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Tetsu Komai

Apr 23, 1894 - Aug 10, 1970 (76 years old) in Kumamoto, Japan

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

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Old Bearded Man
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M Squad
Fred Keyoto
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Adventures Of The Falcon
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Johnny Midnight
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History Is Made at Night
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Tokyo Joe
Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)
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Island of Lost Souls
M`ling
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China Seas
Malay Pirate (uncredited)
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Now and Forever
Hotel Manager Mr. Ling
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Chinatown Nights
Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman

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