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Hiroshima, Japan
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
- Daughter of the Dragon — Sing Lee (uncredited)1931
- Sweepstakes — Cantina Bartender1931
- Wicked — Tony's friend1931
- After the Storm — A. Hop1928
- Chinatown Charlie — Hip Sing Toy1928
- The Showdown — Willie1928
- The House of Shame — Kuwa - Kimball's Valet1928
- The Warning — Ah Sung1927
- The Chinese Parrot — Louis Wong1927
- Perch of the Devil — Charley Lee1927
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Japan
- Place of death
- Japan
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Scene from Daddy 5.jpg
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- date of death
- 1931-10-13
- date of birth
- 1885-04-07
- Commons category
- George Kuwa
- writing language
- English language
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