Haruo Nakajima
Acting · Born 1929-01-01 · age 88 at death · Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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.
Titles
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Seven Samurai
Godzilla
The Hidden Fortress
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla Raids Again
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
All Monsters Attack
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Godzilla 1985
Rodan
Mothra
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Ultraseven
I Live in Fear
King Kong Escapes
The War of the Gargantuas
Matango
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Yearning
The Mysterians
Ultraman
Atragon
Godzilla
Space Amoeba
The H-Man
Dogora
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Varan
Varan the Unbelievable
The Human Vapor
Latitude Zero
Gorath
Submersion of Japan
Ultra Q
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Beast Man Snow Man
Daredevil in the Castle
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Sword for Hire
The Eagle of the Pacific
The Last Gunfight
Ironfinger
Invisible Man
The Storm of the Pacific
Admiral Yamamoto
Key of Keys
Farewell Rabaul
Blueprint of Murder