- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1885
- Place of Birth
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Died
- October 13, 1931
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.[
Filmography
movieWicked
1931 · Tony's friend
movieDaughter of the Dragon
1931 · Sing Lee (uncredited)
movieSweepstakes
1931 · Cantina Bartender
movieThe House of Shame
1928 · Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
movieAfter the Storm
1928 · A. Hop
movieChinatown Charlie
1928 · Hip Sing Toy
movieThe Showdown
1928 · Willie
movieThe Warning
1927 · Ah Sung
movieThe Chinese Parrot
1927 · Louis Wong
movieWhite Pants Willie
1927 · Wong Lee
movieMelting Millions
1927
moviePerch of the Devil
1927 · Charley Lee
movieThe House Without a Key
1926 · Charlie Chan
movieThe Dice Woman
1926 · Steward
movieA Trip to Chinatown
1926 · Tulung
movieMoney Talks
1926 · Ah Foo
The Nutcracker
movieThe Nutcracker
1926 · Saki
movieThe Enchanted Hill
1926 · Chan
movieA Son of His Father
1925 · Wing
movieThe Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925 · Japanese Servant
movieHead Winds
1925 · Wai Sai
movieOh, Doctor!
1925 · Chang
movieCurlytop
1924 · Wang Toy
movieBroken Barriers
1924 · Chang
movieThe Storm Daughter
1924 · Ah Sin
movieThe Man from Wyoming
1924 · Sing Lee Wah
movieThe Eternal Struggle
1923 · Wo Long
movieDaddy
1923 · Valet
movieThe World's Applause
1923 · Valet to Townsend
movieEnter Madame
1922 · Tomamoto
movieThe Half Breed
1922 · Kito
movieBought and Paid For
1922 · Oku
movieMoran of the Lady Letty
1922 · 'Chopstick' Charlie
movieFive Days to Live
1922 · Hop Sing
movieThe Invisible Fear
1921 · Nagi
movieMidsummer Madness
1921 · Servant
movieHer Unwilling Husband
1920 · George
movieSick Abed
1920 · Wing Chow
movieThe Willow Tree
1920 · Kimura
movieWhen the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Elevator Operator
movieToby's Bow
1919 · Jap
Man of Might
movieMan of Might
1919
movieThe Woman in the Web
1918
movieRimrock Jones
1918 · Woe Chong
movieThe Countess Charming
1917 · Soto
movieThe Bottle Imp
1917 · Makale
movieThe Yellow Pawn
1916 · Sen Yat
movieThe Cossack Whip
1916 · Turov's Servant (uncredited)