George Kuwa
Apr 07, 1885 - Oct 13, 1931 (46 years old) in Hiroshima, Japan
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
Money Talks
Ah Foo
Moran of the Lady Letty
'Chopstick' Charlie
Perch of the Devil
Charley Lee
The Enchanted Hill
Chan
Daughter of the Dragon
Sing Lee (uncredited)
Wicked
Tony's friend
When the Clouds Roll By
Elevator Operator
Broken Barriers
Chang
Midsummer Madness
Servant
The Half Breed
Kito
Credits
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Wicked 1931Tony's friend★ 4.7 -
Sing Lee (uncredited)★ 5.1 -
Sweepstakes 1931Cantina Bartender★ 4.5 -
The House of Shame 1928Kuwa - Kimball's Valet★ 6 -
After the Storm 1928A. Hop★ NR -
Chinatown Charlie 1928Hip Sing Toy★ NR -
The Showdown 1928Willie★ NR -
The Warning 1927Ah Sung★ NR -
The Chinese Parrot 1927Louis Wong★ NR -
Perch of the Devil 1927Charley Lee★ NR
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Charlie Chan★ NR -
The Dice Woman 1926Steward★ NR -
A Trip to Chinatown 1926Tulung★ NR -
Money Talks 1926Ah Foo★ NR -
The Nutcracker 1926Saki★ NR
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The Enchanted Hill 1926Chan★ NR -
A Son of His Father 1925Wing★ NR -
Head Winds 1925Wai Sai★ 5 -
Oh, Doctor! 1925Chang★ 5.7 -
Curlytop 1924Wang Toy★ NR -
Broken Barriers 1924Chang★ 1 -
The Man from Wyoming 1924Sing Lee Wah★ NR -
The Eternal Struggle 1923Wo Long★ NR -
Daddy 1923Valet★ NR -
The World's Applause 1923Valet to Townsend★ NR -
Enter Madame 1922Tomamoto★ 5.5 -
The Half Breed 1922Kito★ NR -
Bought and Paid For 1922Oku★ NR -
'Chopstick' Charlie★ 6.5 -
The Invisible Fear 1921Nagi★ NR -
Midsummer Madness 1921Servant★ 1 -
George★ NR -
Sick Abed 1920Wing Chow★ NR -
The Willow Tree 1920Kimura★ NR -
Elevator Operator★ 6.8 -
The Woman in the Web 1918★ NR -
Rimrock Jones 1918Woe Chong★ NR -
Soto★ NR -
The Bottle Imp 1917Makale★ NR -
The Yellow Pawn 1916Sen Yat★ NR -
The Cossack Whip 1916Turov's Servant (uncredited)★ 8