Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog
Born
Jan 01, 1929
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Died
Aug 07, 2017
Known For
Acting
Movies
84 acting
20 crew
Popularity
0.8
Known For
Seven Samurai
1954
as Bandit
Godzilla
1954
as Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
as Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Godzilla / Infant Islander
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