Sessue Hayakawa Photo

Sessue Hayakawa

Acting

0.4 Popularity Jun 10, 1889 (84 years old) 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. Betw...

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 93

2020
2007
1967
Lover's Duet Movie

as Tajima

1966
The Daydreamer Movie

as The Mole (voice)

1965
Taikouki TV

as Takeda Shingen

1964
The Frozen Moment Movie

as Self

1961
The Big Wave Movie

as The Old Man

1960
Swiss Family Robinson Movie

as Kuala, Pirate Chief

1960
Hell to Eternity Movie

as General Matsui

1959
1959
Green Mansions Movie

as Runi

1958
The Geisha Boy Movie

as Mr. Sikita

1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai Movie

as Col. Saito

1955
House of Bamboo Movie

as Inspector Kito

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday June 10, 1889 (84 years old)
Died November 23, 1973
Place of Birth Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
Also Known As 早川雪洲, Kintarō Hayakawa, 早川 金太郎
Years Active 1914 - 2020
Popularity 0.4
Career Stats
93 Total Credits
84 Movie Roles
2 TV Roles
4 Photos