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Sidney Toler
Known for: ActingSidney 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 40
Double Wedding
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler 
Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins 
If I Were King
as Robin Turgis 
Blonde Venus
as Detective Wilson 
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan 
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan 
The Trap
as Charlie Chan 
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Charlie Chan 
King of the Jungle
as Neil Forbes 
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan 
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan 
Castle in the Desert
as Charlie Chan 
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan 
Our Relations
as Captain of SS Periwinkle 
Heritage of the Desert
as Nosey 
Blondie of the Follies
as Pete 
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan 
Dead Men Tell
as Charlie Chan 
Is My Face Red?
as Tony Mugatti 
Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan 
Isle of Forgotten Sins
+1
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers 
Dark Alibi
+2
as Charlie Chan 
Black Magic
as Charlie Chan 
King of Chinatown
as Dr. Chang Ling 
The Shanghai Cobra
as Charlie Chan 
Speak Easily
as Stage Director 
That Certain Woman
+1
as Détective Lieutenant Neely 
City in Darkness
as Charlie Chan 
Law of the Pampas
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez 
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan 
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Lt. Charlie Chan 
The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan 
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13] 
Dangerous Money
+2
as Charlie Chan
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
+2
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
+2
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage) 
Strangers in Love
as McPhail 
The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan 
The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan 
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan 
White Savage
as Wong