George Kuwa

Personal Info

Birthday

April 7, 1885

Day of Death

1931-10-13

(46 years old)

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Japan

Also Known As

Keichii Kuwahara

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

Wicked

Daughter of the Dragon

Money Talks

Sweepstakes

The Nutcracker

The House Without a Key

The Enchanted Hill

The Chinese Parrot

Filmography

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