Chester Gan
American actor
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| Intro | American actor | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 4 July 1908, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 29 June 1959 (aged 51 years) |
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Biography
Chester Gan or at times Chester Gann (July 4, 1908 – June 29, 1959) was an American actor of Chinese descent. He played almost a hundred roles, typically portraying Asian stereotypes, from the Chinese cook or waiter to the Japanese enemy soldier.
Partial filmography
- Secrets of the French Police (1932)
- The Good Earth (1937) (credited as Chester Gann)
- Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
- China Girl (1942) as Japanese Officer
- Heart of the Golden West (1942) as Chinese Cook
- Flying Tigers (1942) as Mike the Mechanic
- Across the Pacific (1942) as Captain Higoto
- Busses Roar (1942) as Yamanito
- Submarine Raider (1942) as Yoshiwara
- Escape from Hong Kong (1942) as Yamota
- Moontide (1942) as ["Henry"] Hirota
- The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) as Emily's servant
- To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) as Chinese Man
- Salute to the Marines (1943) as Japanese Officer
- Crash Dive (1943) as Waiter
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) as Young Farmer
- China (1943) as Japanese General