Birthday
1885/04/07
Day of death
1931/10/13 (46 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Also know as
Keichii Kuwahara
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.[
(1923) Daddy
as Valet
(1922) The Half Breed
as Kito
(1916) The Cossack Whip
as Turov's Servant (uncredited)
(1927) The Warning
as Ah Sung
(1928) After the Storm
as A. Hop
(1926) A Trip to Chinatown
as Tulung
(1927) The Chinese Parrot
as Louis Wong
(1928) Chinatown Charlie
as Hip Sing Toy
(1924) Broken Barriers
as Chang
(1917) The Countess Charming
as Soto
(1916) The Yellow Pawn
as Sen Yat
(1918) Rimrock Jones
as Woe Chong
(1920) Sick Abed
as Wing Chow
(1927) Perch of the Devil
as Charley Lee
(1928) The Showdown
as Willie
(1931) Daughter of the Dragon
as Sing Lee (uncredited)
(1926) The Dice Woman
as Steward
(1925) Oh, Doctor!
as Chang
(1918) The Woman in the Web
as ---
(1922) Bought and Paid For
as Oku
(1923) The World's Applause
as Valet to Townsend
(1921) Midsummer Madness
as Servant
(1922) Moran of the Lady Letty
as 'Chopstick' Charlie
(1931) Sweepstakes
as Cantina Bartender
(1917) The Bottle Imp
as Makale
(1924) Curlytop
as Wang Toy
(1919) When the Clouds Roll By
as Elevator Operator
(1921) The Invisible Fear
as Nagi
(1920) Her Unwilling Husband
as George
(1922) Enter Madame
as Tomamoto
(1925) Head Winds
as Wai Sai
(1926) Money Talks
as Ah Foo
(1923) The Eternal Struggle
as Wo Long
(1926) The House Without a Key
as Charlie Chan
(1928) The House of Shame
as Kuwa - Kimball's Valet
(1920) The Willow Tree
as Kimura
(1925) A Son of His Father
as Wing
(1931) Wicked
as Tony's friend
(1926) The Enchanted Hill
as Chan
(1924) The Man from Wyoming
as Sing Lee Wah