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Tetsu Komai
Kumamoto, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tetsu Komai (駒井哲 Komai Tetsu) (April 23, 1894 – August 10, 1970), also known as Tetsuo Komai, was a Japanese-American actor, known for his…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tetsu Komai (駒井哲 Komai Tetsu) (April 23, 1894 – August 10, 1970), also known as Tetsuo Komai, was a Japanese-American actor, known for his minor roles in Hollywood films. Born in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Komai had small parts in over 50 films from the 1920s until the mid-1960s. In his early films, Tetsu, who was usually called on to play Chinese characters, was often described with derogatory terms such as "Chinaman,". He played the villain in many of his films. He immigrated to the United States in December 1907, arriving at the Port of Seattle; he lived in Seattle for several years after this initial immigration. During the Second World War, the actor, his wife, and their children were interned with groups of other Japanese-Americans and Japanese resident aliens at the Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona from August 27, 1942 to November 3, 1945. He died in Gardena, California of congestive heart failure, aged 76. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bette Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1964
The Night Walker
Movie Gardener
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1960
Johnny Midnight
TV show
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1957
M Squad
TV show Fred Keyoto
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1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Old Bearded Man
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1954
Adventures Of The Falcon
TV show
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1952
Japanese War Bride
Movie Japanese servant
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1949
Tokyo Joe
Movie Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)
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1941
Sundown
Movie Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)
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1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie Chan Lai
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1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
TV show Chan Lai
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1940
The Letter
Movie Head Boy
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1939
The Real Glory
Movie Alipang
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1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie Lem Kee (uncredited)
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1937
West of Shanghai
Movie General Mah
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1937
The Singing Marine
Movie Chang
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1937
That Man's Here Again
Movie Wong
More credits
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1937
China Passage
Movie Wong (uncredited)
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1937
History Is Made at Night
Movie
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1936
Isle of Fury
Movie Kim Lee
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1936
The Princess Comes Across
Movie Kawati
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1936
Roaming Lady
Movie General Fang
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1936
Klondike Annie
Movie
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1935
Hong Kong Nights
Movie Wong
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1935
China Seas
Movie Malay Pirate (uncredited)
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1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie Ho
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1934
Now and Forever
Movie Mr. Ling
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1934
Four Frightened People
Movie Native Chief
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1933
White Woman
Movie
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1932
Island of Lost Souls
Movie M`ling
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1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie Wu Sin
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1932
War Correspondent
Movie Fang
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1932
Roar of the Dragon
Movie Messenger on Horseback
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1932
Radio Patrol
Movie Valet (uncredited)
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1932
Border Devils
Movie The General
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1932
Prestige
Movie Sergeant
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1931
Daughter of the Dragon
Movie Lao (uncredited)
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1931
East of Borneo
Movie Hrang the Raftsman
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1931
The Criminal Code
Movie Convict
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1930
East is West
Movie Hop Toy
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1930
East Is West
Movie Hop Toy
