Sidney Toler

from Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Artwork for That's Entertainment!Image of Sidney Toler

Biography

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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.

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Timeline

1974Aged 100

  • Poster for That's Entertainment!

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968Aged 94

1946Aged 72

  • Poster for Dark Alibi

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Shadows Over Chinatown

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Dangerous Money

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for The Trap

    Charlie Chan

1945Aged 71

  • Poster for The Jade Mask

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for It's in the Bag!

    Detective Sully

  • Poster for The Scarlet Clue

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for The Red Dragon

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for The Shanghai Cobra

    Charlie Chan

1944Aged 70

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Black Magic

    Charlie Chan

1943Aged 69

  • Poster for The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

  • Poster for White Savage

    Wong

  • Poster for Isle of Forgotten Sins

    Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers

1942Aged 68

  • Poster for Castle in the Desert

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for A Night to Remember

    Inspector Hankins

1941Aged 67

  • Poster for Dead Men Tell

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in Rio

    Lt. Charlie Chan

1940Aged 66

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in Panama

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Murder Over New York

    Charlie Chan

1939Aged 65

  • Poster for Disbarred

    G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

  • Poster for King of Chinatown

    Dr. Chang Ling

  • Poster for The Kid from Kokomo

    Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Heritage of the Desert

    Nosey

  • Poster for Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    Charlie Chan

  • Poster for Law of the Pampas

    Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

  • Poster for City in Darkness

    Charlie Chan

1938Aged 64

  • Poster for Gold Is Where You Find It

    Harrison McCooey

  • Poster for Wide Open Faces

    Sheriff

  • Poster for One Wild Night

    Lawton

  • Poster for The Mysterious Rider

    Frosty Kilburn

  • Poster for If I Were King

    Robin Turgis

  • Poster for Up the River

    Jeffrey Mitchell

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan

1937Aged 63

  • Poster for That Certain Woman

    Détective Lieutenant Neely

  • Poster for Double Wedding

    Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler

1936Aged 62

  • Poster for Three Godfathers

    Professor Amos Snape

  • Poster for Give Us This Night

    First Carabiniere

  • Poster for The Gorgeous Hussy

    Daniel Webster

  • Poster for Our Relations

    Captain of SS Periwinkle

  • Poster for The Longest Night

    Captain Holt

1935Aged 61

1934Aged 60

  • Poster for Massacre

    Thomas Shanks

  • Poster for Dark Hazard

    John Bright

  • Poster for Spitfire

    Jim Sawyer

  • Poster for Registered Nurse

    Frankie Sylvestrie

  • Poster for The Trumpet Blows

    Pepi Sancho

  • Poster for Upperworld

    Officer Moran

  • Poster for Operator 13

    Major Allen

  • Poster for Here Comes the Groom

    Detective Weaver

  • Poster for Romance in Manhattan

    Sergeant Duffy

1933Aged 59

  • Poster for The Billion Dollar Scandal

    Carter B. Moore

  • Poster for He Learned About Women

    Wilson

  • Poster for King of the Jungle

    Neil Forbes

  • Poster for The Narrow Corner

    Ryan, the Go-Between

  • Poster for The Way to Love

    Pierre

  • Poster for The World Changes

    Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)

1932Aged 58

  • Poster for Strangers in Love

    McPhail

  • Poster for Radio Patrol

    Sgt. Tom Keogh

  • Poster for Is My Face Red?

    Tony Mugatti

  • Poster for Tom Brown of Culver

    Maj. Wharton

  • Poster for Speak Easily

    Stage Director

  • Poster for Blondie of the Follies

    Pete

  • Poster for The Phantom President

    Aikenhead

  • Poster for Blonde Venus

    Detective Wilson

  • Poster for Over the Counter

    Mr. Drake

1931Aged 57

  • Poster for White Shoulders

    William Sothern

  • Poster for Strictly Dishonorable

    Mulligan

1929Aged 55

1921Aged 47

  • Poster for The Bait

    Theatre Play

  • Poster for A Heart to Let

    Theatre Play

1918Aged 44

  • Poster for Playthings

    Screenplay

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