Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1889-06-10
Deathday: 1973-11-23 (84 years old)

Biography

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

all 87

Movies 85

self 12

TV Shows 2

Producer 2

Takeda Shingen
Taikouki

Taikouki (1965)

TV
Colonel Michio Suga
Three Came Home

Three Came Home (1950)

Movie
Hideo - l'antiquaire japonais
I Have Killed

I Have Killed (1924)

Movie
Le Marquis Yorisaka
The Battle

The Battle (1923)

Movie
Chan Wang / Producer
The First Born

The First Born (1921)

Movie
Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter (1919)

Movie
Dr. Chindi Ashutor
The Man Beneath

The Man Beneath (1919)

Movie
The American General
Banzai

Banzai (1918)

Movie
Yukio / Producer / Story
His Birthright

His Birthright (1918)

Movie
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
The Cheat

The Cheat (1915)

Movie
Oki - the Valet
After Five

After Five (1915)

Movie
Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
The Last of the Line

The Last of the Line (1914)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1889-06-10

Deathday
1973-11-23 (84 years old)

Birth Name
早川 金太郎

Birth Place
Chiba, Japan

Relationships
Tsuru Aoki (1914 - 1961)

Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan

Also Known As
早川雪洲, Kintarō Hayakawa, 早川 金太郎

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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