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Aliases: Sydney Toler , Hooper G. Toler Jr.

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 51

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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 above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Toler,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Call of the Wild
Average
6

Call of the Wild

(1935) Joe Groggins
Gold Is Where You Find It
Average
7

Gold Is Where You Find It

(1938) Harrison McCooey
King of Chinatown
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6

King of Chinatown

(1939) Dr. Chang Ling
That's Entertainment!
Average
7

That's Entertainment!

(1974) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Gorgeous Hussy
Average
5

The Gorgeous Hussy

(1936) Daniel Webster
King of the Jungle
Average
5

King of the Jungle

(1933) Neil Forbes
Blonde Venus
Average
7

Blonde Venus

(1932) Detective Wilson
If I Were King
Average
7

If I Were King

(1938) Robin Turgis

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1974 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968 Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
1946 Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
1945 Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Detective Sully
Charlie Chan
1944 Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
1943 Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
Wong
General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
1942 Inspector Hankins
Charlie Chan
1941 Lt. Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
1940 Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
1939 Charlie Chan
Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
Charlie Chan
Nosey
Charlie Chan
Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
Dr. Chang Ling
G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
1938 Charlie Chan
Jeffrey Mitchell
Robin Turgis
Frosty Kilburn
Lawton
Sheriff
Harrison McCooey
1937 Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
Détective Lieutenant Neely
1936 Captain Holt
Captain of SS Periwinkle
Daniel Webster
Professor Amos Snape
First Carabiniere
1935 Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
Nick Corsini
Joe Groggins
Warden Palmer
Sergeant Duffy
1934 Detective Weaver
Major Allen
Officer Moran
Pepi Sancho
Frankie Sylvestrie
Jim Sawyer
John Bright
1933 Mr. Hodgens
Pierre
Ryan, the Go-Between
Neil Forbes
Wilson
Carter B. Moore
1932 Mr. Drake
Detective Wilson
Prof. Aikenhead
Pete
Stage Director
Maj. Wharton
Tony Mugatti
Sgt. Tom Keogh
McPhail
1931 Mulligan
William Sothern
1929 Dr. Merivel
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1921 Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Year Role Movie/Tv

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