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George Kuwa

George Kuwa

Born on April 7th, 1885

Hiroshima, Japan

Died on October 13th, 1931

Biography

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

1931

Tony's friend

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Daughter of the Dragon

1931

Sing Lee (uncredited)

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Sweepstakes

1931

Cantina Bartender

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The House of Shame

1928

Kuwa - Kimball's Valet

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After the Storm

1928

A. Hop

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Chinatown Charlie

1928

Hip Sing Toy

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The Showdown

1928

Willie

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The Warning

1927

Ah Sung

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The Chinese Parrot

1927

Louis Wong

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Perch of the Devil

1927

Charley Lee

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The House Without a Key

1926

Charlie Chan

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The Dice Woman

1926

Steward

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A Trip to Chinatown

1926

Tulung

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Money Talks

1926

Ah Foo

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The Nutcracker

1926

Saki

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The Enchanted Hill

1926

Chan

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A Son of His Father

1925

Wing

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Head Winds

1925

Wai Sai

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Oh, Doctor!

1925

Chang

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Curlytop

1924

Wang Toy

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Broken Barriers

1924

Chang

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The Man from Wyoming

1924

Sing Lee Wah

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The Eternal Struggle

1923

Wo Long

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Daddy

1923

Valet

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The World's Applause

1923

Valet to Townsend

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Enter Madame

1922

Tomamoto

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The Half Breed

1922

Kito

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Bought and Paid For

1922

Oku

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Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

'Chopstick' Charlie

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The Invisible Fear

1921

Nagi

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Midsummer Madness

1921

Servant

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Her Unwilling Husband

1920

George

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Sick Abed

1920

Wing Chow

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The Willow Tree

1920

Kimura

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When the Clouds Roll By

1919

Elevator Operator

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The Woman in the Web

1918

Character TBA

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Rimrock Jones

1918

Woe Chong

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The Countess Charming

1917

Soto

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The Bottle Imp

1917

Makale

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The Yellow Pawn

1916

Sen Yat

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The Cossack Whip

1916

Turov's Servant (uncredited)

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