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Birthday: Apr 26, 1874
Place of Birth: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Sidney Toler

​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
Movie Cast Year
Blondie of the Follies Pete 1932
Double Wedding Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler 1937
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Charlie Chan 1939
City in Darkness Charlie Chan 1939
Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan 1938
Charlie Chan in Reno Charlie Chan 1939
Blonde Venus Detective Wilson 1932
White Shoulders William Sothern 1931
Castle in the Desert Charlie Chan 1942
Speak Easily Stage Director 1932
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Charlie Chan 1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Charlie Chan 1940
Charlie Chan in Panama Charlie Chan 1940
Murder Over New York Charlie Chan 1940
Dead Men Tell Charlie Chan 1941
Charlie Chan in Rio Lt. Charlie Chan 1941
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service Charlie Chan 1944
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat Charlie Chan 1944
Black Magic Charlie Chan 1944
The Shanghai Cobra Charlie Chan 1945
The Red Dragon Charlie Chan 1945
The Scarlet Clue Charlie Chan 1945
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask Charlie Chan 1945
Shadows Over Chinatown Charlie Chan 1946
Dangerous Money Charlie Chan 1946
Dark Alibi Charlie Chan 1946
The Trap Charlie Chan 1946
Our Relations Captain of SS Periwinkle 1936
Madame X Dr. Merivel 1929
Law of the Pampas Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez 1939
A Night to Remember Inspector Hankins 1942
That Certain Woman Détective Lieutenant Neely 1937
Radio Patrol Sgt. Tom Keogh 1932
Dark Hazard John Bright 1934
If I Were King Robin Turgis 1938
The Gorgeous Hussy Daniel Webster 1936
King of Chinatown Dr. Chang Ling 1939
Isle of Forgotten Sins Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers 1943
Three Godfathers Professor Amos Snape 1936
White Savage Wong 1943
Orchids to You Nick Corsini 1935
The Trumpet Blows Pepi Sancho 1934
Here Comes the Groom Detective Weaver 1934
Registered Nurse Frankie Sylvestrie 1934
Romance in Manhattan Sergeant Duffy 1935
The Longest Night Captain Holt 1936
The World Changes Mr. Hodgens 1933
Disbarred G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen 1939
The Narrow Corner Ryan, the Go-Between 1933
Wide Open Faces Sheriff 1938
Is My Face Red? Tony Mugatti 1932
Over the Counter Mr. Drake 1932
Gold Is Where You Find It Harrison McCooey 1938
The Mysterious Rider Frosty Kilburn 1938
Call of the Wild Joe Groggins 1935
Upperworld Officer Moran 1934
Operator 13 Major Allen 1934
Strangers in Love McPhail 1932
One Wild Night Lawton 1938
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
Spitfire Jim Sawyer 1934
King of the Jungle Neil Forbes 1933
Heritage of the Desert Nosey 1939
This Is the Life Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge 1935
It's in the Bag! Detective Sully 1945
The Phantom President Aikenhead 1932
Give Us This Night First Carabiniere 1936
The Daring Young Man Warden Palmer 1935
Tom Brown of Culver Maj. Wharton 1932
He Learned About Women Wilson 1933
The Best of Laurel and Hardy Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage) 1968
The Kid from Kokomo Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson 1939
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13] 1943
Strictly Dishonorable Mulligan 1931
The Way to Love Pierre 1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal Carter B. Moore 1933
Up the River Jeffrey Mitchell 1938
In the Nick of Time 1929
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