George Kuwa
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 07 Apr, 1885
- Death day: 13 Oct, 1931 ( 93 years old )
- Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
- Also known as: Keichii Kuwahara
George Kuwa
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.[
Credits
- 1931 - Wicked ( movie ) as Tony's friend
- 1931 - Daughter of the Dragon ( movie ) as Sing Lee (uncredited)
- 1931 - Sweepstakes ( movie ) as Cantina Bartender
- 1928 - The House of Shame ( movie ) as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
- 1928 - After the Storm ( movie ) as A. Hop
- 1928 - Chinatown Charlie ( movie ) as Hip Sing Toy
- 1928 - The Showdown ( movie ) as Willie
- 1927 - The Warning ( movie ) as Ah Sung
- 1927 - The Chinese Parrot ( movie ) as Louis Wong
- 1927 - Perch of the Devil ( movie ) as Charley Lee
- 1926 - The House Without a Key ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1926 - The Dice Woman ( movie ) as Steward
- 1926 - A Trip to Chinatown ( movie ) as Tulung
- 1926 - Money Talks ( movie ) as Ah Foo
- 1926 - The Nutcracker ( movie ) as Saki
- 1926 - The Enchanted Hill ( movie ) as Chan
- 1925 - A Son of His Father ( movie ) as Wing
- 1925 - Head Winds ( movie ) as Wai Sai
- 1925 - Oh, Doctor! ( movie ) as Chang
- 1924 - Curlytop ( movie ) as Wang Toy
- 1924 - Broken Barriers ( movie ) as Chang
- 1924 - The Man from Wyoming ( movie ) as Sing Lee Wah
- 1923 - The Eternal Struggle ( movie ) as Wo Long
- 1923 - Daddy ( movie ) as Valet
- 1923 - The World's Applause ( movie ) as Valet to Townsend
- 1922 - Enter Madame ( movie ) as Tomamoto
- 1922 - The Half Breed ( movie ) as Kito
- 1922 - Bought and Paid For ( movie ) as Oku
- 1922 - Moran of the Lady Letty ( movie ) as 'Chopstick' Charlie
- 1921 - The Invisible Fear ( movie ) as Nagi
- 1921 - Midsummer Madness ( movie ) as Servant
- 1920 - Her Unwilling Husband ( movie ) as George
- 1920 - Sick Abed ( movie ) as Wing Chow
- 1920 - The Willow Tree ( movie ) as Kimura
- 1919 - When the Clouds Roll By ( movie ) as Elevator Operator
- 1918 - The Woman in the Web ( movie )
- 1918 - Rimrock Jones ( movie ) as Woe Chong
- 1917 - The Countess Charming ( movie ) as Soto
- 1917 - The Bottle Imp ( movie ) as Makale
- 1916 - The Yellow Pawn ( movie ) as Sen Yat
- 1916 - The Cossack Whip ( movie ) as Turov's Servant (uncredited)