
Tetsu Komai
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.
47
Films
5
TV Shows
Known For
52 Credits
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Old Bearded Man
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lum Fong Ho
1955

M Squad
as Fred Keyoto
1957

Johnny Midnight
1960

Adventures Of The Falcon
1954

The Night Walker
as Gardener
1964

Island of Lost Souls
as M`ling
1932

The Real Glory
as Alipang
1939

Sundown
as Kuypens' Shenzi Aide (uncredited)
1941

China Seas
as Malay Pirate (uncredited)
1935

History Is Made at Night
1937

The Letter
as Head Boy
1940