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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.
In this movie, Sidney Toler replaced the recently deceased Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Sen Yung replaced Oland's "number one son" Lee, who had been played by Keye Luke. Luke left the series in 1938, leading to the need for a "number two son". [5] Sen Yung played Jimmy Chan in 11 Charlie Chan films between 1938 and 1942. [5]
Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor.His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances.
Roddy McDowall and Roland Winters in Killer Shark (1950). Monogram Pictures selected Winters to replace Sidney Toler in the Charlie Chan film series after Toler's death just as Toler had been chosen to succeed Warner Oland after Oland's death.
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is based on the Earl Derr Biggers 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On .
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan; Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Cream; Marc Lawrence as Steve McBirney; Joan Valerie as Lily Latimer, Cream's assistant; Marguerite Chapman as Mary Bolton, a reporter; Ted Osborne as Tom Agnew/"Butcher" Dagan, the radio program director and announcer
Charlie Chan in Panama is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler. It is an uncredited remake of Jacques Deval 's novel Marie Galante , produced by 20th Century Fox in 1934, directed by Henry King .
Strictly Dishonorable is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox and Lewis Stone, George Meeker, and Sidney Toler. It was written by Gladys Lehman and based on Preston Sturges' 1929 hit Broadway play of the same name. [1]