
Actor
Haruo Nakajima
Born 1929 · 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.
Acting

Seven Samurai
Bandit · 1954

Godzilla
Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker · 1954

The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited) · 1958

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla · 1964

King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla · 1962

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla · 1964

Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla / Military Advisor · 1968

Ultraseven
U-Tom (Suit Actor) · 1967

Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla · 1965

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla · 1971

Mothra
Mothra · 1961

King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (uncredited) · 1963

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla (uncredited) · 1956

Godzilla 1985
Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1985

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited) · 1956

Yearning
Shopkeeper (uncredited) · 1964

I Live in Fear
Foundry employee (uncredited) · 1955

Son of Godzilla
Godzilla (water scenes) · 1967

Ultraman
Neronga · 1966

Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor · 1972

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla · 1955

Rodan
Rodan / Meganulon · 1956

Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1973

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Godzilla / Infant Islander · 1966