George Kuwa

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]

George Kuwa
Kuwa with Jackie Coogan in the 1923 film Daddy
Born	(1885-04-07)7 April 1885 Japan
Died	13 October 1931(1931-10-13) (aged 46) Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1931

Partial filmography

• The Soul of Kura San (1916)
• The Yellow Pawn (1916)
• The Bottle Imp (1917)
• The Countess Charming (1917)
• Rimrock Jones (1918)
• The Woman in the Web (1918)
• Toby's Bow (1919)
• The Willow Tree (1920)
• Sick Abed (1920)
• The Round-Up (1920)
• Officer 666 (1920)
• Midsummer Madness (1921)
• The Invisible Fear (1921)
• Nobody's Fool (1921)
• Five Days to Live (1922)
• Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
• Bought and Paid For (1922)
• Sherlock Brown (1922)
• Enter Madame (1922)
• The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
• The World's Applause (1923)
• Daddy (1923)
• The Eternal Struggle (1923)
• The Storm Daughter (1924)
• Curlytop (1924)
• The Man from Wyoming (1924)
• Broken Barriers (1924)
• Oh Doctor! (1925)
• Head Winds (1925)
• A Son of His Father (1925)
• The Enchanted Hill (1926)
• A Trip to Chinatown (1926)
• The Dice Woman (1926)
• The Silver Treasure (1926)
• That Model from Paris (1926)
• The House Without a Key (1926)
• Melting Millions (1927)
• White Pants Willie (1927)
• The Night Bride (1927)
• The Chinese Parrot (1927)
• The Warning (1927)
• The Secret Hour (1928)
• The Showdown (1928)
• Chinatown Charlie (1928)
• After the Storm (1928)
• Wicked (1931)

References

1. Hanke (1989), xii.

External links

• George Kuwa on IMDb