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Sidney Toler

Acting

Sidney Toler

Born
1874-04-26 · Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Died
1947-02-12
Filmography
83 titles on TMDB
About Sidney Toler

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.

Backdrop from Call of the Wild

Films & television

83 titles

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Detective Wilson

Theatre Play

Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

First Carabiniere

Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson

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

Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers

Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge

Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler

Jeffrey Mitchell

Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

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