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