Filmography
Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Charles P. Mitchell's A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (1999).
| Film title | Starring | Directed by | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The House Without a Key | George Kuwa | Spencer G. Bennet | 1926 | Lost film |
| The Chinese Parrot | Kamayama Sojin | Paul Leni | 1927 | Lost film |
| Behind That Curtain | E.L. Park | Irving Cummings | 1929 | |
| Charlie Chan Carries On | Warner Oland | Hamilton MacFadden | 1931 | Lost film |
| Eran Trece (in Spanish) | Manuel Arbó | David Howard (uncredited) | 1931 | |
| The Black Camel | Warner Oland | Hamilton MacFadden | 1931 | |
| Charlie Chan's Chance | Warner Oland | John Blystone | 1932 | Lost film |
| Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Warner Oland | Hamilton MacFadden | 1933 | Lost film |
| Charlie Chan's Courage | Warner Oland | George Hadden and Eugene Forde | 1934 | Lost film |
| Charlie Chan in London | Warner Oland | Eugene Forde | 1934 | |
| Charlie Chan in Paris | Warner Oland | Lewis Seiler | 1935 | |
| Charlie Chan in Egypt | Warner Oland | Louis King | 1935 | |
| Charlie Chan in Shanghai | Warner Oland | James Tinling | 1935 | |
| Charlie Chan's Secret | Warner Oland | Gordon Wiles | 1936 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| Charlie Chan at the Circus | Warner Oland | Harry Lachman | 1936 | |
| Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Warner Oland | H. Bruce Humberstone | 1936 | |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Warner Oland | H. Bruce Humberstone | 1936 | |
| Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Warner Oland | H. Bruce Humberstone | 1937 | |
| Charlie Chan on Broadway | Warner Oland | Eugene Forde | 1937 | |
| The Disappearing Corpse (in Chinese) | ? | ? | 1937 | |
| La Serpiente Roja (in Spanish) | Aníbal de Mar | Ernesto Caparrós | 1937 | |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Warner Oland | Eugene Forde | 1937 | |
| Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Sidney Toler | H. Bruce Humberstone | 1938 | |
| Charlie Chan in Reno | Sidney Toler | Norman Foster | 1938 | |
| The Pearl Tunic (in Chinese) | ? | ? | 1938 | |
| Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Sidney Toler | Norman Foster | 1939 | |
| City in Darkness | Sidney Toler | Herbert I. Leeds | 1939 | |
| The Radio Station Murder (in Chinese) | ? | ? | 1939 | |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Sidney Toler | Eugene Forde | 1940 | |
| Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum | Sidney Toler | Lynn Shores | 1940 | |
| Charlie Chan in Panama | Sidney Toler | Norman Foster | 1940 | |
| Murder Over New York | Sidney Toler | Harry Lachman | 1940 | |
| Dead Men Tell | Sidney Toler | Harry Lachman | 1941 | |
| Charlie Chan in Rio | Sidney Toler | Harry Lachman | 1941 | |
| Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (in Chinese) | 徐莘园 (Xu Xinyuan) | 徐莘夫 (Xu Xinfu) | 1941 | |
| Castle in the Desert | Sidney Toler | Harry Lachman | 1942 | |
| Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1944 | |
| The Chinese Cat | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1944 | |
| Black Magic | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1944 | |
| The Shanghai Cobra | Sidney Toler | Phil Karlson | 1945 | |
| The Red Dragon | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1945 | |
| The Scarlet Clue | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1945 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| The Jade Mask | Sidney Toler | Phil Rosen | 1945 | |
| Dangerous Money | Sidney Toler | Terry O. Morse | 1946 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| Dark Alibi | Sidney Toler | Phil Karlson | 1946 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| Shadows Over Chinatown | Sidney Toler | Terry O. Morse | 1946 | |
| The Trap | Sidney Toler | Howard Bretherton | 1946 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| The Chinese Ring | Roland Winters | William Beaudine | 1947 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| Docks of New Orleans | Roland Winters | Derwin Abrahams | 1948 | |
| Shanghai Chest | Roland Winters | William Beaudine | 1948 | |
| The Golden Eye | Roland Winters | William Beaudine | 1948 | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |
| The Feathered Serpent | Roland Winters | William Beaudine | 1948 | |
| Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (in Chinese) | 徐莘园 (Xu Xinyuan) | 徐莘夫 (Xu Xinfu) | 1948 | |
| Sky Dragon | Roland Winters | Lesley Selander | 1949 | |
| El Monstruo en la Sombra (in Spanish) | Orlando Rodríguez | Zacarias Urquiza | 1955 | |
| The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) | Ross Martin | Daryl Duke | 1973 | |
| Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Peter Ustinov | Clive Donner | 1981 |
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