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...
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...
Known For
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito
Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito
Cast Credits
Lover's Duet
as Tajima
The Daydreamer
as The Mole (voice)
The Big Wave
as The Old Man
Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
Hell to Eternity
as General Matsui
Green Mansions
as Runi
The Geisha Boy
as Mr. Sikita
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito
House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
47 Vendettas
as Sakon Tachibana
The Motherland Far Far Away
as Joe Hayami
Three Came Home
as Colonel Michio Suga
Tokyo Joe
as Baron Kimura
Quartier chinois
as Tchang
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
as Professeur Wang
Le Soleil de minuit
as Matsui
Gambling Hell
as Ying Tchaï
Tempête sur l'Asie
as Prinz Ling
Forfaiture
as Prince Hu-Long
Yoshiwara
as Ysamo, Kuli
The Daughter of the Samurai
as Iwao Yamato
The Sun Rises from the East
as Kenji
Running Hollywood
as Sessue Hayakawa
Daughter of the Dragon
as Ah Kee
Crew Credits
The Sun Rises from the East
Director
The Battle
Director
The Swamp
Story
Where Lights Are Low
Producer
Black Roses
Producer
The First Born
Producer
His Birthright
Producer