Occupation Actor Died October 13, 1931, Japan Role Film actor | Name George Kuwa Years active 1916–1931 | |
 | ||
Born 7 April 1885 ( 1885-04-07 ) Japan Movies Moran of the Lady Letty, The Countess Charming Similar People George Melford, Paul Leni, Jesse L Lasky, Donald Crisp, Edward Carewe | ||
George Kuwa (7 April 1885 – 13 October 1931) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 58 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-screen, in the 1926 film serial The House Without a Key.
Filmography
Actor
1931
Wicked as
Tony's friend
1931
Daughter of the Dragon as
Sing Lee (uncredited)
1931
A Clean-Up on the Curb (Short) as
Vegetable Wagon Owner
1931
Sweepstakes as
Cantina Bartender (uncredited)
1931
Doctors' Wives as
Ruyter's Servant (uncredited)
1929
Aisuru monô no michî
1928
The House of Shame as
Kuwa - Kimball's Valet (uncredited)
1928
After the Storm as
A. Hop
1928
Chinatown Charlie as
Hip Sing Toy
1928
The Showdown as
Willie
1928
The Secret Hour as
Ah Gee
1927
Chicago as
Flynn's Servant (uncredited)
1927
The Warning as
Ah Sung
1927
The Chinese Parrot as
Louis Wong
1927
White Pants Willie as
Wong Lee
1927
Melting Millions
1927
The Night Bride as
Japanese Gardner
1927
Perch of the Devil as
Charley Lee
1926
The House Without a Key as
Charlie Chan
1926
That Model from Paris as
Grant's Valet
1926
The Dice Woman as
Steward
1926
The Silver Treasure as
Luis
1926
A Trip to Chinatown as
Tulung
1926
Money Talks as
Ah Foo
1926
The Nutcracker as
Saki
1926
The Enchanted Hill as
Chan
1925
A Son of His Father as
Wing
1925
Queen of Spades
1925
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted as
Japanese Servant
1925
Head Winds as
Wai Sai
1925
Oh, Doctor! as
Chang
1924
Curlytop as
Wang Toy
1924
Broken Barriers as
Chang
1924
The Storm Daughter as
Ah Sin
1924
Sporting Youth as
Chinese Attendant (uncredited)
1924
The Man from Wyoming as
Sing Lee Wah
1923
The Eternal Struggle as
Wo Long
1923
Daddy as
Valet
1923
The World's Applause as
Valet to Townsend
1922
The Beautiful and Damned as
Tanner
1922
Enter Madame as
Tomamoto>
1922
Sherlock Brown as
Sato
1922
The Half Breed as
Kito
1922
Bought and Paid For as
Oku
1922
Moran of the Lady Letty as
'Chopstick' Charlie
1922
Five Days to Live as
Hop Sing
1921
Nobody's Fool as
Ah Gone
1921
The Invisible Fear as
Nagi
1920
Midsummer Madness as
Japanese Servant
1920
Her Unwilling Husband
1920
Officer 666 as
Bareatto
1920
The Round-up as
Chinese Boy
1920
Sick Abed as
Wing Chow
1920
The Willow Tree as
Kimura
1919
When the Clouds Roll by as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1919
Toby's Bow as
Jap
1919
Man of Might
1918
The Woman in the Web
1918
Love Me as
Fenton's Houseboy (uncredited)
1918
Rimrock Jones as
Woe Chong
1917
The Countess Charming as
Soto
1917
Forbidden Paths as
Sato's Valet (uncredited)
1917
The Bottle Imp as
Makale
1916
The Yellow Pawn as
Sen Yat
1916
The Cossack Whip as
Turov's Servant (uncredited)
1916
The Soul of Kura San as
Oki
References
George Kuwa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA