Haruo Nakajima
ActingAlso Known As
中岛春雄
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.
Movies
(78 total)
Seven Samurai
as Bandit
Godzilla
as Godzilla
The Hidden Fortress
as Soldier (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Godzilla (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Destroy All Monsters
as Godzilla / Military Advisor
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Godzilla
Son of Godzilla
as Godzilla (water scenes)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Godzilla / Infant Islander
All Monsters Attack
as Godzilla
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Wong Henchman
Godzilla 1985
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodan
as Rodan / Meganulon
TV Shows
(5 total)
Ultraseven
as U-Tom (Suit Actor)
Ultraman
as Neronga
Ultra Q
as Gomess (Suit Actor)
Ultra Q
as Prefectural Police Captain
Ultra Q
as Pagos (Suit Actor)