Roland Got | |
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 Got and Luise Rainer in a publicity photo for The Good Earth (1937) | |
| Born | Roland Lui Got August 6, 1916 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | November 30, 1948 (aged 32) San Francisco, California, US |
| Education | Jefferson High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Grace Yee Chew Got (Grace Got) |
| Children | Herlinda Got Mahler [1] |
Roland Got (1916-1948) was a Chinese American character actor who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.
Roland Got was born in San Francisco, California, in 1916 to William Got and Lilly Leong. His father, who immigrated from China, worked as a tailor, and his Chinese American mother was a seamstress. [1] The family later moved to Los Angeles, where Roland and his siblings attended Jefferson High School. [2] In L.A., Roland, a talented artist, also played on a semi-professional football team. [3]
After high school, Got signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and trained at the Motion Picture Academy. His big break came when he was cast in the 1937 film The Good Earth . [4] He eventually appeared in nearly twenty films. He married Grace Chew, and together they had a daughter. His film career came to an end during World War II when he was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Europe. [5]
After the war, Got began working in insurance sales. In late 1948, at the age of 32, he drowned after falling overboard from the ferry Sacramento while crossing San Francisco Bay. [6] Roland Got was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. [7]
| 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 | |
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | Kim Chee | Uncredited |
| 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 | The Man from Down Under | Japanese Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Matsui | |
| 1943 | Around the World | Rickshaw Driver | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Japanese Officer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Speaker with Movies | Uncredited, (final film role) |
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