Sessue Hayakawa - Фильмы

Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Иссей (Japanese immigrant) actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British фильмы. 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, и $2 миллиона в год через 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 рации. Of his English-language фильмов, Hayakawa is probably best known for his role as Полковник Сайто in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he received a номинацию Academy Award for 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, но писатель, martial artist, and an ordained Zen master.