Biography
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
all 57
Movies 53
TV Shows 4
The Night Walker (1964)
Tank Battalion (1958)
M Squad (1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Japanese War Bride (1952)
Sundown (1941)
The Letter (1940)
The Real Glory (1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
West of Shanghai (1937)
Outlaws of the Orient (1937)
China Passage (1937)
Isle of Fury (1936)
Roaming Lady (1936)
China Seas (1935)
The Oil Raider (1934)
Now and Forever (1934)
Four Frightened People (1934)
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
Radio Patrol (1932)
Border Devils (1932)
Prestige (1931)
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
East of Borneo (1931)
East is West (1930)
East Is West (1930)
The Sea Wolf (1930)
Welcome Danger (1929)
Chinatown Nights (1929)
Detectives (1928)
Streets of Shanghai (1927)
Shanghai Bound (1927)
Mr. Wu (1927)
Tell It to the Marines (1926)
Old Ironsides (1926)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-04-23
Deathday1970-08-10 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceKumamoto, Japan
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsTetsuo Komai, 駒井哲
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