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George Kuwa is a Actor Japonais born on 7 april 1885

George Kuwa

George Kuwa
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Nationality Japon
Birth 7 april 1885
Death 13 october 1831 (at 53 years)

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.

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Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
(5 films)
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
(4 films)
George Melford
George Melford
(3 films)
Victor Fleming
Victor Fleming
(2 films)
Jack Holt
Jack Holt
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George Kuwa (37 films)

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Actor

Daughter of the Dragon
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue Hayakawa, Bramwell Fletcher, Nella Walker, Holmes Herbert
Roles Sing Lee (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.8497652.8497652.8497652.8497652.849765
Princess Ling Moy lives next door to Dr. Fu Manchu, and is romantically involved with Ah Kee, a secret agent determined to thwart Fu Manchu. It is revealed that Fu Manchu is Ling Moy's father.
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes (1931)
, 1h17
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Eddie Quillan, Lew Cody, James Gleason, Marian Nixon, King Baggot, Lillian Leighton
Roles Cantina Bartender
Rating53% 2.6763552.6763552.6763552.6763552.676355
Bud Doyle is a jockey who has discovered the secret to get his favorite mount, Six-Shooter, to boost his performance. If he simply chants the phrase, "Whoop-te-doo", the horse responds with a burst of speed. There is a special bond between the jockey and his mount, but there is increasing tension between Doyle and the horse's owner, Pop Blake (who also raised Doyle), over Doyle's relationship with local singer Babe Ellis. Blake sees Ellis as a distraction prior to the upcoming big race, the Camden Stakes.
The Showdown
The Showdown (1928)
, 1h20
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Evelyn Brent, George Bancroft, Neil Hamilton, Fred Kohler, Helen Lynch, Arnold Kent
Roles Willie
Rating66% 3.3110253.3110253.3110253.3110253.311025
A group of Westerners seek oil in Latin America, fighting over their claims and the local prostitute. When glamorous Sibyl (Brent) appears, "Lucky" Cardan (Bancroft) warns her that no woman can stay "decent" in "this country".
The House of Shame
The House of Shame (1928)

Directed by Burton L. King
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire, Lloyd Whitlock, Fred Walton, George Kuwa
Roles Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
Rating59% 2.976252.976252.976252.976252.97625
Warning
Warning (1927)
, 56minutes
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier, Frank Lackteen, Pat Harmon, George Kuwa
Roles Ah Sung
Rating60% 3.011813.011813.011813.011813.01181