George Kuwa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-04-07

Deathday

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

Daughter of the Dragon
5.1%

Daughter of the Dragon

Sep 24, 1931

When the Clouds Roll By
6.8%

When the Clouds Roll By

Dec 28, 1919

Oh, Doctor!
5.7%

Oh, Doctor!

Feb 23, 1925

Wicked
4.7%

Wicked

Oct 4, 1931

Sweepstakes
4.5%

Sweepstakes

Jul 10, 1931

EM
5.5%

Enter Madame

Nov 13, 1922

The Cossack Whip
8.0%

The Cossack Whip

Nov 13, 1916

Broken Barriers
1.0%

Broken Barriers

Aug 18, 1924

Midsummer Madness
1.0%

Midsummer Madness

Jan 23, 1921

Head Winds
5.0%

Head Winds

Mar 29, 1925

The House of Shame
6.0%

The House of Shame

Oct 1, 1928

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Acting

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