SIDNEY TOLER (fue un actor, dramaturgo y director de teatro estadounidense)

SIDNEY TOLER (nacido HOOPER G. TOLER JR. , 28 de abril de 1874 – 12 de febrero de 1947) fue un actor, dramaturgo y director de teatro estadounidense . El segundo actor europeo-estadounidense en interpretar el papel de Charlie Chan en la pantalla, es mejor recordado por su interpretación del detective chino-estadounidense en 22 películas realizadas entre 1938 y 1946. Antes de convertirse en Chan, Toler interpretó papeles secundarios en 50 películas. y fue un actor cómico de gran prestigio en los escenarios de Broadway.

Biografía y carrera
En Brooklyn, Toler interpretó a los protagonistas con la Columbia Theatre Stock Company y cantó barítono con la sociedad anónima operística del Orpheum Theatre. En 1903, hizo su debut en Broadway en la comedia musical, The Office Boy.

Durante los siguientes nueve años, Toler tuvo sus propias compañías de teatro en Portland, Maine y Halifax, Nueva Escocia , y en un momento tuvo 12 compañías de acciones en el camino. Comenzó una prolífica carrera como dramaturgo, escribiendo The Belle of Richmond , The Dancing Master , The House on the Sands y más de 70 obras de teatro más. Un éxito particular fue una obra de teatro de guerra llamada El hombre que dejaron atrás , que fue presentada por 67 empresas en un período de tres meses y por 18 empresas diferentes en una sola semana.

En 1921, Paramount Pictures estrenó dos películas basadas en las obras de Toler: The Bait , adaptada de The Tiger Lady , y A Heart to Let , basada en La tía de Agatha , que Toler adaptó de una novela de Harriet Lummis Smith . [9] Tres de sus obras llegaron a Broadway: The Golden Days (1921), protagonizada por Helen Hayes , The Exile (1923) y Ritzy (1930).

Vida personal y muerte
El 29 de agosto de 1906, Toler se casó con la actriz Vivian Marston (nacida Josephine Gasper) de Boston, Massachusetts. Sidney Toler murió el 12 de febrero de 1947 en su casa de Los Ángeles a causa de un cáncer intestinal. Está enterrado en el cementerio Highland, Wichita, condado de Sedgwick, Kansas, EE. UU.

SIDNEY TOLER (born HOOPER G. TOLER JR., April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright, and theater 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 films. . and he was a comedic actor of great prestige on the Broadway stages.

Biography and career
In Brooklyn, Toler played the leads with the Columbia Theater Stock Company and sang baritone with the Orpheum Theater operatic joint-stock company. In 1903, he made his Broadway debut in the musical, The Office Boy.

For the next nine years, Toler had his own theater companies in Portland, Maine, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and at one point he had 12 stock companies on the way. He began a prolific career as a playwright, writing The Belle of Richmond, The Dancing Master, The House on the Sands, and more than 70 other plays. One particular success was a war theater play called The Man They Left Behind, which was presented by 67 companies in a three-month period and by 18 different companies in a single week.

In 1921, Paramount Pictures released two films based on Toler’s works: The Bait, adapted from The Tiger Lady, and A Heart to Let, based on Agatha’s Aunt, which Toler adapted from a novel by Harriet Lummis Smith. [9] Three of his plays made it to Broadway: The Golden Days (1921), starring Helen Hayes, The Exile (1923), and Ritzy (1930).

Personal life and death
On August 29, 1906, Toler married actress Vivian Marston (born Josephine Gasper) of Boston, Massachusetts. Sidney Toler died on February 12, 1947 at his home in Los Angeles from intestinal cancer. He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA.

Filmography
1929 Madame X
1929 The gay nineties; or the unfaithful husband
1929 just in time
1930 The Devil’s Parade
1931 White Shoulders
1931 Strictly dishonorable
1932 Strangers in Love
1932 Radio Patrol
1932 Is my face red?
1932 Tom Brown of Culver
1932 speaks easily
1932 The crazy blonde
1932 blonde Venus
1932 The Phantom President
1932 on the counter
1932 Learned about women
1933 The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 King of the Jungle
1933 The Narrow Corner
1933 the way to love
1933 the world changes
1934 Massacre
1934 Dark Danger
1934 Volcano
1934 Registered Nurse
1934 The trumpet blows
1934 Upperworld
1934 Operator 13
1934 Here comes the Lieutenant boyfriend
1935 Romance in Manhattan
1935 The Daring Young Man
1935 Champagne for breakfast
1935 Orchids for you
1935 The Call of the Wild
1935 This is Life Professor
1936 Three godparents
1936 Give us tonight
1936 The beautiful Hussy
1936 Our Relationships
1936 The longest night
1937 That certain woman
1937 Double wedding
1938 Gold is where you find it
1938 Wide open faces
1938 A Wild Night
1938 The Mysterious Horseman
1938 If I Were King Robin
1938 Upstream Jeffrey Mitchell
1938 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1939 Disabled
1939 King of Chinatown
1939 The Boy from Kokomo
1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 Desert Heritage
1939 Charlie Chan on Treasure Island
1939 Law of the Pampas
1939 City in Darkness
1940 Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 Murder Cruise
1940 Charlie Chan at the Museum of
1940 Murder over New York
1941 Dead Men Tell
1941 Charlie Chan in Rio
1942 Castle in the desert
1942 A night to remember
1943 The Adventures of Smilin ‘Jack
1943 Island of Forgotten Sins
1946 Dark alibi
1946 Shadows over Chinatown
1946 Dangerous money
1946 The trap.

Créditos: Tomado de Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Toler