Sidney Toler

American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947)

Sidney Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. The second non-Asian 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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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 39 films (1932–1946) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1946	Dangerous Money	Terry O. Morse	66 min		B&W
1946	Dark Alibi.	Monogram Pictures Corporation	6 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Shadows Over Chinatown.	Terry O. Morse	7 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	The Trap.	Howard Bretherton	68 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1945	It's In The Bag.	Richard Wallace	90 min.		Color & B&W
1945	The red dragon.	Phil Rosen	22:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Black Magic.	Phil Rosen	7 reels		B&W
1944	Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat	Phil Rosen
1944	Charlie Chan In The Secret Service.	Phil Rosen	7 reels		B&W
1944	The Jade Mask.	Phil Rosen	7 reels		B&W
1942	Castle In The Desert.	Harry Lachman	5 594 ft.		B&W
1941	Charlie Chan In Rio.	Harry Lachman	5540 ft.		B&W
1941	Dead Men Tell.	20th Century Fox presents ; [producers] Walter Morosco and Ralph Dietrich ; original screenplay by John Larkin, based on the character "Charlie Chan" created by Earl Derr Biggers ; directed by Harry Lachman.	5 383 ft.	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	Charlie Chan At The Wax Museum.	Lynn Shores	5 718 ft.		B&W
1940	Charlie Chan In Panama.	Norman Foster	6061 ft.		B&W
1940	Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise.	Eugene Forde	6 315 ft.		B&W
1940	Murder Over New York.	Harry Lachman	5720 ft.		B&W
1939	Charlie Chan at Treasure Island.	Fox Film Corp	74 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	Charlie Chan In City In Darkness.	Herbert I. Leeds	6686 ft.		B&W
1939	CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU.	Fox Film Corp	67 min		B&W
1939	CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO.	Fox Film Corp	71 min		B&W
1939	KING OF CHINATOWN.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1938	THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1937	DOUBLE WEDDING.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1936	GIVE US THIS NIGHT.	Paramount Productions Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1936	Our Relations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.	2500	16mm	B&W	sound
1936	THE GORGEOUS HUSSY.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1935	The Daring Young Man	Ideal Pictures Inc	73 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1935	This is the life.	Fox Film Corp	5 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1934	SPITFIRE.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	9 reels		B&W
1934	THE TRUMPET BLOWS.	Paramount Productions Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1933	King of the Jungle	Paramount Productions Inc	1:13:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1933	KING OF THE JUNGLE.	Paramount Productions Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1933	THE BILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL.	Paramount Productions Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1933	THE WAY TO LOVE.	Paramount Productions Inc.	9 reels		B&W
1932	Blonde Venus	Josef von Sternberg	93		B&W
1932	BLONDIE OF THE FOLLIES.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1932	HE LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN.	Paramount Publix Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1932	STRANGERS IN LOVE.	Paramount Publix Corp.	76 min		B&W