Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler is known for Blonde Venus (1932), Our Relations (1936), That's Entertainment! (1974).
Biography
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.
Questions about Sidney Toler
How many Sidney Toler films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 67 films with Sidney Toler, from 1929 to 1974.
What is the best rated Sidney Toler film?
The best rated Sidney Toler film in the catalogue is Our Relations (1936), rated 7.0.
What was the first Sidney Toler film?
The first Sidney Toler film in the catalogue is Blonde Venus, from 1932.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.0 Our Relations
1936
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6.8 Blonde Venus
1932
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7.4 That's Entertainment!
1974
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6.3 Call of the Wild
1935
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6.8 The Trap
1946
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7.1 Black Magic
1944
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6.4 Double Wedding
1937
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6.7 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
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6.9 Three Godfathers
1936
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6.5 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
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5.3 Spitfire
1934
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6.5 City in Darkness
1939
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · playwright · writer · theatre director
- Studied at
- University of Kansas
- Spouse
- Viva Tattersall
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
80 films — 67 in the catalogue
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7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
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8.0 The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
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6.8
The Trap
1946 · Charlie Chan
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5.9 Dangerous Money
1946 · Charlie Chan
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6.2 Charlie Chan no Bairro Chinês
1946 · Charlie Chan
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6.3 Dark Alibi
1946 · Charlie Chan
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6.0 The Shanghai Cobra
1945 · Charlie Chan
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6.6 The Red Dragon
1945 · Charlie Chan
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6.1 The Scarlet Clue
1945 · Charlie Chan
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6.3 It's in the Bag!
1945 · Detective Sully
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6.2 The Jade Mask
1945 · Charlie Chan
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7.1
Black Magic
1944 · Charlie Chan
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6.5 Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944 · Charlie Chan
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6.1 Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944 · Charlie Chan
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5.0 Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943 · Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
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5.6 White Savage
1943 · Wong
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5.7 The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 · General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
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6.7 A Night to Remember
1942 · Inspector Hankins
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7.1 Castle in the Desert
1942 · Charlie Chan
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6.5 Charlie Chan in Rio
1941 · Lt. Charlie Chan
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6.5 Dead Men Tell
1941 · Charlie Chan
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6.2 Murder Over New York
1940 · Charlie Chan
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7.7 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940 · Charlie Chan
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6.8 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 · Charlie Chan
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6.8 Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Charlie Chan
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6.5
City in Darkness
1939 · Charlie Chan
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5.0 Law of the Pampas
1939 · Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
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6.7
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Charlie Chan
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6.6 Heritage of the Desert
1939 · Nosey
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6.5 Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Charlie Chan
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6.5 The Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
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5.6 King of Chinatown
1939 · Dr. Chang Ling
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8.0 Disbarred
1939 · G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
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6.5
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938 · Charlie Chan
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10.0 Up the River
1938 · Jeffrey Mitchell
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7.1 If I Were King
1938 · Robin Turgis
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7.3 The Mysterious Rider
1938 · Frosty Kilburn
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7.8 One Wild Night
1938 · Lawton
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9.0 Wide Open Faces
1938 · Sheriff
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7.0 Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Harrison McCooey
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6.4
Double Wedding
1937 · Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
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5.6 That Certain Woman
1937 · Détective Lieutenant Neely
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6.3 The Longest Night
1936 · Captain Holt
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7.0
Our Relations
1936 · Captain of SS Periwinkle
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5.5 The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Daniel Webster
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6.9
Three Godfathers
1936 · Professor Amos Snape
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7.0 Give Us This Night
1936 · First Carabiniere
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6.5 This Is the Life
1935 · Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
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6.0 Orchids to You
1935 · Nick Corsini
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6.3
Call of the Wild
1935 · Joe Groggins
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10.0 The Daring Young Man
1935 · Warden Palmer
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10.0
Champagne for Breakfast
1935 · The Probate Judge
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7.8 Romance in Manhattan
1934 · Sergeant Duffy
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6.5 Here Comes the Groom
1934 · Detective Weaver
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5.9 Operator 13
1934 · Major Allen
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6.1 Upperworld
1934 · Officer Moran
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6.0 The Trumpet Blows
1934 · Pepi Sancho
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4.8 Registered Nurse
1934 · Frankie Sylvestrie
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5.3
Spitfire
1934 · Jim Sawyer
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5.7 Dark Hazard
1934 · John Bright
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5.5 Massacre
1934 · Thomas Shanks
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4.8 The World Changes
1933 · Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
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8.0 The Way to Love
1933 · Pierre
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5.8 The Narrow Corner
1933 · Ryan, the Go-Between
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5.8 King of the Jungle
1933 · Neil Forbes
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10.0 He Learned About Women
1933 · Wilson
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The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 · Carter B. Moore
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4.7 Over the Counter
1932 · Mr. Drake
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6.8
Blonde Venus
1932 · Detective Wilson
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6.5 The Phantom President
1932 · Aikenhead
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6.3 Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Pete
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5.8 Speak Easily
1932 · Stage Director
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6.8 Tom Brown of Culver
1932 · Maj. Wharton
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5.0 Is My Face Red?
1932 · Tony Mugatti
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10.0 Radio Patrol
1932 · Sgt. Tom Keogh
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5.5 Strangers in Love
1932 · McPhail
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5.4 Strictly Dishonorable
1931 · Mulligan
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10.0 White Shoulders
1931 · William Sothern
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7.0
In the Nick of Time
1929
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6.3 Madame X
1929 · Dr. Merivel
People data: TMDb.
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