George Kuwa
George Kuwa | |
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Kuwa with Jackie Coogan in the 1923 film Daddy | |
Born |
Japan | 7 April 1885
Died |
13 October 1931 46) Japan | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1916–1931 |
George Kuwa (7 April 1885 – 13 October 1931) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 58 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.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Bottle Imp (1917)
- Rimrock Jones (1918)
- A Woman in the Web (1918)
- The Round-Up (1920)
- Sick Abed (1920)
- Midsummer Madness (1921)
- The Invisible Fear (1921)
- Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
- The World's Applause (1923)
- Oh Doctor! (1925)
- A Son of His Father (1925)
- The Dice Woman (1926)
- The House Without a Key (1926)
- Melting Millions (1927)
- The Warning (1927)
- The Secret Hour (1928)
- The Showdown (1928)
- After the Storm (1928)
References
- ↑ Hanke (1989), xii.