Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/1/1929
Place of Birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
中岛春雄
Haruo Nakajima
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.
Known For
Seven Samurai
as Bandit
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
Godzilla 1985
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Godzilla / Infant Islander
Son of Godzilla
as Godzilla (water scenes)
The Hidden Fortress
as Soldier (uncredited)
Dogora
as Coal plant witness
Tokyo 1960
as Godzilla
Destroy All Monsters
as Godzilla / Military Advisor
King Kong Escapes
as King Kong
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
All Monsters Attack
as Godzilla
Mothra
as Mothra
Varan
as Varan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)