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.[
Daughter of the Dragon
as Sing Lee (uncredited)At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard...
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Moran of the Lady Letty
as 'Chopstick' CharlieWealthy young man Ramon Laredo is abducted and put into service aboard a ship commanded by a...
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Wicked
as Tony's friendMargot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber...
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When the Clouds Roll By
as Elevator OperatorDaniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care...
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The House of Shame
as Kuwa - Kimball's ValetHarvey Baremore is upset with any perceived extravagance from his demure wife Druid, while he is...
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The House Without a Key
as Charlie ChanA Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has...
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The Chinese Parrot
as Louis WongThe plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all...
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The Eternal Struggle
as Wo LongBelieving she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North...
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The Willow Tree
as KimuraAfter Ned Hamilton is rejected by his girlfriend, he travels to Japan where he hears an old...
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Bought and Paid For
as OkuJimmy Gilley is engaged to Fanny Blaine. Jimmy would like to live in a more luxurious style, so...
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Midsummer Madness
as ServantBecause Bob Meredith (Jack Holt) spends all his time working, his wife Margaret (Lois Wilson)...
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Oh, Doctor!
as ChangRufus Billings was born premature and after a lifetime of doctors doting on his frail health he...
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The Showdown
as WilliePassions run hot in the tropics as men fight over oil wells and a woman.
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Daddy
as ValetBelieving her husband to be unfaithful, Helene Savelli takes her son, Jackie, to the Holdens'...
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The World's Applause
as Valet to TownsendCorinne d'Alys (Daniels) achieves sudden success on the stage and among her many admirers is...
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After the Storm
as A. HopMistakenly believing his wife, Molly Dane ,has been unfaithful to him, ship captain Manin Dane...
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Curlytop
as Wang ToyBig Bill Branigan, one of the tough characters of London's Limehouse district, falls in love...
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The Cossack Whip
as Turov's Servant (uncredited)Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village...
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Her Unwilling Husband
as GeorgeIn this farce, Mavis Jerome, is an actress who has just broken up with her fiancé, Homer Owen....
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The Woman in the Web
as uncreditedAn adventure serial released in 1918
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The Countess Charming
as SotoStanley Jordan, a wealthy young bachelor, attends a Red Cross Benefit at the country club where...
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Sweepstakes
as Cantina BartenderA popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
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The Bottle Imp
as MakaleLopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her...
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A Trip to Chinatown
as TulungA young hypochondriac who believes that he has only a week to live. His name, by the way, is...
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The Warning
as Ah SungThis story of the British Silent Service operating on the coast of China finds Tom Fellows,...
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The Dice Woman
as StewardAnita Gray is the spoiled daughter of a millionaire. Returning home from a party, her car breaks...
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Money Talks
as Ah FooSam Starling (Owen Moore) is deep in debt, his wife Phoebe (Claire Windsor) is leaving him and...
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Chinatown Charlie
as Hip Sing ToyA likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in...
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The Half Breed
as KitoDelmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge....
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Rimrock Jones
as Woe ChongRimrock Jones is the toughest and most likeable prospector in a thriving Arizona copper camp....
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Broken Barriers
as ChangA young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets...
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Head Winds
as Wai SaiPeter kidnaps Patricia to prevent her from marrying the wrong man.
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A Son of His Father
as Wing'Big Boy' Morgan and his friend, invalid Charlie Grey, must overcome the efforts of the...
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The Yellow Pawn
as Sen YatAn artist is in the countryside, painting, when he meets a girl in a roadster. They fall in...
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Sick Abed
as Wing ChowWhen showing a woman customer some ranch property, real estate agent John Weems's car is...
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The Invisible Fear
as NagiA young woman mistakenly believes she has killed a man in a struggle to repel his unwanted advances.
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The Enchanted Hill
as ChanBased on a Peter B. Kyne novel, The Enchanted Hill featureds a triangle romance between Jack...
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The Man from Wyoming
as Sing Lee WahNed Bannister, manager of a sheep ranch, is accused of the murder of David Messiter, a...
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