Tetsu Komai

Acting Apr 23, 1894 Aug 10, 1970 (aged 76) 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.

52 Acting Credits

Tetsu Komai

Acting

Island of Lost Souls

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Letter

History Is Made at Night

The Night Walker

Tokyo Joe

China Seas

The Criminal Code

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Bulldog Drummond

Sundown

Mr. Wu

Daughter of the Dragon

The Real Glory

Now and Forever

Welcome Danger

Tell It to the Marines

Four Frightened People

The Princess Comes Across

Klondike Annie

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

Old Ironsides

Isle of Fury