George Kuwa

Born: 1885-04-07, Hiroshima, Japan

Died: 1931-10-13

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.[

Filmography

• Enter Madame (1922)
• The Warning (1927)
• Rimrock Jones (1918)
• Sweepstakes (1931)
• The Willow Tree (1920)
• The Nut-Cracker (1926)
• The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
• The Chinese Parrot (1927)
• Chinatown Charlie (1928)
• Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
• The Dice Woman (1926)
• Five Days to Live (1922)
• The Storm Daughter (1924)
• Toby's Bow (1919)
• Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
• The Half Breed (1922)
• The Countess Charming (1917)
• Midsummer Madness (1921)
• White Pants Willie (1927)
• Broken Barriers (1924)
• Head Winds (1925)
• Her Unwilling Husband (1920)
• The House Without a Key (1926)
• The Enchanted Hill (1926)
• When the Clouds Roll By (1919)
• The Yellow Pawn (1916)
• The World's Applause (1923)
• A Son of His Father (1925)
• The Eternal Struggle (1923)
• Sick Abed (1920)