Al Kikume (9 October 1894 – 27 March 1972), born Elmer Kikume Gozier, was an American actor and

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of Hawaiian descent. He was born in Topeka,

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and died in

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. Beginning with his first credited role, in the independently produced '' Tarzan the Fearless'' (1933), Kikume was a regular performer in Hollywood jungle movies during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

Partial filmography

* '' Tarzan the Fearless'' (1933) * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1933) serial * '' The Hurricane'' (1937) * '' Mandrake the Magician'' (1939) serial * ''

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'' (1940) * '' South of Pago Pago'' (1940) * '' Jungle Girl'' (1941) serial * '' Perils of Nyoka'' (1942) serial * ''

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'' (1943) * '' She Gets Her Man'' (1945) * '' Song of the Sarong'' (1945) * '' Green Dolphin Street'' (1947) * '' On the Isle of Samoa'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1952)

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* * 1894 births 1972 deaths American male film actors Male film serial actors Native Hawaiian people 20th-century American male actors Native Hawaiian male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub