
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

History Is Made at Night (1937)
Actor

Island of Lost Souls (1932)
as M`ling

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
as Chan Lai

The Princess Comes Across (1936)
as Kawati

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

That Man's Here Again (1937)
as Wong

Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
as Ho

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

Prestige (1932)
as Sergeant

Klondike Annie (1936)
Actor

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

Japanese War Bride (1952)
as Japanese servant

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

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

Roar of the Dragon (1932)
as Messenger on Horseback

Tell It to the Marines (1926)
as Hangchow Leader

Isle of Fury (1936)
as Kim Lee

The Singing Marine (1937)
as Chang

Shanghai Bound (1927)
as Scarface

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
Actor

Moran of the Marines (1928)
as Sun Yat

The Woman from Moscow (1928)
as Groom

Now and Forever (1934)
as Mr. Ling

War Correspondent (1932)
as Fang

West of Shanghai (1937)
as General Mah

Mr. Wu (1927)
as Executioner (uncredited)

Radio Patrol (1932)
as Valet (uncredited)

Old Ironsides (1926)
as Pirate (uncredited)

The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
as Wu Sin

Welcome Danger (1929)
as Florist Henchman (uncredited)

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Convict

Four Frightened People (1934)
as Native Chief

China Passage (1937)
as Wong (uncredited)

White Woman (1933)
Actor

Bulldog Drummond (1929)
as Chong

The Unchastened Woman (1925)
Actor

East of Borneo (1931)
as Hrang the Raftsman

East Is West (1930)
as Hop Toy

East is West (1930)
as Hop Toy

Roaming Lady (1936)
as General Fang

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

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

Streets of Shanghai (1927)
as Chang Ho

Border Devils (1932)
as The General

Hong Kong Nights (1935)
as Wong





