George Kuwa

George Kuwa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

07/04/1885

Day of Death

13/10/1931
(46) years old

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Japan

Biography

George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 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

Cast

1931

Wicked

as Tony's friend

1931

Daughter of the Dragon

as Sing Lee (uncredited)

1931

Sweepstakes

as Cantina Bartender

1928

The House of Shame

as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet

1928

After the Storm

as A. Hop

1928

Chinatown Charlie

as Hip Sing Toy

1928

The Showdown

as Willie

1927

The Warning

as Ah Sung

1927

The Chinese Parrot

as Louis Wong

1927

Perch of the Devil

as Charley Lee

1926

The House Without a Key

as Charlie Chan

1926

The Dice Woman

as Steward

1926

A Trip to Chinatown

as Tulung

1926

Money Talks

as Ah Foo

1926

The Nutcracker

as Saki

1925

Head Winds

as Wai Sai

1925

Oh, Doctor!

as Chang

1924

Curlytop

as Wang Toy

1924

Broken Barriers

as Chang

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

Enter Madame

as Tomamoto

1922

The Half Breed

as Kito

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

as 'Chopstick' Charlie

1921

Midsummer Madness

as Servant

1920

Sick Abed

as Wing Chow

1920

The Willow Tree

as Kimura

1919

When the Clouds Roll By

as Elevator Operator

1918

Rimrock Jones

as Woe Chong

1917

The Bottle Imp

as Makale

1916

The Yellow Pawn

as Sen Yat

1916

The Cossack Whip

as Turov's Servant (uncredited)