8.5
8.5
Wide Open Faces
1938
as Sheriff
Sidney Toler
Also known as: Hooper G. Toler Jr., Sidney Sommers Toler
Acting
Born:April 26, 1874
Died:February 12, 1947(aged 72)
Birthplace:Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:University of Kansas
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CommunityBiography
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 (79 movies)
7.8
7.8
Romance in Manhattan
1935
as Sergeant Duffy
7.7
7.7
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940
as Charlie Chan
7.0
7.0
Give Us This Night
1936
as First Carabiniere
7.0
7.0
Our Relations
1936
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
7.0
7.0
Black Magic
1944
as Charlie Chan
6.9
6.9
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Harrison McCooey
6.9
6.9
Three Godfathers
1936
as Professor Amos Snape
6.8
6.8
If I Were King
1938
as Robin Turgis
6.8
6.8
Castle in the Desert
1942
as Charlie Chan
6.8
6.8
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Charlie Chan
6.8
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932
as Detective Wilson
6.7
6.7
The Trap
1946
as Charlie Chan
6.7
6.7
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Charlie Chan
6.6
6.6
The Red Dragon
1945
as Charlie Chan
6.6
6.6
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Charlie Chan
6.6
6.6
A Night to Remember
1942
as Inspector Hankins
6.4
6.4
City in Darkness
1939
as Charlie Chan
6.4
6.4
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Charlie Chan
6.4
6.4
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Charlie Chan
6.4
6.4
Double Wedding
1937
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
6.3
6.3
Upperworld
1934
as Officer Moran
6.3
6.3
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Charlie Chan
6.2
6.2
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941
as Lt. Charlie Chan
6.2
6.2
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Charlie Chan
6.2
6.2
Call of the Wild
1935
as Joe Groggins
6.1
6.1
Dark Alibi
1946
as Charlie Chan
6.1
6.1
Madame X
1929
as Dr. Merivel
6.1
6.1
The Jade Mask
1945
as Charlie Chan
6.1
6.1
Murder Over New York
1940
as Charlie Chan
6.0
6.0
Disbarred
1939
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
6.0
6.0
This Is the Life
1935
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
6.0
6.0
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
6.0
6.0
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Frosty Kilburn
6.0
6.0
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Pete
5.9
5.9
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
as Charlie Chan
5.9
5.9
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Charlie Chan
5.8
5.8
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Charlie Chan
5.8
5.8
Heritage of the Desert
1939
as Nosey
5.8
5.8
Operator 13
1934
as Major Allen
5.8
5.8
King of Chinatown
1939
as Dr. Chang Ling
5.8
5.8
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Charlie Chan
5.7
5.7
It's in the Bag!
1945
as Detective Sully
5.7
5.7
Dangerous Money
1946
as Charlie Chan
5.7
5.7
The Longest Night
1936
as Captain Holt
5.6
5.6
Speak Easily
1932
as Stage Director
5.5
5.5
The Phantom President
1932
as Aikenhead
5.5
5.5
One Wild Night
1938
as Lawton
5.5
5.5
The Narrow Corner
1933
as Ryan, the Go-Between
5.4
5.4
Dark Hazard
1934
as John Bright
5.4
5.4
That Certain Woman
1937
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
5.4
5.4
Massacre
1934
as Thomas Shanks
5.3
5.3
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Daniel Webster
5.2
5.2
White Savage
1943
as Wong
5.2
5.2
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Maj. Wharton
5.1
5.1
Spitfire
1934
as Jim Sawyer
5.1
5.1
Strangers in Love
1932
as McPhail
5.1
5.1
Strictly Dishonorable
1931
as Mulligan
5.0
5.0
The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Pepi Sancho
5.0
5.0
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
5.0
5.0
King of the Jungle
1933
as Neil Forbes
4.7
4.7
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Tony Mugatti
4.6
4.6
Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
4.3
4.3
The World Changes
1933
as Mr. Hodgens
4.1
4.1
Registered Nurse
1934
as Frankie Sylvestrie
4.0
4.0
Law of the Pampas
1939
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
4.0
4.0
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as Detective Weaver
3.8
3.8
Over the Counter
1932
as Mr. Drake
The Way to Love
1933
as Pierre
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as Carter B. Moore
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
Radio Patrol
1932
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
In the Nick of Time
1929
Up the River
1938
as Jeffrey Mitchell
Orchids to You
1935
as Nick Corsini
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Warden Palmer
White Shoulders
1931
as William Sothern
He Learned About Women
1933
as Wilson
Playthings
1918
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