Tetsu Komai
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 23, 1894
- Died
- August 10, 1970 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Kumamoto, Japan
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Night Walker
Movie · as Gardener
Johnny Midnight
TV · 1 ep
M Squad
TV · as Fred Keyoto · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Old Bearded Man, Lum Fong Ho · 1 ep
Adventures Of The Falcon
TV · 1 ep
Japanese War Bride
Movie · as Japanese servant
Tokyo Joe
Movie · as Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)
Sundown
Movie · as Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie · as Chan Lai
Adventures of Captain Marvel
TV · as Chan Lai · 12 eps
The Letter
Movie · as Head Boy
The Real Glory
Movie · as Alipang
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie · as Lem Kee (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Movie
That Man's Here Again
Movie · as Wong
West of Shanghai
Movie · as General Mah
China Passage
Movie · as Wong (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
Movie · as Chang
The Princess Comes Across
Movie · as Kawati
Isle of Fury
Movie · as Kim Lee
Klondike Annie
Movie
Roaming Lady
Movie · as General Fang
Hong Kong Nights
Movie · as Wong
China Seas
Movie · as Malay Pirate (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie · as Ho
Now and Forever
Movie · as Mr. Ling
Four Frightened People
Movie · as Native Chief
White Woman
Movie
Island of Lost Souls
Movie · as M`ling
Radio Patrol
Movie · as Valet (uncredited)
War Correspondent
Movie · as Fang
Border Devils
Movie · as The General
Prestige
Movie · as Sergeant
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie · as Wu Sin
Roar of the Dragon
Movie · as Messenger on Horseback
Daughter of the Dragon
Movie · as Lao (uncredited)
East of Borneo
Movie · as Hrang the Raftsman
The Criminal Code
Movie · as Convict
East Is West
Movie · as Hop Toy
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie
The Sea Wolf
Movie · as Igo - Waiter in Honky Tonk (uncredited)
East is West
Movie · as Hop Toy
Bulldog Drummond
Movie · as Chong
Chinatown Nights
Movie · as Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman
Welcome Danger
Movie · as Florist Henchman (uncredited)
Moran of the Marines
Movie · as Sun Yat
The Woman from Moscow
Movie · as Groom
Shanghai Bound
Movie · as Scarface
Mr. Wu
Movie · as Executioner (uncredited)
Streets of Shanghai
Movie · as Chang Ho
Tell It to the Marines
Movie · as Hangchow Leader
Old Ironsides
Movie · as Pirate (uncredited)
The Unchastened Woman
Movie