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Westegg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-04 01:58 PM
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7. Chaney Sr. did play Asians, but not Chan, as far as I know...
Warner Oland, a Swede, played Charlie Chan in the '30s and after he died, Sidney Toler, a white American, took over the role. There were a couple of actual Asian actors in this series, including Keye Luke (best known these days from re-runs of "Kung Fu"), who played "Number One Son."
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  -Charlie Chan fans check in! Fenris  Mar-05-04 01:44 PM   #0 
  - God, how horribly racist that was...  GOPisEvil   Mar-05-04 01:45 PM   #1 
  - I've seen a lot of them  Fenris   Mar-05-04 01:46 PM   #3 
     - I think that's where I saw them too.  GOPisEvil   Mar-05-04 01:47 PM   #4 
        - Right. They never really announced that they were playing them.  Fenris   Mar-05-04 01:49 PM   #5 
           - Didn't Warner Oland play Chan frequently too?  GOPisEvil   Mar-05-04 01:53 PM   #6 
  - The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan!  NightTrain   Mar-05-04 01:45 PM   #2 
  - Chaney Sr. did play Asians, but not Chan, as far as I know...  Westegg   Mar-05-04 01:58 PM   #7 
  - Good to know; I remember the Asian actors  Fenris   Mar-05-04 02:00 PM   #8 
  - Ever see "Murder By Death?"  fudge stripe cookays   Mar-05-04 02:04 PM   #9 
 

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