Sessue Hayakawa (早川雪洲 Hayakawa Sesshū, Chiba Prefecture, June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973) was a Japanese actor.
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| - Sessue Hayakawa (早川雪洲 Hayakawa Sesshū, Chiba Prefecture, June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973) was a Japanese actor.
- Sessue Hayakawa|早川 雪洲|Hayakawa Sesshū, June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973 was a Japanese actor who starred in both Japanese and American films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe, during his time he was as well known as 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.
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| - Sessue Hayakawa|早川 雪洲|Hayakawa Sesshū, June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973 was a Japanese actor who starred in both Japanese and American films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe, during his time he was as well known as 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 Best Supporting Actor in 1957. In addition to his acting career Hayakawa was also a film and theatre producer, author, martial artist, and an ordained Zen master.
- Sessue Hayakawa (早川雪洲 Hayakawa Sesshū, Chiba Prefecture, June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973) was a Japanese actor.
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