Haruo Nakajima
Acting Born Jan 1, 1929 Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan 24 credits
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- Ultraman (1966) as Neronga
- Ultraman (1966) as Gabora
- Ultraman (1966) as Jirass
- Ultraman (1966) as Keylla
- Ultraseven (1967) as U-Tom (Suit Actor)
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Bandit
- Ultra Q (1966) as Gomess (Suit Actor)
- Ultra Q (1966) as Prefectural Police Captain
- Ultra Q (1966) as Pagos (Suit Actor)
- Godzilla (1954) as Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Godzilla
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Godzilla / Military Advisor
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Soldier (uncredited)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Godzilla
- All Monsters Attack (1969) as Godzilla
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Godzilla
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Godzilla / Infant Islander
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Godzilla (water scenes)
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Mothra (1961) as Mothra
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Gaira
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)