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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.[

Et billede af George Kuwa

Actor

1916

[ ] The Cossack Whip (Turov's Servant (uncredited))
[ ] The Yellow Pawn (Sen Yat)

1917

[ ] The Countess Charming (Soto)
[ ] The Bottle Imp (Makale)

1918

[ ] Rimrock Jones (Woe Chong)
[ ] The Woman in the Web (????)

1919

[ ] When the Clouds Roll By (Elevator Operator)
[ ] Toby's Bow (Jap)

1920

[ ] Sick Abed (Wing Chow)
[ ] Her Unwilling Husband (George)
[ ] The Willow Tree (Kimura)

1921

[ ] Midsummer Madness (Servant)
[ ] The Invisible Fear (Nagi)

1922

[ ] The Half Breed (Kito)
[ ] Bought and Paid For (Oku)
[ ] Moran of the Lady Letty ('Chopstick' Charlie)
[ ] Enter Madame (Tomamoto)
[ ] Five Days to Live (Hop Sing)

1923

[ ] Daddy (Valet)
[ ] The World's Applause (Valet to Townsend)
[ ] The Eternal Struggle (Wo Long)

1924

[ ] Broken Barriers (Chang)
[ ] Curlytop (Wang Toy)
[ ] The Man from Wyoming (Sing Lee Wah)
[ ] The Storm Daughter (Ah Sin)

1925

[ ] Oh, Doctor! (Chang)
[ ] Head Winds (Wai Sai)
[ ] A Son of His Father (Wing)
[ ] The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (Japanese Servant)

1926

[ ] A Trip to Chinatown (Tulung)
[ ] The Dice Woman (Steward)
[ ] Money Talks (Ah Foo)
[ ] The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan)
[ ] The Enchanted Hill (Chan)
[ ] The Nutcracker (Saki)

1927

[ ] The Warning (Ah Sung)
[ ] The Chinese Parrot (Louis Wong)
[ ] Perch of the Devil (Charley Lee)
[ ] Melting Millions (????)
[ ] White Pants Willie (Wong Lee)

1928

[ ] After the Storm (A. Hop)
[ ] Chinatown Charlie (Hip Sing Toy)
[ ] The Showdown (Willie)
[ ] The House of Shame (Kuwa - Kimball's Valet)

1931

[ ] Daughter of the Dragon (Sing Lee (uncredited))
[ ] Sweepstakes (Cantina Bartender)
[ ] Wicked (Tony's friend)