George Kuwa

George Kuwa

Acting
Born Apr 07, 1885
From Hiroshima, Japan
Died Oct 13, 1931

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 — Acting

The Warning
1927

The Warning

Ah Sung

When the Clouds Roll By
6.7
1919

When the Clouds Roll By

Elevator Operator

Daughter of the Dragon
5.1
1931

Daughter of the Dragon

Sing Lee (uncredited)

The Showdown
1928

The Showdown

Willie

Rimrock Jones
1918

Rimrock Jones

Woe Chong

Moran of the Lady Letty
6.5
1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

'Chopstick' Charlie

Oh, Doctor!
5.7
1925

Oh, Doctor!

Chang

Sweepstakes
4.5
1931

Sweepstakes

Cantina Bartender

Wicked
4.7
1931

Wicked

Tony's friend

Sick Abed
1920

Sick Abed

Wing Chow

The Chinese Parrot
1927

The Chinese Parrot

Louis Wong

The Enchanted Hill
1926

The Enchanted Hill

Chan

Chinatown Charlie
1928

Chinatown Charlie

Hip Sing Toy

Curlytop
1924

Curlytop

Wang Toy

Perch of the Devil
1927

Perch of the Devil

Charley Lee

Midsummer Madness
1.0
1921

Midsummer Madness

Servant

Broken Barriers
1.0
1924

Broken Barriers

Chang

The Half Breed
1922

The Half Breed

Kito

The World's Applause
1923

The World's Applause

Valet to Townsend

The House Without a Key
1926

The House Without a Key

Charlie Chan

A Son of His Father
1925

A Son of His Father

Wing

Daddy
1923

Daddy

Valet

After the Storm
1928

After the Storm

A. Hop

The Bottle Imp
1917

The Bottle Imp

Makale

Money Talks
1926

Money Talks

Ah Foo

A Trip to Chinatown
1926

A Trip to Chinatown

Tulung

White Pants Willie
1927

White Pants Willie

Wong Lee

The Cossack Whip
8.0
1916

The Cossack Whip

Turov's Servant (uncredited)

The Dice Woman
1926

The Dice Woman

Steward

The Woman in the Web
1918

The Woman in the Web

Enter Madame
5.5
1922

Enter Madame

Tomamoto

The Invisible Fear
1921

The Invisible Fear

Nagi

The Man from Wyoming
1924

The Man from Wyoming

Sing Lee Wah

1926

The Nutcracker

Saki

Toby's Bow
1919

Toby's Bow

Jap

The House of Shame
6.0
1928

The House of Shame

Kuwa - Kimball's Valet

The Countess Charming
1917

The Countess Charming

Soto

Bought and Paid For
1922

Bought and Paid For

Oku

Five Days to Live
1922

Five Days to Live

Hop Sing

The Yellow Pawn
1916

The Yellow Pawn

Sen Yat

The Willow Tree
1920

The Willow Tree

Kimura

The Eternal Struggle
1923

The Eternal Struggle

Wo Long

Head Winds
5.0
1925

Head Winds

Wai Sai

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

Japanese Servant

Melting Millions
1927

Melting Millions

Her Unwilling Husband
1920

Her Unwilling Husband

George

The Storm Daughter
1924

The Storm Daughter

Ah Sin

1919

Man of Might