← Back

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Born: 1874-04-26 • Warrensburg, Missouri, 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.

Filmography
That's Entertainment! poster
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 • Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
The Trap poster
The Trap
1946 • Charlie Chan
Dangerous Money poster
Dangerous Money
1946 • Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown poster
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946 • Charlie Chan
Dark Alibi poster
Dark Alibi
1946 • Charlie Chan
The Shanghai Cobra poster
The Shanghai Cobra
1945 • Charlie Chan
The Red Dragon poster
The Red Dragon
1945 • Charlie Chan
The Scarlet Clue poster
The Scarlet Clue
1945 • Charlie Chan
It's in the Bag! poster
It's in the Bag!
1945 • Detective Sully
The Jade Mask poster
The Jade Mask
1945 • Charlie Chan
Black Magic poster
Black Magic
1944 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat poster
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service poster
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944 • Charlie Chan
Isle of Forgotten Sins poster
Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943 • Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
White Savage poster
White Savage
1943 • Wong
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack poster
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 • General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
A Night to Remember poster
A Night to Remember
1942 • Inspector Hankins
Castle in the Desert poster
Castle in the Desert
1942 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Rio poster
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941 • Lt. Charlie Chan
Dead Men Tell poster
Dead Men Tell
1941 • Charlie Chan
Murder Over New York poster
Murder Over New York
1940 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum poster
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 • Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Panama poster
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 • Charlie Chan
City in Darkness poster
City in Darkness
1939 • Charlie Chan
Law of the Pampas poster
Law of the Pampas
1939 • Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island poster
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 • Charlie Chan
Heritage of the Desert poster
Heritage of the Desert
1939 • Nosey
Charlie Chan in Reno poster
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 • Charlie Chan
The Kid from Kokomo poster
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 • Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
King of Chinatown poster
King of Chinatown
1939 • Dr. Chang Ling
Disbarred poster
Disbarred
1939 • G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
Charlie Chan in Honolulu poster
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938 • Charlie Chan
Up the River poster
Up the River
1938 • Jeffrey Mitchell
If I Were King poster
If I Were King
1938 • Robin Turgis
The Mysterious Rider poster
The Mysterious Rider
1938 • Frosty Kilburn
One Wild Night poster
One Wild Night
1938 • Lawton
Wide Open Faces poster
Wide Open Faces
1938 • Sheriff
Gold Is Where You Find It poster
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 • Harrison McCooey
Double Wedding poster
Double Wedding
1937 • Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
That Certain Woman poster
That Certain Woman
1937 • Détective Lieutenant Neely
The Longest Night poster
The Longest Night
1936 • Captain Holt
Our Relations poster
Our Relations
1936 • Captain of SS Periwinkle
The Gorgeous Hussy poster
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 • Daniel Webster
Three Godfathers poster
Three Godfathers
1936 • Professor Amos Snape
Give Us This Night poster
Give Us This Night
1936 • First Carabiniere
This Is the Life poster
This Is the Life
1935 • Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
Orchids to You poster
Orchids to You
1935 • Nick Corsini
Call of the Wild poster
Call of the Wild
1935 • Joe Groggins
The Daring Young Man poster
The Daring Young Man
1935 • Warden Palmer
No Image
Champagne for Breakfast
1935 • The Probate Judge
Romance in Manhattan poster
Romance in Manhattan
1935 • Sergeant Duffy
Here Comes the Groom poster
Here Comes the Groom
1934 • Detective Weaver
Operator 13 poster
Operator 13
1934 • Major Allen
Upperworld poster
Upperworld
1934 • Officer Moran
The Trumpet Blows poster
The Trumpet Blows
1934 • Pepi Sancho
Registered Nurse poster
Registered Nurse
1934 • Frankie Sylvestrie
Spitfire poster
Spitfire
1934 • Jim Sawyer
Dark Hazard poster
Dark Hazard
1934 • John Bright
Massacre poster
Massacre
1934 • Thomas Shanks
The World Changes poster
The World Changes
1933 • Mr. Hodgens
The World Changes poster
The World Changes
1933 • Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
The Way to Love poster
The Way to Love
1933 • Pierre
The Narrow Corner poster
The Narrow Corner
1933 • Ryan, the Go-Between
King of the Jungle poster
King of the Jungle
1933 • Neil Forbes
He Learned About Women poster
He Learned About Women
1933 • Wilson
The Billion Dollar Scandal poster
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 • Carter B. Moore
Over the Counter poster
Over the Counter
1932 • Mr. Drake
Blonde Venus poster
Blonde Venus
1932 • Detective Wilson
The Phantom President poster
The Phantom President
1932 • Aikenhead
Blondie of the Follies poster
Blondie of the Follies
1932 • Pete
Speak Easily poster
Speak Easily
1932 • Stage Director
Tom Brown of Culver poster
Tom Brown of Culver
1932 • Maj. Wharton
Is My Face Red? poster
Is My Face Red?
1932 • Tony Mugatti
Radio Patrol poster
Radio Patrol
1932 • Sgt. Tom Keogh
Strangers in Love poster
Strangers in Love
1932 • McPhail
Strictly Dishonorable poster
Strictly Dishonorable
1931 • Mulligan
White Shoulders poster
White Shoulders
1931 • William Sothern
No Image
In the Nick of Time
1929
Madame X poster
Madame X
1929 • Dr. Merivel