Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1894-04-23
Day of Death
1970-08-10
Place of Birth
Kumamoto, Japan
Tetsu Komai
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Β Tetsu Komai (ι§δΊε² Komai Tetsu) (April 23, 1894 β 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 (47)
The Night Walker
1964
Japanese War Bride
1952
Tokyo Joe
1949
Sundown
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
The Letter
1940
The Real Glory
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
West of Shanghai
1937
The Singing Marine
1937
That Man's Here Again
1937
China Passage
1937
History Is Made at Night
1937
Isle of Fury
1936
