Masumi Okada
Actor
Biography
Masumi Okada (岡田眞澄, Okada Masumi, September 22, 1935 – May 29, 2006) was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the "Mermaid of Copenhagen" and wife of the statue's sculptor, Edvard Eriksen. Masumi Okada was the younger of two sons; his older brother, Taibi "Erick" Okada, was also an actor and presenter—known professionally as E. H. Eric, he was the emcee for the Beatles' 1966 concert in Tokyo.
Filmography
Izo
as Chief of the Palace 2004
Getting Any?
as Russian Actor 1995
Crazed Fruit
as Frank 1956
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kisuke 1957
Living Skeleton
as Father / Boss 1968
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Jules Masson 1969
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
as Jose Mendosa 1981
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as Keiko Tadokoro 1977
The Sea and Poison
as Hattori 1986
Kaito Ruby
as Mr. Yamanouchi 1988
Tales of Ginza
as Mineo Akaishi 1955
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Mohammed Mansur 1984
Man Who Causes a Storm
as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother 1957
Hungry Soul, Part II
as Tachibana's Old Friend D 1956
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
The Perfect Game
as Kazu Tomita 1958