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George Kuwa

George Kuwa

Born: 1885-04-07 • Hiroshima, Japan

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
Wicked poster
Wicked
1931 • Tony's friend
Daughter of the Dragon poster
Daughter of the Dragon
1931 • Sing Lee (uncredited)
Sweepstakes poster
Sweepstakes
1931 • Cantina Bartender
The House of Shame poster
The House of Shame
1928 • Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
After the Storm poster
After the Storm
1928 • A. Hop
Chinatown Charlie poster
Chinatown Charlie
1928 • Hip Sing Toy
The Showdown poster
The Showdown
1928 • Willie
The Warning poster
The Warning
1927 • Ah Sung
The Chinese Parrot poster
The Chinese Parrot
1927 • Louis Wong
White Pants Willie poster
White Pants Willie
1927 • Wong Lee
Melting Millions poster
Melting Millions
1927
Perch of the Devil poster
Perch of the Devil
1927 • Charley Lee
The House Without a Key poster
The House Without a Key
1926 • Charlie Chan
The Dice Woman poster
The Dice Woman
1926 • Steward
A Trip to Chinatown poster
A Trip to Chinatown
1926 • Tulung
Money Talks poster
Money Talks
1926 • Ah Foo
No Image
The Nutcracker
1926 • Saki
The Enchanted Hill poster
The Enchanted Hill
1926 • Chan
A Son of His Father poster
A Son of His Father
1925 • Wing
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted poster
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925 • Japanese Servant
Head Winds poster
Head Winds
1925 • Wai Sai
Oh, Doctor! poster
Oh, Doctor!
1925 • Chang
Curlytop poster
Curlytop
1924 • Wang Toy
Broken Barriers poster
Broken Barriers
1924 • Chang
The Storm Daughter poster
The Storm Daughter
1924 • Ah Sin
The Man from Wyoming poster
The Man from Wyoming
1924 • Sing Lee Wah
The Eternal Struggle poster
The Eternal Struggle
1923 • Wo Long
Daddy poster
Daddy
1923 • Valet
The World's Applause poster
The World's Applause
1923 • Valet to Townsend
Enter Madame poster
Enter Madame
1922 • Tomamoto
The Half Breed poster
The Half Breed
1922 • Kito
Bought and Paid For poster
Bought and Paid For
1922 • Oku
Moran of the Lady Letty poster
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922 • 'Chopstick' Charlie
Five Days to Live poster
Five Days to Live
1922 • Hop Sing
The Invisible Fear poster
The Invisible Fear
1921 • Nagi
Midsummer Madness poster
Midsummer Madness
1921 • Servant
Her Unwilling Husband poster
Her Unwilling Husband
1920 • George
Sick Abed poster
Sick Abed
1920 • Wing Chow
The Willow Tree poster
The Willow Tree
1920 • Kimura
When the Clouds Roll By poster
When the Clouds Roll By
1919 • Elevator Operator
Toby's Bow poster
Toby's Bow
1919 • Jap
The Woman in the Web poster
The Woman in the Web
1918
Rimrock Jones poster
Rimrock Jones
1918 • Woe Chong
The Countess Charming poster
The Countess Charming
1917 • Soto
The Bottle Imp poster
The Bottle Imp
1917 • Makale
The Yellow Pawn poster
The Yellow Pawn
1916 • Sen Yat
The Cossack Whip poster
The Cossack Whip
1916 • Turov's Servant (uncredited)