 Oland died in 1938 , and the Chan film , Charlie Chan at the Ringside , was rewritten with additional footage as Mr. Moto 's Gamble , an entry in the Mr. Moto series , another contemporary series featuring an East Asian protagonist ; Luke appeared as Lee Chan , not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter Lorre . Fox hired another white actor , Sidney Toler , to play Charlie Chan , and produced eleven Chan films through 1942 . Toler 's Chan was less mild @-@ mannered than Oland 's , a " switch in attitude that added some of the vigor of the original books to the films . " He is frequently accompanied , and irritated , by his Number Two Son , Jimmy Chan , played by Sen Yung . 
