Haruo Nakajima
Known for: Actor
Born: 1 January 1929, Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Died: 7 August 2017
Credits: 60+ titles
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
The Spirit of Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Faces of Horror
Godzilla 1985
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Godzilla
Submersion of Japan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
It's a Man's Way of Life
Space Amoeba
All Monsters Attack
Latitude Zero
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
Admiral Yamamoto
Destroy All Monsters
Son of Godzilla
Ultraseven
King Kong Escapes
Do Your Best! Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
The War of the Gargantuas
Ultraman
Ultra Q
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Ironfinger
Key of Keys
Frankenstein Conquers the World
The Retreat from Kiska
The School of Flesh
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dogora
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Yearning
Atragon
Matango
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Attack Squadron
Varan the Unbelievable
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Gorath
Mothra
Blueprint of Murder
Daredevil in the Castle
The Human Vapor
The Storm of the Pacific
The Last Gunfight
Saga of the Vagabonds
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
The Hidden Fortress
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
Varan
The H-Man
The Mysterians