Charlie Chan Charlie Chan Charlie Chan is a fictional character created by Earl Derr Biggers. Biggers loosely based Chan on Honolulu, Hawaii, detective Chang Apana, and conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes and villains like Fu Manchu. Chan is a detective for the Honolulu police, though many stories feature Chan traveling the world as he investigates mysteries and solves crimes. Chan first appeared in Biggers' novels, then was featured in a number of media. Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926. The character was first portrayed by East Asian
Charlie Williams (British writer) Charlie Williams (British writer) Charlie Williams (born 1971) is an English writer who has published six novels and a number of shorter works. Williams grew up in the town of Worcester on the borders of Western England, and was educated at Swansea University. Five of Williams' novels comprise "The Mangel Series", about nightclub doorman Royston Blake and set in the fictional town of Mangel, which is based loosely on Worcester itself. "Deadfolk" was published in 2004, "Fags and Lager" in 2005, "King of the Road" in 2006, "One Dead Hen" in 2011 and "Made of Stone" in 2013. Comic, rural