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Actor. Years active. 1924–1982. Spouse. Ada Howe. Roland Winters (born Roland Winternitz; November 22, 1904 – October 22, 1989) [1] was an American actor who played many character parts in films and television but today is best remembered for portraying Charlie Chan in six films in the late 1940s.
Roland Winters (1904-1989) was an American actor and writer who appeared in films, TV shows and radio. He was best known for playing Charlie Chan in several movies and TV episodes, and also appeared in Docks of New Orleans, Blue Hawaii and The Chinese Ring.
- January 1, 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Roland Winters (born Roland Winternitz) was an American actor who played many character parts in films and television but today is best remembered for portraying Charlie Chan in six films in the late 1940s. Monogram Pictures eventually selected Winters to replace Sidney Toler in the Charlie Chan film series.
Roland Winters was an actor and writer who appeared in films such as Docks of New Orleans and Blue Hawaii. He also played Charlie Chan in several movies and was a friend of James Cagney.
- November 22, 1904
- October 22, 1989
Oct 27, 1989 · Roland Winters, the last and least known of the three film actors who regularly portrayed Charlie Chan, has died of a stroke at the Actors’ Fund Nursing Home in Englewood, N.J. The Boston...
Oct 25, 1989 · Roland Winters, an actor whose film portrayals included Charlie Chan and Elvis Presley's father, died of a stroke on Sunday at the Actors' Fund Nursing Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 84 years...
Roland Winters - The Charlie Chan Family Home. The End of an Era… Roland Winters was born Roland Winternitz in Boston, Massachusetts on November 22, 1904. He was in his middle teens when he worked on a cargo ship that sailed to Central America and later to the West Indies during the summer.
