George Kuwa

Birthday: 1885-04-07
Deathday: 1931-10-13
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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

Year Title Character
1931-10-04 Wicked Tony's friend
1931-09-24 Daughter of the Dragon Sing Lee (uncredited)
1931-07-10 Sweepstakes Cantina Bartender
1928-10-01 The House of Shame Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
1928-04-19 After the Storm A. Hop
1928-04-15 Chinatown Charlie Hip Sing Toy
1928-02-25 The Showdown Willie
1927-11-26 The Warning Ah Sung
1927-10-23 The Chinese Parrot Louis Wong
1927-03-06 Perch of the Devil Charley Lee
1926-11-21 The House Without a Key Charlie Chan
1926-06-19 The Dice Woman Steward
1926-06-06 A Trip to Chinatown Tulung
1926-05-10 Money Talks Ah Foo
1926-01-18 The Enchanted Hill Chan
1925-09-28 A Son of His Father Wing
1925-03-29 Head Winds Wai Sai
1925-02-23 Oh, Doctor! Chang
1924-12-28 Curlytop Wang Toy
1924-08-18 Broken Barriers Chang
1924-01-28 The Man from Wyoming Sing Lee Wah
1923-10-08 The Eternal Struggle Wo Long
1923-03-25 Daddy Valet
1923-01-29 The World's Applause Valet to Townsend
1922-11-13 Enter Madame Tomamoto
1922-05-31 The Half Breed Kito
1922-04-16 Bought and Paid For Oku
1922-02-05 Moran of the Lady Letty 'Chopstick' Charlie
1921-10-10 The Invisible Fear Nagi
1921-01-23 Midsummer Madness Servant
1920-11-21 Her Unwilling Husband George
1920-06-27 Sick Abed Wing Chow
1920-01-31 The Willow Tree Kimura
1919-12-28 When the Clouds Roll By Elevator Operator
1918-04-08 The Woman in the Web
1918-01-21 Rimrock Jones Woe Chong
1917-09-16 The Countess Charming Soto
1917-03-25 The Bottle Imp Makale
1916-11-23 The Yellow Pawn Sen Yat
1916-11-13 The Cossack Whip Turov's Servant (uncredited)