Masumi Okada

Personal Info

Birthday

September 22, 1935

Day of Death

2006-05-29

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Nice, France

Also Known As

ファンファン

Fanfan

Otto Sevaldsen

冈田真澄

Masumi Okada

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

Shōgun

Trick

Divorce Lawyer

Life of a Flower

Izo

The Hunted

Latitude Zero

Filmography

2004
Izo
as Chief of the Palace
1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent
as Head Manager
1997
To Love
as Professor
1995
The Hunted
as Lt. Wadakura
Getting Any?
as Russian Actor
1992
Sometime, Somewhere
as Ehara
1988
Kaito Ruby
as Mr. Yamanouchi
To the Sea, See You
as Ozaki
1986
The Sea and Poison
as Hattori
1984
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Mohammed Mansur
1981
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
as Jose Mendosa
1980
Four Seasons: Natsuko
as Takahito Mori
1978
Winter's Flower
as Shinkichi Mie
1977
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as Keiko Tadokoro
1973
Marco
as Ti Wai
1969
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Jules Masson
1968
Living Skeleton
as Father / Boss
1967
My Sweetheart
as The Johnnys' manager
1965
Love on the Rainbow
as Shuhei Yuki
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Mariusu
1960
The Sand City in Manchuria
as Rosuki
Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai
as McLane
1959
Crazy Jailbreak
as Kunio Iwakami
1958
The Perfect Game
as Kazu Tomita
Red Pier
as Taabô
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Morihiko Shirafuji
The Stars Know Everything
as Goro Matsumura
1957
Man Who Causes a Storm
as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kisuke
Nikutai no hankō
as Billy
Streetlights
as 小出英夫

Dancing Sisters
as Tetsuo Izumi
1956
Hungry Soul, Part II
as Tachibana's Old Friend D
Crazed Fruit
as Frank
1955
Tales of Ginza
as Mineo Akaishi
The Green Music Box
as Moon Prince