Sidney Toler

Born: 1874-04-26, Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Died: 1947-02-12

Biography

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

• Our Relations (1936)
• That's Entertainment! (1974)
• Call of the Wild (1935)
• Blonde Venus (1932)
• Three Godfathers (1936)
• Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
• Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
• Dark Alibi (1946)
• If I Were King (1938)
• Double Wedding (1937)
• This Is the Life (1935)
• Operator 13 (1934)
• Blondie of the Follies (1932)
• The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
• Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
• Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
• The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
• Wide Open Faces (1938)
• That Certain Woman (1937)
• Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
• Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
• Upperworld (1934)
• King of Chinatown (1939)
• Here Comes the Groom (1934)
• The World Changes (1933)
• The Daring Young Man (1935)
• Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
• Dangerous Money (1946)
• Strangers in Love (1932)
• White Savage (1943)