Roland Winters

Roland Winters (born November 22, 1904 in Boston , Massachusetts as Roland Winternitz , † October 22, 1989 in Englewood , New Jersey ) was an American actor.

He is best known for the role of the Chinese-Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan , whom he played as the third actor in six films from 1947 after the death of Sidney Toler . In other movies he mostly appeared in smaller roles, including 1957 in jet fighter alongside John Wayne or in 1961 in the successful music film Blue Hawaii with Elvis Presley . In addition, he was mainly seen on television in various series, shows and films. His work includes more than 100 productions.

Winters was also seen as an actor on Broadway . He died at the Actors Fund Home from a stroke at the age of 84.

Filmography (selection)

• 1948: A horse named October (The Return of October)
• 1948: Cry of the City (Cry of the City)
• 1949: Malaya
• 1950: The Rocket City gang boss (The Underworld Story)
• 1950: The Gray Gate to Hell (Convicted)
• 1950: Between Midnight and Dawn
• 1950: Death in the Neck (To Please a Lady)
• 1950: Cowboy Vengeance in Oklahoma (Sierra Passage)
• 1950: Captain Carey, USA
• 1950: The West Point Story
• 1951: Obsessed with Greed (Inside Straight)
• 1951: Raid at Raton Pass (Raton Pass)
• 1953: A Heart of Gold (So ​​Big)
• 1956: A Fistful of Hope (Bigger Than Life)
• 1957: Charming and cute - but a beast (Top Secret Affair)
• 1957: jet fighter (Jet Pilot)
• 1960: Mister McCall (Cash McCall)
• 1961: Blue Hawaii (Blue Hawaii)
• 1962: A Summer in Florida (Follow That Dream)

as Charlie Chan

• 1947: The Chinese Ring
• 1948: Docks of New Orleans
• 1948: The Shanghai Chest
• 1948: The Golden Eye
• 1948: The Feathered Serpent
• 1949: The Sky Dragon

Web links

• Roland Winters in the Internet Movie Database (English)