
Tetsu Komai
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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.
Known for
Credits

Island of Lost Souls (1932)
as M`ling

Shanghai Bound (1927)
as Scarface

China Seas (1935)
as Malay Pirate (uncredited)

The Letter (1940)
as Head Boy

The Real Glory (1939)
as Alipang

The Night Walker (1964)
as Gardener

Isle of Fury (1936)
as Kim Lee

Tokyo Joe (1949)
as Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
as Chan Lai

Prestige (1932)
as Sergeant

History Is Made at Night (1937)
Actor

Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
as Lao (uncredited)

East is West (1930)
as Hop Toy

The Princess Comes Across (1936)
as Kawati

The Singing Marine (1937)
as Chang

Sundown (1941)
as Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)

Tell It to the Marines (1926)
as Hangchow Leader

Bulldog Drummond (1929)
as Chong

Now and Forever (1934)
as Mr. Ling

Japanese War Bride (1952)
as Japanese servant

Klondike Annie (1936)
Actor

Radio Patrol (1932)
as Valet (uncredited)

The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
as Wu Sin

East of Borneo (1931)
as Hrang the Raftsman

Four Frightened People (1934)
as Native Chief

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
Actor

White Woman (1933)
Actor

Mr. Wu (1927)
as Executioner (uncredited)

East Is West (1930)
as Hop Toy

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Convict

Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
as Lem Kee (uncredited)

The Woman from Moscow (1928)
as Groom

The Sea Wolf (1930)
as Igo - Waiter in Honky Tonk (uncredited)

Roar of the Dragon (1932)
as Messenger on Horseback

West of Shanghai (1937)
as General Mah

Welcome Danger (1929)
as Florist Henchman (uncredited)

Streets of Shanghai (1927)
as Chang Ho

Old Ironsides (1926)
as Pirate (uncredited)

Chinatown Nights (1929)
as Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman

War Correspondent (1932)
as Fang

That Man's Here Again (1937)
as Wong

China Passage (1937)
as Wong (uncredited)

Moran of the Marines (1928)
as Sun Yat

Roaming Lady (1936)
as General Fang

Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
as Ho

Hong Kong Nights (1935)
as Wong

Border Devils (1932)
as The General





