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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.
Sidney Toler. Actor: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island. The son of Colonel H.G. Toler, breeder of trotting horses, Sidney Toler acted on stage by the time he was seven years old. He was an established star of the theater by the 1890s, long before his career in motion pictures began.
Sidney Toler. Actor: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island. The son of Colonel H.G. Toler, breeder of trotting horses, Sidney Toler acted on stage by the time he was seven years old. He was an established star of the theater by the 1890s, long before his career in motion pictures began.
HOLLYWOOD, (IP) Sidney Toler, veteran stage and screen actor best known in recent years for his characterization of Charlie Chan, the Chinese detective, died today at his home. He had been bedridden by intestinal cancer for seven months. His‘widow said he was 59.
Sidney Toler starred in eleven Charlie Chan films for Monogram Pictures. Although many viewers would generally rate these films as poor when compared to their Fox counterparts, they often contain memorable moments, such as the introduction of a number of Chan offspring, and even a good picture or two such as The Shanghai Cobra (1945) and Dark ...
Sep 7, 2010 · American actor Sidney Toler played Detective Charlie Chan in 22 films, including The Jade Mask, released in 1945. He took over the role of the fictional Chinese-American detective from...
Sep 13, 2022 · Sidney Toler was an American actor, playwright and theatre director who was a highly regarded comic actor on Broadway. He took over the role of Charlie Chan in 1939 from Warner Oland and retained the character’s trademark good humour, weird idiom spouting habit, and Asian politeness.
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.
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. It is the first film made by Monogram Pictures after the series was dropped by 20th Century Fox, and it marks the introduction of Number Three Son ( Benson Fong) and taxi driver (later Chan's chauffeur), Birmingham Brown ( Mantan Moreland ). [1] Plot.
Biography. An American actor and playwright, he was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, on April 28, 1874. Sidney was married twice and had no children. He's best known for playing the famous detective Charlie Chan in 22 films from 1938 till 1946.
