Haruo Nakajima
Actor
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.
Filmography
Godzilla
as Godzilla 1954
The Hidden Fortress
as Soldier (uncredited) 1958
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla 1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla 1964
Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla 1955
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Godzilla 1964
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Godzilla (uncredited) 1956
Destroy All Monsters
as Godzilla / Military Advisor 1968
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla (uncredited) 1963
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Godzilla 1965
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Godzilla 1971
Son of Godzilla
as Godzilla (water scenes) 1967
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) 1973
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor 1972
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Godzilla / Infant Islander 1966
All Monsters Attack
as Godzilla 1969