George Kuwa

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 7, 1885

died

October 13, 1931

place of birth

Hiroshima, Japan

also known as

Keichii Kuwahara

total credits

46 movies

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.[

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Filmography

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Broken Barriers
3.7

Broken Barriers

1924as Chang
Sweepstakes
5.7

Sweepstakes

1931as Cantina Bartender
Daughter of the Dragon
5.3

Daughter of the Dragon

1931as Sing Lee (uncredited)
The Countess Charming

The Countess Charming

1917as Soto
Wicked
5.5

Wicked

1931as Tony's friend
Oh, Doctor!
6.3

Oh, Doctor!

1925as Chang
Daddy
7.0

Daddy

1923as Valet
Moran of the Lady Letty
6.7

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922as 'Chopstick' Charlie
Melting Millions
9.0

Melting Millions

1927
The World's Applause
9.0

The World's Applause

1923as Valet to Townsend
The Bottle Imp

The Bottle Imp

1917as Makale
A Trip to Chinatown
10.0

A Trip to Chinatown

1926as Tulung
Perch of the Devil
7.0

Perch of the Devil

1927as Charley Lee
Bought and Paid For
7.0

Bought and Paid For

1922as Oku
The Half Breed
7.0

The Half Breed

1922as Kito
The Enchanted Hill
9.0

The Enchanted Hill

1926as Chan
The Cossack Whip
8.0

The Cossack Whip

1916as Turov's Servant (uncredited)
Sick Abed
7.0

Sick Abed

1920as Wing Chow
The Invisible Fear
9.0

The Invisible Fear

1921as Nagi
Curlytop
10.0

Curlytop

1924as Wang Toy
A Son of His Father
9.0

A Son of His Father

1925as Wing
Midsummer Madness
3.3

Midsummer Madness

1921as Servant
The Dice Woman
7.0

The Dice Woman

1926as Steward
When the Clouds Roll By
6.7

When the Clouds Roll By

1919as Elevator Operator
Rimrock Jones

Rimrock Jones

1918as Woe Chong
The Willow Tree
8.0

The Willow Tree

1920as Kimura
The Man from Wyoming
8.0

The Man from Wyoming

1924as Sing Lee Wah
The Chinese Parrot
10.0

The Chinese Parrot

1927as Louis Wong
The Yellow Pawn

The Yellow Pawn

1916as Sen Yat
Chinatown Charlie
7.0

Chinatown Charlie

1928as Hip Sing Toy
The Showdown
8.0

The Showdown

1928as Willie
The House Without a Key
8.0

The House Without a Key

1926as Charlie Chan
Head Winds
6.5

Head Winds

1925as Wai Sai
Toby's Bow
8.0

Toby's Bow

1919as Jap
The House of Shame
7.0

The House of Shame

1928as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
The Warning
10.0

The Warning

1927as Ah Sung
Her Unwilling Husband
10.0

Her Unwilling Husband

1920as George
Money Talks

Money Talks

1926as Ah Foo
White Pants Willie
9.0

White Pants Willie

1927as Wong Lee
After the Storm
9.0

After the Storm

1928as A. Hop
The Storm Daughter
9.0

The Storm Daughter

1924as Ah Sin
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
7.0

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

1925as Japanese Servant
The Eternal Struggle
10.0

The Eternal Struggle

1923as Wo Long
The Woman in the Web

The Woman in the Web

1918
Enter Madame
7.0

Enter Madame

1922as Tomamoto
Five Days to Live
9.0

Five Days to Live

1922as Hop Sing