Where to watch Sidney Toler in the UK
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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.
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- Operator 13 (1934) as Major Allen
- Blonde Venus (1932) as Detective Wilson
- Call of the Wild (1935) as Joe Groggins
- King of Chinatown (1939) as Dr. Chang Ling
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- If I Were King (1938) as Robin Turgis
- Spitfire (1934) as Jim Sawyer
- Our Relations (1936) as Captain of SS Periwinkle
- Double Wedding (1937) as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
- Dangerous Money (1946) as Charlie Chan
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Daniel Webster
- The Red Dragon (1945) as Charlie Chan
- Upperworld (1934) as Officer Moran
- Dark Alibi (1946) as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) as Charlie Chan
- Dark Hazard (1934) as John Bright
- The Scarlet Clue (1945) as Charlie Chan
- Is My Face Red? (1932) as Tony Mugatti
- Three Godfathers (1936) as Professor Amos Snape
- The Trap (1946) as Charlie Chan
- Massacre (1934) as Thomas Shanks
- Disbarred (1939) as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
- It's in the Bag! (1945) as Detective Sully
- The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) as Carter B. Moore
- The World Changes (1933) as Mr. Hodgens
- That Certain Woman (1937) as Détective Lieutenant Neely
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) as Harrison McCooey
- A Night to Remember (1942) as Inspector Hankins
- Speak Easily (1932) as Stage Director
- Give Us This Night (1936) as First Carabiniere
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968) as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
- Strangers in Love (1932) as McPhail
- King of the Jungle (1933) as Neil Forbes
- The Shanghai Cobra (1945) as Charlie Chan
- One Wild Night (1938) as Lawton
- City in Darkness (1939) as Charlie Chan
- Murder Over New York (1940) as Charlie Chan
- Black Magic (1944) as Charlie Chan
- Blondie of the Follies (1932) as Pete
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) as Charlie Chan
- This Is the Life (1935) as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
- The Daring Young Man (1935) as Warden Palmer
- The Trumpet Blows (1934) as Pepi Sancho
- White Savage (1943) as Wong
- Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944) as Charlie Chan
- The Longest Night (1936) as Captain Holt
- Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) as Charlie Chan
- Registered Nurse (1934) as Frankie Sylvestrie
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
- Here Comes the Groom (1934) as Detective Weaver
- The Phantom President (1932) as Aikenhead
- Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) as Charlie Chan
- Wide Open Faces (1938) as Sheriff
- Strictly Dishonorable (1931) as Mulligan
- Romance in Manhattan (1935) as Sergeant Duffy
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) as Charlie Chan
- He Learned About Women (1933) as Wilson
- Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) as Lt. Charlie Chan
- Radio Patrol (1932) as Sgt. Tom Keogh
- Madame X (1929) as Dr. Merivel
- Castle in the Desert (1942) as Charlie Chan
- Law of the Pampas (1939) as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
- Orchids to You (1935) as Nick Corsini
- Tom Brown of Culver (1932) as Maj. Wharton
- The Way to Love (1933) as Pierre
- The Narrow Corner (1933) as Ryan, the Go-Between
- Up the River (1938) as Jeffrey Mitchell
- Heritage of the Desert (1939) as Nosey
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) as Charlie Chan
- The Jade Mask (1945) as Charlie Chan
- The Kid from Kokomo (1939) as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- Dead Men Tell (1941) as Charlie Chan
- Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943) as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
- White Shoulders (1931) as William Sothern
- Playthings (1918) Screenplay
- Over the Counter (1932) as Mr. Drake
- The Mysterious Rider (1938) as Frosty Kilburn
- Champagne for Breakfast (1935) as The Probate Judge
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