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Tetsu Komai

Tetsu Komai

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.

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Birthday

1894-04-23

Birth Place

Kumamoto, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

6.1

Movie
poster

Adventures Of The Falcon

1954

6.0

TV
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
Border Devils

Border Devils

1932

5.0

Movie
Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

1929

6.3

Movie
China Passage

China Passage

1937

5.5

Movie
China Seas

China Seas

1935

6.3

Movie
Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights

1929

4.0

Movie
Daughter of the Dragon

Daughter of the Dragon

1931

5.1

Movie
East is West

East is West

1930

0.0

Movie
East Is West

East Is West

1930

0.0

Movie
East of Borneo

East of Borneo

1931

5.0

Movie
Four Frightened People

Four Frightened People

1934

5.9

Movie
History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

6.5

Movie
Hong Kong Nights

Hong Kong Nights

1935

3.5

Movie
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

1932

6.9

Movie
Isle of Fury

Isle of Fury

1936

5.3

Movie
Japanese War Bride

Japanese War Bride

1952

5.5

Movie
poster

Johnny Midnight

1960

0.0

TV
Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie

1936

6.5

Movie
poster

M Squad

1957

5.2

TV
Moran of the Marines

Moran of the Marines

1928

0.0

Movie
Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu

1927

5.5

Movie
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1934

6.7

Movie
Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

7.3

Movie
Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

1926

6.0

Movie
Prestige

Prestige

1931

5.5

Movie
Radio Patrol

Radio Patrol

1932

0.0

Movie
Roaming Lady

Roaming Lady

1936

5.0

Movie
Roar of the Dragon

Roar of the Dragon

1932

6.3

Movie
Shanghai Bound

Shanghai Bound

1927

0.0

Movie
Streets of Shanghai

Streets of Shanghai

1927

0.0

Movie
Sundown

Sundown

1941

5.4

Movie
Tell It to the Marines

Tell It to the Marines

1926

6.1

Movie
That Man's Here Again

That Man's Here Again

1937

5.0

Movie
The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

1931

6.0

Movie
The Letter

The Letter

1940

7.3

Movie
The Night Walker

The Night Walker

1964

6.5

Movie
The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across

1936

6.1

Movie
The Real Glory

The Real Glory

1939

6.2

Movie
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

1930

5.0

Movie
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1930

0.0

Movie
The Secrets of Wu Sin

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

0.0

Movie
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937

4.0

Movie
The Woman from Moscow

The Woman from Moscow

1928

0.0

Movie
Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

1949

6.1

Movie
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

6.0

Movie
War Correspondent

War Correspondent

1932

3.0

Movie
Welcome Danger

Welcome Danger

1929

5.0

Movie
West of Shanghai

West of Shanghai

1937

5.4

Movie