Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 07, 1885
Died
Oct 13, 1931
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Credits
48 titles
George Kuwa
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.[
Known For
Filmography
Wicked
Tony's friend
Daughter of the Dragon
Sing Lee (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
Cantina Bartender
The House of Shame
Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
After the Storm
A. Hop
Chinatown Charlie
Hip Sing Toy
The Showdown
Willie
The Warning
Ah Sung
The Chinese Parrot
Louis Wong
White Pants Willie
Wong Lee
Melting Millions
Perch of the Devil
Charley Lee
The House Without a Key
Charlie Chan
The Dice Woman
Steward
A Trip to Chinatown
Tulung
Money Talks
Ah Foo
The Nut-Cracker
Saki
The Enchanted Hill
Chan
A Son of His Father
Wing
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
Japanese Servant
Head Winds
Wai Sai
Oh, Doctor!
Chang
Curlytop
Wang Toy
Broken Barriers
Chang
The Storm Daughter
Ah Sin
The Man from Wyoming
Sing Lee Wah
The Eternal Struggle
Wo Long
Daddy
Valet
The World's Applause
Valet to Townsend
Enter Madame
Tomamoto
The Half Breed
Kito
Bought and Paid For
Oku
Moran of the Lady Letty
'Chopstick' Charlie
Five Days to Live
Hop Sing
The Invisible Fear
Nagi
Midsummer Madness
Servant
Her Unwilling Husband
George
Sick Abed
Wing Chow
The Willow Tree
Kimura
When the Clouds Roll By
Elevator Operator
Toby's Bow
Jap
Man of Might
The Woman in the Web
Rimrock Jones
Woe Chong
The Countess Charming
Soto
The Bottle Imp
Makale
The Yellow Pawn
Sen Yat
The Cossack Whip
Turov's Servant (uncredited)