Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe. Between the mid-1910s and the late 1920s, he was as well known as actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. He was one of the highest paid stars of his time; making $5,000 a week in 1915, and $2 million a year via his own production company during the 1920s. He starred in over 80 movies and has two films in the U.S. National Film Registry. His international stardom transitioned both silent films and talkies. Of his English-language films, Hayakawa is probably best known for his role as Colonel Saito in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he received a nomination for Academy Award Best Supporting Actor in 1957. He also appeared as the pirate leader in Disney's Swiss Family Robinson in 1960. In addition to his film acting career, Hayakawa was a theatre actor, film and theatre producer, film director, screenwriter, novelist, martial artist, and an ordained Zen master. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sessue Hayakawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Frozen Moment
as Self
The Frozen Moment
as Self
The Big Wave
as The Old Man
The Big Wave
as The Old Man
Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Hell to Eternity
as General Matsui
Hell to Eternity
as General Matsui
Green Mansions
as Runi
Green Mansions
as Runi
The Geisha Boy
as Mr. Sikita
The Geisha Boy
as Mr. Sikita
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito
House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito
House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito
日本敗れず
日本敗れず
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
47 Vendettas
as Sakon Tachibana
47 Vendettas
as Sakon Tachibana
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
The Motherland Far Far Away
as Joe Hayami
The Motherland Far Far Away
as Joe Hayami
Three Came Home
as Colonel Michio Suga
Three Came Home
as Colonel Michio Suga
Tokyo Joe
as Baron Kimura
Tokyo Joe
as Baron Kimura
Quartier chinois
as Tchang
Quartier chinois
as Tchang
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
as Professeur Wang
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
as Professeur Wang
Le Soleil de minuit
as Matsui
Le Soleil de minuit
as Matsui
Malaria
Malaria
Gambling Hell
as Ying Tchaï
Gambling Hell
as Ying Tchaï
Patrouille blanche
Patrouille blanche
Tempête sur l'Asie
as Prinz Ling
Tempête sur l'Asie
as Prinz Ling
Forfaiture
as Prince Hu-Long
Forfaiture
as Prince Hu-Long
Yoshiwara
as Ysamo, Kuli
Yoshiwara
as Ysamo, Kuli
The Daughter of the Samurai
as Iwao Yamato
The Daughter of the Samurai
as Iwao Yamato
The Sun Rises from the East
as Kenji
The Sun Rises from the East
as Kenji
Running Hollywood
as Sessue Hayakawa
Running Hollywood
as Sessue Hayakawa
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
as Self
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
as Self
Daughter of the Dragon
as Ah Kee
Daughter of the Dragon
as Ah Kee
I Have Killed
as Hideo
I Have Killed
as Hideo
Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Sen Yan
Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Sen Yan
The Danger Line
as Marquis Yorisaka
The Danger Line
as Marquis Yorisaka
The Great Prince Shan
as Prince Shan
The Great Prince Shan
as Prince Shan
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
as Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
as Self
The Vermilion Pencil
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
The Vermilion Pencil
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Five Days to Live
as Tai Leung
Five Days to Live
as Tai Leung
The Swamp
as Wang
The Swamp
as Wang
Where Lights Are Low
as T''Su Wong Shih
Where Lights Are Low
as T''Su Wong Shih
Black Roses
as Yoda
Black Roses
as Yoda
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
The First Born
as Chan Wang
The First Born
as Chan Wang
An Arabian Knight
as Ahmed
An Arabian Knight
as Ahmed
The Devil's Claim
as Akbar Khan / Hassan
The Devil's Claim
as Akbar Khan / Hassan
The Brand of Lopez
as Vasco Lopez
The Brand of Lopez
as Vasco Lopez
The Beggar Prince
as Nikki / Prince
The Beggar Prince
as Nikki / Prince
The Tong Man
as Luk Chen
The Tong Man
as Luk Chen
The Illustrious Prince
as Prince Maiyo
The Illustrious Prince
as Prince Maiyo
Bonds of Honor
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
Bonds of Honor
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
The Gray Horizon
as Yamo Masata
The Gray Horizon
as Yamo Masata
The Man Beneath
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
The Man Beneath
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
A Heart in Pawn
as Tomaya
A Heart in Pawn
as Tomaya
The Temple Of Dusk
as Akira
The Temple Of Dusk
as Akira
His Birthright
as Yukio
His Birthright
as Yukio
The City of Dim Faces
as Jang Lung
The City of Dim Faces
as Jang Lung
The Bravest Way
as Kara Tamura
The Bravest Way
as Kara Tamura
The White Man's Law
as John A. Genghis
The White Man's Law
as John A. Genghis
Hidden Pearls
as Tom Garvin
Hidden Pearls
as Tom Garvin
The Secret Game
as Nara-Nara
The Secret Game
as Nara-Nara
The Jaguar's Claws
as El Jaguar
The Jaguar's Claws
as El Jaguar
The Bottle Imp
as Lopaka
The Bottle Imp
as Lopaka
Each to His Kind
as Rhandah
Each to His Kind
as Rhandah
Alien Souls
as Sakata
Alien Souls
as Sakata
The Cheat
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
The Cheat
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
The Chinatown Mystery
as Yo Hong
The Chinatown Mystery
as Yo Hong