George Kuwa

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-04-07 (46 years old)

Deathday

1931-10-13

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Japan

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.[

Acting

1923

Daddy

as Valet

1922

1916

The Cossack Whip

as Turov's Servant (uncredited)

1927

The Warning

as Ah Sung

1928

1926

1928

Chinatown Charlie

as Hip Sing Toy

1927

The Chinese Parrot

as Louis Wong

1924

1916

The Yellow Pawn

as Sen Yat

1918

Rimrock Jones

as Woe Chong

1920

Sick Abed

as Wing Chow

1927

Perch of the Devil

as Charley Lee

1928

The Showdown

as Willie

1931

Daughter of the Dragon

as Sing Lee (uncredited)

1926

The Dice Woman

as Steward

1925

Oh, Doctor!

as Chang

1923

The World's Applause

as Valet to Townsend

1921

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

as 'Chopstick' Charlie

1931

Sweepstakes

as Cantina Bartender

1917

1924

Curlytop

as Wang Toy

1919

When the Clouds Roll By

as Elevator Operator

1922

Enter Madame

as Tomamoto

1925

Head Winds

as Wai Sai

1926

Money Talks

as Ah Foo

1923

1926

1928

The House of Shame

as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet

1920

1931

Wicked

as Tony's friend

1924

The Man from Wyoming

as Sing Lee Wah

1926

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