Tetsu Komai
Age: N/A | From: Kumamoto, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Tetsuo Komai , 駒井哲
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Lum Fong Ho
M Squad
(1957) Fred Keyoto
Island of Lost Souls
(1932) M`ling
The Night Walker
(1964) Gardener
China Seas
(1935) Malay Pirate (uncredited)
The Real Glory
(1939) Alipang
Now and Forever
(1934) Hotel Manager Mr. Ling
Sundown
(1941) Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Gardener | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1957 | Fred Keyoto | |
| 1955 | Old Bearded Man | |
| Lum Fong Ho | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| 1952 | Japanese servant | |
| 1949 | N/A | |
| 1941 | Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited) | |
| Chan Lai | ||
| 1940 | Head Boy | |
| 1939 | Alipang | |
| Lem Kee (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Chang | |
| Wong | ||
| Wong (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1936 | Kim Lee | |
| Kawati | ||
| General Fang | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1935 | Wong | |
| Malay Pirate (uncredited) | ||
| Ho | ||
| 1934 | Hotel Manager Mr. Ling | |
| Native Chief | ||
| 1932 | M`ling | |
| Wu Sin | ||
| Fang | ||
| Messenger on Horseback | ||
| Valet (uncredited) | ||
| The General | ||
| 1931 | Sergeant | |
| Lao (uncredited) | ||
| Hrang the Raftsman | ||
| Convict | ||
| 1930 | Hop Toy | |
| Hop Toy | ||
| Igo - Waiter in Honky Tonk (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1929 | Florist Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Chong | ||
| Woo Chung | ||
| 1928 | Groom | |
| Sun Yat | ||
| 1927 | Chang Ho | |
| Scarface | ||
| Executioner (uncredited) | ||
| 1926 | Hangchow Leader | |
| Pirate (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
