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.
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- 2020 · Asian Americans as Self
- 2019 · Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage)
- 2007 · Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making as Self (archive)
- 1967 · Lover's Duet as Tajima
- 1966 · The Daydreamer as The Mole (voice)
- 1965 · The Love Goddesses as (archive footage)
- 1965 · Taikouki as Takeda Shingen
- 1964 · The Frozen Moment as Self
- 1961 · The Big Wave as The Old Man
- 1960 · Swiss Family Robinson as Kuala, Pirate Chief
- 1960 · Escape to Paradise/Water Birds as
- 1960 · Hell to Eternity as General Matsui
- 1959 · John Gunther's High Road as Self
- 1959 · Green Mansions as Runi
- 1958 · The Geisha Boy as Mr. Sikita
- 1958 · The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant as Self
- 1957 · The Bridge on the River Kwai as Col. Saito
- 1955 · House of Bamboo as Inspector Kito
- 1953 · 悲劇の将軍 山下奉文 as
- 1953 · 47 Vendettas as Sakon Tachibana
- 1950 · Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom as
- 1950 · Les Miserables I: God and the Devil as
- 1950 · The Motherland Far Far Away as Joe Hayami
- 1950 · Three Came Home as Colonel Michio Suga
- 1949 · Tokyo Joe as Baron Kimura
- 1947 · Quartier chinois as Tchang
- 1946 · Le Cabaret du Grand Large as Professeur Wang
- 1943 · Malaria as
- 1943 · Le Soleil de minuit as Matsui
- 1942 · Gambling Hell as Ying Tchaï
- 1942 · Patrouille blanche as
- 1938 · Tempête sur l'Asie as Prinz Ling
- 1937 · Forfaiture as Prince Hu-Long
- 1937 · Yoshiwara as Ysamo, Kuli
- 1937 · The Daughter of the Samurai as Iwao Yamato
- 1932 · Running Hollywood as Sessue Hayakawa
- 1931 · Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks as Self
- 1931 · Daughter of the Dragon as Ah Kee
- 1924 · I Have Killed as Hideo
- 1924 · Sen Yan’s Devotion as Sen Yan
- 1924 · The Great Prince Shan as Prince Shan
- 1923 · The Battle as Le Marquis Yorisaka
- 1922 · Night Life in Hollywood as Self
- 1922 · Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 as Self
- 1922 · The Vermilion Pencil as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
- 1921 · The Swamp as Wang
- 1921 · Where Lights Are Low as T''Su Wong Shih
- 1921 · Black Roses as Yoda
- 1921 · Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) as Himself
- 1921 · The First Born as Chan Wang
- 1920 · An Arabian Knight as Ahmed
- 1920 · Li Ting Lang as Li Ting Lang
- 1920 · The Devil's Claim as Akbar Khan / Hassan
- 1919 · The Tong Man as Luk Chen
- 1919 · Bonds of Honor as Yamashito / Sasamoto
- 1919 · The Dragon Painter as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
- 1919 · The Man Beneath as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
- 1919 · The Courageous Coward as Suki Iota
- 1919 · A Heart in Pawn as Tomaya
- 1918 · The Temple Of Dusk as Akira
- 1918 · Banzai as The American General
- 1918 · His Birthright as Yukio
- 1918 · The City of Dim Faces as Jang Lung
- 1918 · The Bravest Way as Kara Tamura
- 1918 · The White Man's Law as John A. Genghis
- 1918 · The Honor of His House as Count Ito Onato
- 1918 · Hidden Pearls as Tom Garvin
- 1917 · The Secret Game as Nara-Nara
- 1917 · The Call of the East as Arai Takada
- 1917 · Forbidden Paths as Sato
- 1917 · The Bottle Imp as Lopaka
- 1916 · The Victoria Cross as Azimoolah
- 1916 · The Honorable Friend as Makino
- 1915 · Temptation as Opera Admirer
- 1915 · The Cheat as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
- 1915 · The Secret Sin as Lin Foo
- 1915 · The Clue as Nogi
- 1915 · After Five as Oki - the Valet
- 1914 · The Last of the Line as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
- 1914 · The Typhoon as Tokorama
- 1914 · The Death Mask as Running Wolf
- 1914 · The Wrath of the Gods as Lord Yamaki
- 1914 · O Mimi san as Yorotomo