Haruo Nakajima
Birthday: 1929-01-01 | Place of Birth: Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, JapanHaruo 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2012
Men in Suits
as Self
1989
Faces of Horror
as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
1977
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
1976
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
Submersion of Japan
as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
1972
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Godzilla
1963
Matango
as Matango
1957
Tokyo 1960
as Godzilla
