Charlie Chan är en fiktiv detektiv skapad av Earl Derr Biggers. Biggers baserade Chan löst på detektiven Chang Apana, verksam i Honolulu på Hawaii. Charlie Chan arbetar för Honolulu-polisen, men i många av historierna reser Chan runt i världen, där han löser mysterier och brott.
Chan introducerades i Biggers romaner, totalt sex stycken. Karaktären fick sedan nytt liv i närmare 50 filmer, med början 1926. Till en början spelades Chan av asiatiska skådespelare, men dessa filmer nådde ingen större framgång. 1931 anlitade Fox Film Corporation den svenske skådespelaren Warner Oland som Chan i Charlie Chan Carries On. Filmen blev populär och Fox fortsatte att producera femton Chan-filmer med Oland i titelrollen. Efter Olands död 1938 anlitades den amerikanske skådespelaren Sidney Toler som Chan. Toler kom att göra tjugotvå Chan-filmer, först för Fox och sedan för Monogram Studios. Efter Tolers död 1947 gjordes ytterligare sex filmer, då med Roland Winters i huvudrollen. Chan har även figurerat i flera radioprogram, två tv-serier och i serier.
Romaner 1925 – Huset som saknade nyckel (The House Without a Key) 1926 – Den kinesiska papegojan (The Chinese Parrot) 1928 – Charlie Chans triumf (Behind That Curtain) 1929 – Den svarta kamelen (The Black Camel) 1930 – Charlie Chan griper in (Charlie Chan Carries On) 1932 – Charlie Chan på semester (Keeper of the Keys)
Filmer FilmtitelHuvudrollRegiPremiärDVD Noteringar ProduktionsbolagThe House Without a KeyGeorge KuwaSpencer G. Bennet1926Förlorad film, stumfilmsseriePathé ExchangeThe Chinese ParrotSojinPaul Leni1927Förlorad film, stumfilmUniversalBehind That CurtainE.L. ParkIrving Cummings1929Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)Första ljudfilmen i serienFox Film CorporationCharlie Chan Carries OnWarner OlandHamilton MacFadden1931Förlorad filmFox Film CorporationEran TreceManuel ArbóDavid Howard (ej krediterad)1931Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)Spanskspråkig version av Charlie Chan Carries On.Fox Film CorporationMysteriet i HonoluluWarner OlandHamilton MacFadden1931Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)Fox Film CorporationCharlie Chan's ChanceWarner OlandJohn Blystone1932Förlorad filmFox Film CorporationCharlie Chan's Greatest CaseWarner OlandHamilton MacFadden1933Förlorad filmFox Film CorporationCharlie Chan's CourageWarner OlandGeorge Hadden och Eugene Forde1934Förlorad filmFox Film CorporationCharlie Chan i LondonWarner OlandEugene Forde1934Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)Fox Film CorporationCharlie Chan i ParisWarner OlandLewis Seiler1935Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)Fox Film CorporationCharlie Chan i EgyptenWarner OlandLouis King1935Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006) 20th Century FoxCharlie Chan i KinaWarner OlandJames Tinling1935Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)20th Century FoxCharlie Chans hemlighetWarner OlandGordon Wiles1936Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)Public domain.20th Century FoxCharlie Chan på cirkusWarner OlandHarry Lachman1936Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan på kapplöpningWarner OlandH. Bruce Humberstone1936Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan på operanWarner OlandH. Bruce Humberstone1936Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan på olympiadenWarner OlandH. Bruce Humberstone1937Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan på BroadwayWarner OlandEugene Forde1937Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)20th Century FoxLa Serpiente Roja Aníbal de MarErnesto Caparrós1937Kubansk film Charlie Chan i Monte CarloWarner OlandEugene Forde1937Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)Warner Olands sista film.20th Century FoxCharlie Chan i HonoluluSidney TolerH. Bruce Humberstone1939Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxSkilsmässomordetSidney TolerNorman Foster1939Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxDet ensamma husets hemlighetSidney TolerNorman Foster1939Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxCity in DarknessSidney TolerHerbert I. Leeds1939Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan in PanamaSidney TolerNorman Foster1940Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseSidney TolerEugene Forde1940Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)Charlie Chan at the Wax MuseumSidney TolerLynn Shores1940Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)Murder Over New YorkSidney TolerHarry Lachman1940Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxDead Men TellSidney TolerHarry Lachman1941Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan in RioSidney TolerHarry Lachman1941Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxCastle in the DesertSidney TolerHarry Lachman1942Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)20th Century FoxCharlie Chan in the Secret ServiceSidney TolerPhil Rosen1944The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Monogram PicturesThe Chinese CatSidney TolerPhil Rosen1944The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Monogram PicturesBlack MagicSidney TolerPhil Rosen1944The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Senare omdöpt till Meeting at Midnight för TV.Monogram PicturesThe Jade MaskSidney TolerPhil Rosen1945The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Monogram PicturesThe Red DragonSidney TolerPhil Rosen1945Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)Monogram PicturesThe Scarlet ClueSidney TolerPhil Rosen1945The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Public domain.Monogram PicturesThe Shanghai CobraSidney TolerPhil Karlson1945The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)Monogram PicturesDangerous MoneySidney TolerTerry O. Morse1946TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)Public domain.Monogram PicturesDark AlibiSidney TolerPhil Karlson1946TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)Public domain.Monogram PicturesShadows Over ChinatownSidney TolerTerry O. Morse1946Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)Monogram PicturesThe TrapSidney TolerHoward Bretherton1946TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)Public domain. Sidney Tolers sista film. Monogram PicturesThe Chinese RingRoland WintersWilliam Beaudine1947TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)Public domain. Roland Winters första film.Monogram PicturesDocks of New OrleansRoland WintersDerwin Abrahams1948Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)Monogram PicturesShanghai ChestRoland WintersWilliam Beaudine1948Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)Monogram PicturesThe Golden EyeRoland WintersWilliam Beaudine1948Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)Public domain.Monogram PicturesThe Feathered SerpentRoland WintersWilliam Beaudine1948Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)Monogram PicturesSky DragonRoland WintersLesley Selander1949Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)Monogram PicturesEl Monstruo en la Sombra Orlando RodríguezZacarias Urquiza1955Mexikansk filmThe Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue)Ross MartinDaryl Duke1973TV-film Universal TelevisionCharlie Chan och drakkvinnans förbannelsePeter UstinovClive Donner1981
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