Person
George Kuwa
Acting · 1885–1931 · 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.[
Known for
The Warning
Ah Sung
Oh, Doctor!
Chang
Enter Madame
Tomamoto
Five Days to Live
Hop Sing
Toby's Bow
Jap
The Chinese Parrot
Louis Wong
The Dice Woman
Steward
Sweepstakes
Cantina Bartender
Rimrock Jones
Woe Chong
The Storm Daughter
Ah Sin
Filmography
- 1931WickedTony's friend
- 1931Daughter of the DragonSing Lee (uncredited)
- 1931SweepstakesCantina Bartender
- 1928The House of ShameKuwa - Kimball's Valet
- 1928After the StormA. Hop
- 1928Chinatown CharlieHip Sing Toy
- 1928The ShowdownWillie
- 1927The WarningAh Sung
- 1927The Chinese ParrotLouis Wong
- 1927White Pants WillieWong Lee
- 1927Melting Millions
- 1927Perch of the DevilCharley Lee
- 1926The House Without a KeyCharlie Chan
- 1926The Dice WomanSteward
- 1926A Trip to ChinatownTulung
- 1926Money TalksAh Foo
- 1926The NutcrackerSaki
- 1926The Enchanted HillChan
- 1925A Son of His FatherWing
- 1925The Wife Who Wasn't WantedJapanese Servant
- 1925Head WindsWai Sai
- 1925Oh, Doctor!Chang
- 1924CurlytopWang Toy
- 1924Broken BarriersChang
- 1924The Storm DaughterAh Sin
- 1924The Man from WyomingSing Lee Wah
- 1923The Eternal StruggleWo Long
- 1923DaddyValet
- 1923The World's ApplauseValet to Townsend
- 1922Enter MadameTomamoto
- 1922The Half BreedKito
- 1922Bought and Paid ForOku
- 1922Moran of the Lady Letty'Chopstick' Charlie
- 1922Five Days to LiveHop Sing
- 1921The Invisible FearNagi
- 1921Midsummer MadnessServant
- 1920Her Unwilling HusbandGeorge
- 1920Sick AbedWing Chow
- 1920The Willow TreeKimura
- 1919When the Clouds Roll ByElevator Operator
- 1919Toby's BowJap
- 1919Man of Might
- 1918The Woman in the Web
- 1918Rimrock JonesWoe Chong
- 1917The Countess CharmingSoto
- 1917The Bottle ImpMakale
- 1916The Yellow PawnSen Yat
- 1916The Cossack WhipTurov's Servant (uncredited)
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