Roland Got
Roland Got | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roland Lui Got August 6, 1916 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Died | November 30, 1948 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Education | Jefferson High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Grace Chew (div.) |
Roland Got was a Chinese American character actor who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Biography
Roland was born in San Francisco, California, to William Got and Lilly Leong. His mother was a seamstress, and his dad worked as a shirt manufacturer.[2] The family later moved to Los Angeles, where Roland and his siblings attended Jefferson High School.[3] In L.A., Roland—a talented artist—also played on a semi-pro football team.[4]
In 1937, he got his big break when he was cast in the 1937 film The Good Earth.[2] He would later appear in over a dozen more films after training at the Motion Picture Academy. He married Grace Chew, and the pair had a child together. His film career came to an end during World War II, when he was drafted and joined the U.S. Army.[5]
After the war, he began working as an insurance salesman. Sadly, he died at the age of 32 when he fell off a ferry in the San Francisco Bay.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Younger Son | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Extortion | Kong Lee | |
| 1938 | The Night Hawk | Willie Sing | |
| 1940 | Strike Up the Band | Morgan's House Boy | Uncredited |
| 1940 | The Letter | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1941 | They Met in Bombay | Young Foo Sing | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Passage from Hong Kong | Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Secret of the Wastelands | Yeng | |
| 1942 | Bombay Clipper | Bellhop | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Submarine Raider | Kenichi | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Sugi | |
| 1943 | G-Men vs. The Black Dragon | Agent Chang Sing | Serial |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Dr. Ku | Uncredited |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Matsui | |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | Japanese Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Around the World | Rickshaw Driver | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Japanese Officer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Speaker with Movies | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
- ^ "Rediscovering Roland Got, S.F.'s forgotten movie star". SFChronicle.com. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ a b "Got Family Gets, Hollywood Finds". The News-Pilot. 14 Feb 1936. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chinese Art Student Wins". The Los Angeles Times. 20 Feb 1934. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "San Francisco Defeats L.A. in Chinese Match". The San Bernardino County Sun. 22 Dec 1936. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Biography". Roland Lui Got. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Salesman Dies in Plunge from Ferry". The San Francisco Examiner. 1 Dec 1948. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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