George Kuwa
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-04-07 (140 years old)
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Acting
1931
Wicked as Tony's friend1931
Daughter of the Dragon as Sing Lee (uncredited)1931
Sweepstakes as Cantina Bartender1928
The Showdown as Willie1928
Chinatown Charlie as Hip Sing Toy1928
The House of Shame as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet1928
After the Storm as A. Hop1927
The Chinese Parrot as Louis Wong1927
Perch of the Devil as Charley Lee1927
The Warning as Ah Sung1926
The House Without a Key as Charlie Chan1926
The Dice Woman as Steward1926
The Enchanted Hill as Chan1926
Money Talks as Ah Foo1926
A Trip to Chinatown as Tulung1926
The Nutcracker as Saki1925
Oh, Doctor! as Chang1925
A Son of His Father as Wing1925
Head Winds as Wai Sai1924
Broken Barriers as Chang1924
Curlytop as Wang Toy1924
The Man from Wyoming as Sing Lee Wah1923
Daddy as Valet1923
The Eternal Struggle as Wo Long1923
The World's Applause as Valet to Townsend1922
Moran of the Lady Letty as 'Chopstick' Charlie1922
Enter Madame as Tomamoto1922
The Half Breed as Kito1922
Bought and Paid For as Oku1921
Midsummer Madness as Servant1921
The Invisible Fear as Nagi1920
Sick Abed as Wing Chow1920
The Willow Tree as Kimura1920
Her Unwilling Husband as George1919
When the Clouds Roll By as Elevator Operator1918
The Woman in the Web as Not available1918
Rimrock Jones as Woe Chong1917
The Bottle Imp as Makale1917
The Countess Charming as Soto1916
The Cossack Whip as Turov's Servant (uncredited)1916
The Yellow Pawn as Sen Yat