George Kuwa

George Kuwa

1885-04-07 – 1931-10-13 (age 46) Hiroshima, Japan
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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.[

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Known For

Enter Madame
Enter Madame

1922

as Tomamoto

Rimrock Jones
Rimrock Jones

1918

as Woe Chong

Oh, Doctor!
Oh, Doctor!

1925

as Chang

Wicked
Wicked

1931

as Tony's friend

Curlytop
Curlytop

1924

as Wang Toy

Chinatown Charlie
Chinatown Charlie

1928

as Hip Sing Toy

The Man from Wyoming
The Man from Wyoming

1924

as Sing Lee Wah

Daughter of the Dragon
Daughter of the Dragon

1931

as Sing Lee (uncredited)

The Bottle Imp
The Bottle Imp

1917

as Makale

Broken Barriers
Broken Barriers

1924

as Chang

The Countess Charming
The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot

1927

as Louis Wong

The Enchanted Hill
A Son of His Father
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes

1931

as Cantina Bartender

Melting Millions
The Half Breed
The Half Breed

1922

as Kito

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The Nutcracker

1926

as Saki

Money Talks
Money Talks

1926

as Ah Foo

The World's Applause
The World's Applause

1923

as Valet to Townsend