| Misao Seki | |
| Birth Date: | February 23, 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Spouse: | Saijiro Inouye |
Misao Seki was a film actor and comedian who worked in Japan and Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1940s.[1] [2] [3] [4] He appeared in more than 100 films over the course of his career.
Seki was reportedly born in Yokohama, Japan, into a well-known family of actors; he began acting around the age of 5. He attained a level of fame as an actor and comedian in his native country before moving briefly to the U.S. as a young man. After appearing in vaudeville shows in Seattle and San Francisco, he took on roles in a string of English-language films in Hollywood. Later in his career, he appeared mostly in Japanese films.