He wasn't the first to play Charlie Chan in the movies (previously were George Kuwa in 1926, Sojin in 1927 and E.L. Park in 1929), but Swedish-born WARNER OLAND is the actor most associated with portraying Earl Derr Bigger's Oriental sleuth in a long string of 20th Century Fox mystery favorites.
Oland appeared as Honolulu-based Inspector Chan sixteen times. In the seventh film of the series, Keye Luke was introduced as Charlie's oldest son, Lee Chan. The two immediately became one of the screen's most-loved duos.
During production of his seventeenth Chan film, CHARLIE CHAN AT RINGSIDE, Oland died suddenly of pneumonia. The movie was reworked so it could be released as one of the MR. MOTO mystery films, 20th Century Fox's other mystery series at the time. Keye Luke appeared as Lee Chan in the finished film, MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE.
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| CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON 1931 This movie has been lost for over 70 years. |
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| THE BLACK CAMEL 1931 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE 1932 This movie has been lost for over 70 years. |
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| CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE 1933 This movie has been lost for over 70 years. |
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| CHARLIE CHAN'S COURAGE 1934 This movie has been lost for over 70 years. |
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| CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON 1934 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS 1935 This movie was lost for over 40 years, until a surviving print was located in the 1970s. |
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| CHARLIE CHAN IN EGYPT 1935 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN IN SHANGHAI 1935 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN'S SECRET 1936 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS 1936 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACE TRACK 1936 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA 1936 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS 1937 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN ON BROADWAY 1937 |
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| CHARLIE CHAN AT MONTE CARLO 1937 |
