Roland Got
Got and Luise Rainer in a publicity photo for The Good Earth (1937)
Born
Roland Lui Got

(1916-08-06)August 6, 1916
San Francisco, California, US
DiedNovember 30, 1948(1948-11-30) (aged 32)
San Francisco, California, US
EducationJefferson High School
OccupationActor
SpouseGrace Yee Chew Got (Grace Got)
ChildrenHerlinda Got Mahler[1]

Roland Got (1916-1948) was a Chinese American character actor who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

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]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1937The Good EarthYounger SonUncredited
1938ExtortionKong Lee
1938The Night HawkWillie Sing
1940Strike Up the BandMorgan's House BoyUncredited
1940The LetterMinor RoleUncredited
1941They Met in BombayYoung Foo SingUncredited
1941Passage from Hong KongClerkUncredited
1941Secret of the WastelandsYeng
1941The Shanghai GestureKim CheeUncredited
1942Bombay ClipperBellhopUncredited
1942Submarine RaiderKenichiUncredited
1942Across the PacificSugi
1943G-Men vs. the Black DragonAgent Chang SingSerial
1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayDr. KuUncredited
1943The Man from Down UnderJapanese SoldierUncredited
1943We've Never Been LickedMatsui
1943Around the WorldRickshaw DriverUncredited
1943Destination TokyoJapanese OfficerUncredited
1944Dragon SeedSpeaker with MoviesUncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, G. Allen (2016-08-18). "Rediscovering Roland Got, S.F.'s forgotten movie star". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Art Student Wins". The Los Angeles Times. 1934-02-20. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ↑ "San Francisco Defeats L.A. in Chinese Match". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1936-12-22. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Got Family Gets, Hollywood Finds". San Pedro News-Pilot. 1936-02-14. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. ↑ Mahler, Herlinda Got (2016-08-06). "Biography". Roland Lui Got Tribute Page. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Salesman Dies in Plunge from Ferry". The San Francisco Examiner. 1948-12-01. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. ↑ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator". National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved 2022-12-31.


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