Tetsu Komai
Acting
Born 1894-04-23
Died 1970-08-10
Kumamoto, Japan
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
45 credits
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
M Squad
Island of Lost Souls
The Letter
China Seas
The Night Walker
Tokyo Joe
Isle of Fury
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Sundown
The Real Glory
Prestige
Shanghai Bound
The Singing Marine
Mr. Wu
The Princess Comes Across
Four Frightened People
Now and Forever
Bulldog Drummond
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
The Criminal Code
China Passage
Old Ironsides
Japanese War Bride
Tell It to the Marines
That Man's Here Again
Welcome Danger
Oil for the Lamps of China
East is West
Roaming Lady
Daughter of the Dragon
East of Borneo
Border Devils
Chinatown Nights
West of Shanghai
Roar of the Dragon
The Secrets of Wu Sin
The Woman from Moscow
Streets of Shanghai
Radio Patrol
The Sea Wolf
Moran of the Marines
East Is West
War Correspondent
Hong Kong Nights
Other credits
6 credits
Johnny Midnight
Adventures Of The Falcon
History Is Made at Night
White Woman
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Klondike Annie
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