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.

Most Known For

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as Junji Kazamatsuri

Shōgun

as Brother Michael

Trick

as Yamada's father

Divorce Lawyer

as Kichinosuke Konuma

Life of a Flower

as Henry Heusken

A Sleeping Forest

Izo

as Chief of the Palace

Three Sisters Investigate

The Hunted

as Lt. Wadakura

水曜ドラマスペシャル

Can't Hurry for Love

Crazed Fruit

as Frank

Fufu seikatsu

Getting Any?

as Russian Actor

San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku

悪女A・B

Winter's Flower

as Shinkichi Mie

Miracle Girl

Latitude Zero

as Dr. Jules Masson

The Key