George Kuwa
Born: 1885-04-07 in Hiroshima, Japan
Died: 1931-10-13
Known For: Acting
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
1931
- Daughter of the Dragon as Sing Lee (uncredited)
- Sweepstakes as Cantina Bartender
- Wicked as Tony's friend
1928
- The House of Shame as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
- After the Storm as A. Hop
- The Showdown as Willie
- Chinatown Charlie as Hip Sing Toy
1927
- The Warning as Ah Sung
- The Chinese Parrot as Louis Wong
- Perch of the Devil as Charley Lee
- White Pants Willie as Wong Lee
- Melting Millions
1926
- The Nut-Cracker as Saki
- A Trip to Chinatown as Tulung
- The House Without a Key as Charlie Chan
- The Dice Woman as Steward
- The Enchanted Hill as Chan
- Money Talks as Ah Foo
1925
- Oh, Doctor! as Chang
- The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted as Japanese Servant
- A Son of His Father as Wing
- Head Winds as Wai Sai
1924
- The Man from Wyoming as Sing Lee Wah
- The Storm Daughter as Ah Sin
- Curlytop as Wang Toy
- Broken Barriers as Chang
1923
- The World's Applause as Valet to Townsend
- The Eternal Struggle as Wo Long
- Daddy as Valet
1922
- Moran of the Lady Letty as 'Chopstick' Charlie
- Five Days to Live as Hop Sing
- Enter Madame as Tomamoto
- Bought and Paid For as Oku
- The Half Breed as Kito
1921
- Midsummer Madness as Servant
- The Invisible Fear as Nagi
1920
- The Willow Tree as Kimura
- Her Unwilling Husband as George
- Sick Abed as Wing Chow
1919
- When the Clouds Roll By as Elevator Operator
- Toby's Bow as Jap
- Man of Might
1918
- Rimrock Jones as Woe Chong
- The Woman in the Web
1917
- The Bottle Imp as Makale
- The Countess Charming as Soto
1916
- The Cossack Whip as Turov's Servant (uncredited)
- The Yellow Pawn as Sen Yat