Acting · 1885
George Kuwa
Born Apr 7, 1885·Hiroshima, Japan·Died Oct 13, 1931 (46)
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
40 titles- 1931
SweepstakesCantina Bartender5.7Movie - 1931
WickedTony's friend5.5Movie - 1931
Daughter of the DragonSing Lee (uncredited)5.3Movie - 1928
The ShowdownWillie8.0Movie - 1928
After the StormA. Hop9.0Movie - 1928
Chinatown CharlieHip Sing Toy7.0Movie - 1927
The WarningAh Sung10.0Movie - 1927
The Chinese ParrotLouis Wong10.0Movie - 1927
White Pants WillieWong Lee9.0Movie - 1927
Melting Millions9.0Movie - 1927
Perch of the DevilCharley Lee7.0Movie - 1926
The Nut-CrackerSaki7.0Movie - 1926
The Dice WomanSteward7.0Movie - 1926
The Enchanted HillChan9.0Movie - 1926
The House Without a KeyCharlie Chan8.0Movie - 1925
Oh, Doctor!Chang6.2Movie - 1925
The Wife Who Wasn't WantedJapanese Servant7.0Movie - 1925
A Son of His FatherWing9.0Movie - 1924
Broken BarriersChang3.7Movie - 1924
The Storm DaughterAh Sin9.0Movie - 1924
The Man from WyomingSing Lee Wah8.0Movie - 1924
CurlytopWang Toy10.0Movie - 1923
DaddyValet7.0Movie - 1923
The Eternal StruggleWo Long10.0Movie - 1923
The World's ApplauseValet to Townsend9.0Movie - 1922
Enter MadameTomamoto7.0Movie - 1922
The Half BreedKito7.0Movie - 1922
Five Days to LiveHop Sing9.0Movie - 1922
Moran of the Lady Letty'Chopstick' Charlie6.7Movie - 1922
Bought and Paid ForOku7.0Movie - 1921
Midsummer MadnessServant3.3Movie - 1920
The Willow TreeKimura8.0Movie - 1920
Her Unwilling HusbandGeorge10.0Movie - 1919
Toby's BowJap8.0Movie - 1919Man of Might8.0Movie
- 1919
When the Clouds Roll ByElevator Operator6.7Movie - 1918
Rimrock JonesWoe ChongMovie - 1917
The Countess CharmingSotoMovie - 1917
The Bottle ImpMakaleMovie - 1916
The Yellow PawnSen YatMovie