Masumi Okada
Acting
Born: 1935-09-22 in Nice, France
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.
Known For
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Junji Kazamatsuri
Shōgun
Brother Michael
Trick
Yamada's father
Divorce Lawyer
Kichinosuke Konuma
The Hunted
Lt. Wadakura
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Jose Mendosa
My Sweetheart
The Johnnys' manager
The Key
The Guitarist and the Rancher
Frankie the Milkman
Windy Street
Hideo Mayama
A Sleeping Forest
Life of a Flower
Henry Heusken
The Return of the Filthy Seven
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
六三制愚連隊
The Green Music Box
Moon Prince
I Will Challenge
おヤエの家つき女中
Izo
Chief of the Palace
Passport to Darkness
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai
McLane
Winter's Flower
Nobuyoshi Saegusa
Hungry Soul, Part II
Tachibana's Old Friend D
Phoenix
Song of Dawn
Three Sisters Investigate
Crazed Fruit
Frank
Pacific Porters
The Husband Wore the Apron
Tatsuo Kurata
Dancing Sisters
Tetsuo Izumi
Streetlights
小出英夫
Devil Flesh
Billy
Getting Any?
Russian Actor
Masked Woman
Man Who Causes a Storm
Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
Funny Friend: The Baby and Express
Fangs of Night
Showdown in the Storm
