Personal Info
Birth date
1874-04-26 (151 Years)
Day of death
1947-02-12
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Also known as
Sydney Toler
Hooper G. Toler Jr.
Sidney Toler
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.
Filmography
Dark Alibi
6.1
Overview:
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.The Scarlet Clue
5.886
Overview:
Chinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Isle of Forgotten Sins
4.6
Overview:
An evil sea captain and the forces of nature threaten two divers' search for a fortune in gold in the South Pacific.Law of the Pampas
5
Overview:
Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a heard of cattle. Bay guy Ralph Merritt gets in their way. For a while.Is My Face Red?
5
Overview:
William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his showgirl gal-pal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble with friends and enemies, putting his career and life in jeopardy.The Trap
6.7
Overview:
When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.Give Us This Night
7
Overview:
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
6.6
Overview:
Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.Madame X
6.1
Overview:
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.Heritage of the Desert
5.8
Overview:
John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.Call of the Wild
6.28
Overview:
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.Operator 13
5.75
Overview:
American Civil War, 1862. After the disaster of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Major Allen, chief of the Secret Service of the Union, asks actress Gail Loveless to become one of his operators and infiltrate enemy territory.That's Entertainment!
7.3
Overview:
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.Our Relations
7
Overview:
Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.Blonde Venus
6.819
Overview:
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.The Red Dragon
6.5
Overview:
Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.If I Were King
6.75
Overview:
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.Double Wedding
6.576
Overview:
A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.Charlie Chan in Panama
6.8
Overview:
Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.The Jade Mask
6.1
Overview:
The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named Harper, who was working on an extremely important serum. When the scientist is killed, Chan must sort through all very likely suspects, including the man's sister and his butler.Massacre
5.8
Overview:
Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his people are dying of various diseases and are being systematically cheated of their possessions and basic rights by crooked Indian agents. He heads to Washington in hopes of righting these wrongs, only to experience prejudice and hatred all along the way.Charlie Chan in Honolulu
6.4
Overview:
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
5
Overview:
A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.Charlie Chan in Reno
6.2
Overview:
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.Spitfire
5.4
Overview:
Dirt-poor mountain girl Trigger Hicks is a loner. Her faith-healing is mistaken for witchcraft by the community. She falls for an engineer building a dam, who protects her.Murder Over New York
6.1
Overview:
When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.Charlie Chan in Rio
6.2
Overview:
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.Dead Men Tell
6.3
Overview:
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.Acting
1974That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
1946The Trap as Charlie Chan
1946Dangerous Money as Charlie Chan
1946Shadows Over Chinatown as Charlie Chan
1946Dark Alibi as Charlie Chan
1945The Shanghai Cobra as Charlie Chan
1945The Red Dragon as Charlie Chan
1945The Scarlet Clue as Charlie Chan
1945It's in the Bag! as Detective Sully
1945The Jade Mask as Charlie Chan
1944Black Magic as Charlie Chan
1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat as Charlie Chan
1944Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Charlie Chan
1943Isle of Forgotten Sins as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
1943White Savage as Wong
1943The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
1942A Night to Remember as Inspector Hankins
1942Castle in the Desert as Charlie Chan
1941Charlie Chan in Rio as Lt. Charlie Chan
1941Dead Men Tell as Charlie Chan
1940Murder Over New York as Charlie Chan
1940Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Charlie Chan
1940Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Charlie Chan
1940Charlie Chan in Panama as Charlie Chan
1939City in Darkness as Charlie Chan
1939Law of the Pampas as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
1939Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Charlie Chan
1939Heritage of the Desert as Nosey
1939Charlie Chan in Reno as Charlie Chan
1939The Kid from Kokomo as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
1939King of Chinatown as Dr. Chang Ling
1939Disbarred as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
1938Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Charlie Chan
1938Up the River as Jeffrey Mitchell
1938If I Were King as Robin Turgis
1938The Mysterious Rider as Frosty Kilburn
1938One Wild Night as Lawton
1938Wide Open Faces as Sheriff
1938Gold Is Where You Find It as Harrison McCooey
1937Double Wedding as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
1937That Certain Woman as Détective Lieutenant Neely
1936The Longest Night as Captain Holt
1936Our Relations as Captain of SS Periwinkle
1936The Gorgeous Hussy as Daniel Webster
1936Three Godfathers as Professor Amos Snape
1936Give Us This Night as First Carabiniere
1935This Is the Life as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
1935Orchids to You as Nick Corsini
1935Call of the Wild as Joe Groggins
1935The Daring Young Man as Warden Palmer
1935Romance in Manhattan as Sergeant Duffy
1934Here Comes the Groom as Detective Weaver
1934Operator 13 as Major Allen
1934Upperworld as Officer Moran
1934The Trumpet Blows as Pepi Sancho
1934Registered Nurse as Frankie Sylvestrie
1934Spitfire as Jim Sawyer
1934Dark Hazard as John Bright
1934Massacre as Thomas Shanks
1933The World Changes as Mr. Hodgens
1933The Way to Love as Pierre
1933The Narrow Corner as Ryan, the Go-Between
1933King of the Jungle as Neil Forbes
1933He Learned About Women as Wilson
1933The Billion Dollar Scandal as Carter B. Moore
1932Over the Counter as Mr. Drake
1932Blonde Venus as Detective Wilson
1932The Phantom President as Aikenhead
1932Blondie of the Follies as Pete
1932Speak Easily as Stage Director
1932Tom Brown of Culver as Maj. Wharton
1932Is My Face Red? as Tony Mugatti
1932Radio Patrol as Sgt. Tom Keogh
1932Strangers in Love as McPhail
1931Strictly Dishonorable as Mulligan
1931White Shoulders as William Sothern
1929In the Nick of Time as Unknown
1929Madame X as Dr. Merivel
Writing
1921A Heart to Let ... Theatre Play
1921The Bait ... Theatre Play
1918Playthings ... Screenplay