Sidney Toler
Age: N/A | From: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Sydney Toler , Hooper G. Toler Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Homepage:
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
(1935) Joe Groggins
Gold Is Where You Find It
(1938) Harrison McCooey
King of Chinatown
(1939) Dr. Chang Ling
That's Entertainment!
(1974) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936) Daniel Webster
King of the Jungle
(1933) Neil Forbes
Blonde Venus
(1932) Detective Wilson
If I Were King
(1938) Robin TurgisActing
| 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 |
