Tetsu Komai
Acting • Born 1894-04-23 – Died 1970-08-10
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
52 credits
Island of Lost Souls
Movie • 1932
M`ling
Radio Patrol
Movie • 1932
Valet (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across
Movie • 1936
Kawati
War Correspondent
Movie • 1932
Fang
The Night Walker
Movie • 1964
Gardener
Shanghai Bound
Movie • 1927
Scarface
Moran of the Marines
Movie • 1928
Sun Yat
Japanese War Bride
Movie • 1952
Japanese servant
The Letter
Movie • 1940
Head Boy
Bulldog Drummond
Movie • 1929
Chong
Mr. Wu
Movie • 1927
Executioner (uncredited)
Border Devils
Movie • 1932
The General
East Is West
Movie • 1930
Hop Toy
Daughter of the Dragon
Movie • 1931
Lao (uncredited)
Hong Kong Nights
Movie • 1935
Wong
Prestige
Movie • 1932
Sergeant
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie • 1932
Wu Sin
Tell It to the Marines
Movie • 1926
Hangchow Leader
China Seas
Movie • 1935
Malay Pirate (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Movie • 1937
Isle of Fury
Movie • 1936
Kim Lee
The Real Glory
Movie • 1939
Alipang
That Man's Here Again
Movie • 1937
Wong
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie • 1935
Ho
Roar of the Dragon
Movie • 1932
Messenger on Horseback
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie • 1930
Now and Forever
Movie • 1934
Hotel Manager Mr. Ling
Tokyo Joe
Movie • 1949
Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)
Klondike Annie
Movie • 1936
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie • 1939
Lem Kee (uncredited)
West of Shanghai
Movie • 1937
General Mah
Chinatown Nights
Movie • 1929
Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman
Old Ironsides
Movie • 1926
Pirate (uncredited)
East of Borneo
Movie • 1931
Hrang the Raftsman
Sundown
Movie • 1941
Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)
China Passage
Movie • 1937
Wong (uncredited)
The Woman from Moscow
Movie • 1928
Groom
The Singing Marine
Movie • 1937
Chang
Welcome Danger
Movie • 1929
Florist Henchman (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
Movie • 1930
Igo - Waiter in Honky Tonk (uncredited)
Roaming Lady
Movie • 1936
General Fang
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie • 1941
Chan Lai
The Criminal Code
Movie • 1931
Convict
East is West
Movie • 1930
Hop Toy
Four Frightened People
Movie • 1934
Native Chief
Streets of Shanghai
Movie • 1927
Chang Ho
White Woman
Movie • 1933
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Old Bearded Man
M Squad
TV • 1957
Fred Keyoto
Adventures Of The Falcon
TV • 1954
Johnny Midnight
TV • 1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Lum Fong Ho