Chester Gan

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Chester Gan
Born	(1908-07-04)July 4, 1908 San Francisco, California
Died	June 29, 1959(1959-06-29) (aged 50) San Francisco, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1932–1959

Chester Gan or at times Chester Gann was an American actor of Chinese descent. He played almost a hundred roles, typically portraying Asian stereotypes, from the Chinese cook or waiter to the Japanese enemy soldier.

Partial filmography

Salute to the Marines (1943) as Japanese Officer
Crash Dive (1943) as Waiter
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) as Young Farmer
China (1943) as Japanese General
China Girl (1942) as Japanese Officer
Heart of the Golden West (1942) as Chinese Cook
Flying Tigers (1942) as Mike the Mechanic
Across the Pacific (1942) as Captain Higoto
Busses Roar (1942) as Yamanito
Submarine Raider (1942) as Yoshiwara
Escape from Hong Kong (1942) as Yamota
Moontide (1942) as ["Henry"] Hirota
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) as Emily's servant
To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) as Chinese Man
The Good Earth (1937) (credited as Chester Gann)

External links

Chester Gan at the Internet Movie Database
Chester Gan at the TCM Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Gan, Chester
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1908-07-04
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death	1959-06-29
Place of death	San Francisco, California

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