
Birthday
1874/04/26
Day of death
1947/02/12 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Sydney Toler, Hooper G. Toler Jr.
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.

(1932) Blondie of the Follies
as Pete

(1937) Double Wedding
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler

(1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan

(1939) City in Darkness
as Charlie Chan

(1939) Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan

(1938) Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Charlie Chan

(1932) Blonde Venus
as Detective Wilson

(1931) White Shoulders
as William Sothern

(1942) Castle in the Desert
as Charlie Chan

(1932) Speak Easily
as Stage Director

(1940) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan

(1941) Dead Men Tell
as Charlie Chan

(1940) Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan

(1940) Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan

(1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan

(1944) Black Magic
as Charlie Chan

(1944) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan

(1945) The Shanghai Cobra
as Charlie Chan

(1941) Charlie Chan in Rio
as Lt. Charlie Chan

(1944) Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan

(1946) Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan

(1945) The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan

(1945) The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan

(1945) The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan

(1946) Dangerous Money
as Charlie Chan

(1946) Dark Alibi
as Charlie Chan

(1946) The Trap
as Charlie Chan

(1936) Our Relations
as Captain of SS Periwinkle

(1929) Madame X
as Dr. Merivel

(1939) Law of the Pampas
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

(1942) A Night to Remember
as Inspector Hankins

(1937) That Certain Woman
as Détective Lieutenant Neely

(1932) Radio Patrol
as Sgt. Tom Keogh

(1934) Dark Hazard
as John Bright

(1938) If I Were King
as Robin Turgis

(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy
as Daniel Webster

(1939) King of Chinatown
as Dr. Chang Ling

(1943) Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers

(1936) Three Godfathers
as Professor Amos Snape

(1943) White Savage
as Wong

(1935) Orchids to You
as Nick Corsini

(1934) The Trumpet Blows
as Pepi Sancho

(1934) Here Comes the Groom
as Detective Weaver

(1934) Registered Nurse
as Frankie Sylvestrie

(1935) Romance in Manhattan
as Sergeant Duffy

(1936) The Longest Night
as Captain Holt

(1933) The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens

(1939) Disbarred
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

(1933) The Narrow Corner
as Ryan, the Go-Between

(1938) Wide Open Faces
as Sheriff

(1932) Is My Face Red?
as Tony Mugatti

(1932) Over the Counter
as Mr. Drake

(1938) Gold Is Where You Find It
as Harrison McCooey

(1938) The Mysterious Rider
as Frosty Kilburn

(1935) Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins

(1934) Upperworld
as Officer Moran

(1934) Operator 13
as Major Allen

(1932) Strangers in Love
as McPhail

(1938) One Wild Night
as Lawton

(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

(1934) Spitfire
as Jim Sawyer

(1933) King of the Jungle
as Neil Forbes

(1939) Heritage of the Desert
as Nosey

(1935) This Is the Life
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge

(1945) It's in the Bag!
as Detective Sully

(1932) The Phantom President
as Aikenhead

(1936) Give Us This Night
as First Carabiniere

(1935) The Daring Young Man
as Warden Palmer

(1932) Tom Brown of Culver
as Maj. Wharton

(1933) He Learned About Women
as Wilson
(1968) The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

(1939) The Kid from Kokomo
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson

(1943) The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

(1931) Strictly Dishonorable
as Mulligan

(1933) The Way to Love
as Pierre

(1933) The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Carter B. Moore

(1938) Up the River
as Jeffrey Mitchell
(1929) In the Nick of Time
as ---

(1934) Massacre
as Thomas Shanks