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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.
Overview. Born. April 28, 1874 · Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. Died. February 12, 1947 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (intestinal cancer) Height. 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Bio. The son of Colonel H.G. Toler, breeder of trotting horses, Sidney Toler acted on stage by the time he was seven years old.
- April 28, 1874
- February 12, 1947
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. He was also active as a playwright and had a good enough voice ...
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- Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Twentieth Century Fox announced their choice on October 18, 1938, and filming began less than a week later on Charlie Chan in Honolulu a film that had been originally scripted for Warner Oland and Keye Luke. Sidney Toler was born in Warrensburg, Missouri on April 28, 1874.
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.
Sep 7, 2010 · In the well-known Charlie Chan films, the detective wasn't played by actors of Chinese descent -- but rather by Swedish actor Warner Oland and American Sidney Toler.
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Mar 15, 2008 · For the second time, the role of the inscrutable Chinese/Hawaiian detective would go to a non-Asian, this time perennial supporting actor Sidney Toler. Toler made his debut as Charlie Chan in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) and he soon put his own spin on the role.
