charlie Chan1941 Charlie Chan in Rio
as Charlie Chan1940 Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan1940 Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan1939 City in Darkness
as Nosey1939 Heritage of the Desert
as Dr. Chang Ling1939 King of Chinatown
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson1939 The Kid from Kokomo
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen1939 Disbarred
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez1939 Law of the Pampas
as Charlie Chan1938 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Frosty Kilburn1938 The Mysterious Rider
as Lawton1938 One Wild Night
as Jeffrey Mitchell1938 Up the River
as Robin Turgis1938 If I Were King
as Harrison McCooey1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
as Sheriff1938 Wide Open Faces
as Détective Lieutenant Neely1937 That Certain Woman
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler1937 Double Wedding
as Daniel Webster1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
as First Carabiniere1936 Give Us This Night
as Professor Amos Snape1936 Three Godfathers
as Captain Holt1936 The Longest Night
as Captain of SS Periwinkle1936 Our Relations
as Police Sergeant1935 Romance in Manhattan
as Joe Groggins1935 Call of the Wild
as Nick Corsini1935 Orchids to You
as Warden Palmer1935 The Daring Young Man
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge1935 This Is the Life
as Frankie Sylvestrie1934 Registered Nurse
as Detective Weaver1934 Here Comes the Groom
as Major Allen1934 Operator 13
as John Bright1934 Dark Hazard
as Officer Moran1934 Upperworld
as Jim Sawyer1934 Spitfire
as Pepi Sancho1934 The Trumpet Blows
as Mr. Hodgens1933 The World Changes
as Neil Forbes1933 King of the Jungle
as Pierre1933 The Way to Love
as Wilson1933 He Learned About Women
as Carter B. Moore1933 The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Ryan, the Go-Between1933 The Narrow Corner
as Stage Director1932 Speak Easily
as Detective Wilson1932 Blonde Venus
as Mr. Drake1932 Over the Counter
as Maj. Wharton1932 Tom Brown of Culver
as Pete1932 Blondie of the Follies
as Prof. Aikenhead1932 The Phantom President
as McPhail1932 Strangers in Love
as Sgt. Tom Keogh1932 Radio Patrol
as Tony Mugatti1932 Is My Face Red?
as William Sothern1931 White Shoulders
as Mulligan1931 Strictly Dishonorable
as Dr. Merivel1929 Madame X

Movies with Sidney Toler as Crew(2)

Writing/Theatre Play1921 A Heart to Let
Writing/Theatre Play1921 The Bait

Full Name: Sidney Toler
Born: Tuesday, 04/28 1874 (April) in Warrensburg, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 02/12 1947 (February) in Beverly Hills (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: University of Kansas
Spouses (current/former): Viva Tattersall
Other names for Sidney Toler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sydney Toler"
"Hooper G. Toler Jr."
Sidney Toler frequently works together with these people:
Earl Derr Biggers (19x, Crew)
Victor Sen Yung (13x, Actor)
Mantan Moreland (9x, Actor)
Douglass Dumbrille (9x, Actor)
George Callahan (9x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (8x, Crew)
Willard Robertson (7x, Actor)
James S. Burkett (6x, Crew)
John Leipold (6x, Crew)
Sol M. Wurtzel (6x, Crew)
Benson Fong (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:321723, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024