Tetsu Komai
Acting
1894-04-23 · 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 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
The Night Walker
1964 · Movie
Johnny Midnight
1960 · Series
M Squad
1957 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954 · Series
Japanese War Bride
1952 · Movie
Tokyo Joe
1949 · Movie
Sundown
1941 · Movie
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941 · Series
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941 · Movie
The Letter
1940 · Movie
The Real Glory
1939 · Movie
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Movie
West of Shanghai
1937 · Movie
The Singing Marine
1937 · Movie
That Man's Here Again
1937 · Movie
China Passage
1937 · Movie
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Movie
Isle of Fury
1936 · Movie
The Princess Comes Across
1936 · Movie
Roaming Lady
1936 · Movie
Klondike Annie
1936 · Movie
Hong Kong Nights
1935 · Movie
China Seas
1935 · Movie
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Movie
Now and Forever
1934 · Movie
Four Frightened People
1934 · Movie
White Woman
1933 · Movie
Island of Lost Souls
1932 · Movie
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · Movie
War Correspondent
1932 · Movie
Roar of the Dragon
1932 · Movie
Radio Patrol
1932 · Movie
Border Devils
1932 · Movie
Prestige
1932 · Movie
Daughter of the Dragon
1931 · Movie
East of Borneo
1931 · Movie
The Criminal Code
1931 · Movie
East is West
1930 · Movie
East Is West
1930 · Movie
The Sea Wolf
1930 · Movie
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930 · Movie
Welcome Danger
1929 · Movie
Bulldog Drummond
1929 · Movie
Chinatown Nights
1929 · Movie
The Woman from Moscow
1928 · Movie
Moran of the Marines
1928 · Movie
Streets of Shanghai
1927 · Movie
Shanghai Bound
1927 · Movie
Mr. Wu
1927 · Movie
Tell It to the Marines
1926 · Movie
Old Ironsides
1926 · Movie