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Heihachirō Ōkawa

Actor

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Acting
1935 — 1968 · 4 films
Lived
9 September 1905 — d. 1971
From
Soka, Saitama, Japan

Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎 Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō, 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also sometimes credited as Henry Okawa (ヘンリー大川), was a Japanese film actor active from the 1930s to 1971. With hopes of starting a business, he traveled to the United States in 1923 and studied at Columbia University. He also studied at the Paramount Studios acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by Howard Hawks and William Wellman.

Career Signature

How Heihachirō Ōkawa’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.