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Birthday: Apr 07, 1885
Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Japan

George Kuwa

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
Movie Cast Year
Daddy Valet 1923
The Half Breed Kito 1922
The Cossack Whip Turov's Servant (uncredited) 1916
The Warning Ah Sung 1927
After the Storm A. Hop 1928
A Trip to Chinatown Tulung 1926
The Chinese Parrot Louis Wong 1927
Chinatown Charlie Hip Sing Toy 1928
Broken Barriers Chang 1924
The Countess Charming Soto 1917
The Yellow Pawn Sen Yat 1916
Rimrock Jones Woe Chong 1918
Sick Abed Wing Chow 1920
Perch of the Devil Charley Lee 1927
The Showdown Willie 1928
Daughter of the Dragon Sing Lee (uncredited) 1931
The Dice Woman Steward 1926
Oh, Doctor! Chang 1925
The Woman in the Web 1918
Bought and Paid For Oku 1922
The World's Applause Valet to Townsend 1923
Midsummer Madness Servant 1921
Moran of the Lady Letty 'Chopstick' Charlie 1922
Sweepstakes Cantina Bartender 1931
The Bottle Imp Makale 1917
Curlytop Wang Toy 1924
When the Clouds Roll By Elevator Operator 1919
The Invisible Fear Nagi 1921
Her Unwilling Husband George 1920
Enter Madame Tomamoto 1922
Head Winds Wai Sai 1925
Money Talks Ah Foo 1926
The Eternal Struggle Wo Long 1923
The House Without a Key Charlie Chan 1926
The House of Shame Kuwa - Kimball's Valet 1928
The Willow Tree Kimura 1920
A Son of His Father Wing 1925
Wicked Tony's friend 1931
The Enchanted Hill Chan 1926
The Man from Wyoming Sing Lee Wah 1924
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