George Kuwa
April 7, 1885 (139 years old) in 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.[
Known For
Credits
- 1931 · Wicked as Tony's friend
- 1931 · Daughter of the Dragon as Sing Lee (uncredited)
- 1931 · Sweepstakes as Cantina Bartender
- 1928 · The House of Shame as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
- 1928 · After the Storm as A. Hop
- 1928 · Chinatown Charlie as Hip Sing Toy
- 1928 · The Showdown as Willie
- 1927 · The Warning as Ah Sung
- 1927 · The Chinese Parrot as Louis Wong
- 1927 · Perch of the Devil as Charley Lee
- 1926 · The House Without a Key as Charlie Chan
- 1926 · The Dice Woman as Steward
- 1926 · A Trip to Chinatown as Tulung
- 1926 · Money Talks as Ah Foo
- 1926 · The Enchanted Hill as Chan
- 1925 · A Son of His Father as Wing
- 1925 · Head Winds as Wai Sai
- 1925 · Oh, Doctor! as Chang
- 1924 · Curlytop as Wang Toy
- 1924 · Broken Barriers as Chang
- 1923 · The Eternal Struggle as Wo Long
- 1923 · Daddy as Valet
- 1923 · The World's Applause as Valet to Townsend
- 1922 · Enter Madame as Tomamoto
- 1922 · The Half Breed as Kito
- 1922 · Bought and Paid For as Oku
- 1922 · Moran of the Lady Letty as 'Chopstick' Charlie
- 1921 · The Invisible Fear as Nagi
- 1921 · Midsummer Madness as Servant
- 1920 · Her Unwilling Husband as George
- 1920 · Sick Abed as Wing Chow
- 1920 · The Willow Tree as Kimura
- 1919 · When the Clouds Roll By as Elevator Operator
- 1918 · The Woman in the Web as
- 1918 · Rimrock Jones as Woe Chong
- 1917 · The Countess Charming as Soto
- 1917 · The Bottle Imp as Makale
- 1916 · The Yellow Pawn as Sen Yat
- 1916 · The Cossack Whip as Turov's Servant (uncredited)