Portrait of Sidney Toler

Acting

Sidney Toler

Career

Active from 1918 to 1946, with a break from 1919 to 1928, busiest in 1939 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Relations
Our Relations
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sidney Toler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Whodunit 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Detective 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Charlie Chan Mystery 3
  • Vintage Hollywood Charm 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Murder Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 84
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 76
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 59
The Trap
The Trap (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

as Charlie Chan

Dangerous Money
Dangerous Money (1946)
GoodWatch score 42

as Charlie Chan

The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charlie Chan

Black Magic
Black Magic (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charlie Chan

Isle of Forgotten Sins
Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
GoodWatch score 48

as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers

Castle in the Desert
Castle in the Desert (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lt. Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charlie Chan

Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charlie Chan

1930s

53 titles ยท average score 57
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charlie Chan

City in Darkness
City in Darkness (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charlie Chan

Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charlie Chan

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1938)

as Frosty Kilburn

Double Wedding
Double Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler

Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Professor Amos Snape

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joe Groggins

King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Neil Forbes

Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pete

Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mulligan

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 47
Madame X
Madame X (1929)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Merivel

The Bait
The Bait (1921)

Theatre Play

A Heart to Let
A Heart to Let (1921)

Theatre Play

1910s

1 title
Playthings
Playthings (1918)

Screenplay