Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Date of Birth:

Jun 10, 1889

Place of Birth:

Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

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:

The Temple Of Dusk The Temple Of Dusk

1918

The Big Wave The Big Wave

1961

Lover's Duet Lover's Duet

1967

The Battle The Battle

1923

The Secret Sin The Secret Sin

1915

Where Lights Are Low Where Lights Are Low

1921

Bonds of Honor Bonds of Honor

1919

An Arabian Knight An Arabian Knight

1920

The First Born The First Born

1921

The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross

1916

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921

The Courageous Coward The Courageous Coward

1919

Gambling Hell Gambling Hell

1942

The Bottle Imp The Bottle Imp

1917

The Man Beneath The Man Beneath

1919

Tempête sur l'Asie Tempête sur l'Asie

1938

47 Vendettas 47 Vendettas

1953

The Great Prince Shan The Great Prince Shan

1924

The Call of the East The Call of the East

1917

Forbidden Paths Forbidden Paths

1917

Hidden Pearls Hidden Pearls

1918

Banzai Banzai

1918

The Bravest Way The Bravest Way

1918

A Heart in Pawn A Heart in Pawn

1919

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

1931

The Vermilion Pencil The Vermilion Pencil

1922

Night Life in Hollywood Night Life in Hollywood

1922

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002

After Five After Five

1915

I Have Killed I Have Killed

1924

The Love Goddesses The Love Goddesses

1965

The Swamp The Swamp

1921

Li Ting Lang Li Ting Lang

1920

The Honor of His House The Honor of His House

1918

The White Man's Law The White Man's Law

1918

Black Roses Black Roses

1921

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Sen Yan’s Devotion Sen Yan’s Devotion

1924

O Mimi san O Mimi san

1914

The Frozen Moment The Frozen Moment

1964

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950

Le Soleil de minuit Le Soleil de minuit

1943

Patrouille blanche Patrouille blanche

1942

The Cheat The Cheat

1915

Tokyo Joe Tokyo Joe

1949

Malaria Malaria

1943

Le Cabaret du Grand Large Le Cabaret du Grand Large

1946

The Dragon Painter The Dragon Painter

1919

The Devil's Claim The Devil's Claim

1920

Quartier chinois Quartier chinois

1947

Swiss Family Robinson Swiss Family Robinson

1960

Green Mansions Green Mansions

1959

Temptation Temptation

1915

The Honorable Friend The Honorable Friend

1916

House of Bamboo House of Bamboo

1955

The City of Dim Faces The City of Dim Faces

1918

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

1922

Forfaiture Forfaiture

1937

The Geisha Boy The Geisha Boy

1958

Hell to Eternity Hell to Eternity

1960

Three Came Home Three Came Home

1950

Daughter of the Dragon Daughter of the Dragon

1931

The Clue The Clue

1915

The Daughter of the Samurai The Daughter of the Samurai

1937

The Death Mask The Death Mask

1914

The Motherland Far Far Away The Motherland Far Far Away

1950

The Secret Game The Secret Game

1917

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950

悲劇の将軍 山下奉文 悲劇の将軍 山下奉文

1953

His Birthright His Birthright

1918

Running Hollywood Running Hollywood

1932

The Daydreamer The Daydreamer

1966

The Tong Man The Tong Man

1919

John Gunther's High Road John Gunther's High Road

1959

The Wrath of the Gods The Wrath of the Gods

1914

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

The Last of the Line The Last of the Line

1914

The Typhoon The Typhoon

1914

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

Yoshiwara Yoshiwara

1937

The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

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