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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) | Self - Actor | - |
| 2 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) | Himself | 6 |
| 3 | Godzilla 1985 (1985) | Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6.5 |
| 4 | Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) | Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6 |
| 5 | Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) | Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor | 5.8 |
| 6 | Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) | Godzilla | 6.3 |
| 7 | Space Amoeba (1970) | Gezora / Ganimes | 5 |
| 8 | All Monsters Attack (1969) | Godzilla | 6 |
| 9 | Destroy All Monsters (1968) | Godzilla / Military Advisor | 7 |
| 10 | King Kong Escapes (1967) | King Kong | 6 |
| 11 | Son of Godzilla (1967) | Godzilla (water scenes) | 5.3 |
| 12 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) | Wong Henchman | 6.3 |
| 13 | The War of the Gargantuas (1966) | Gaira | - |
| 14 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) | Godzilla / Infant Islander | 6 |
| 15 | The Retreat from Kiska (1965) | - | - |
| 16 | Key of Keys (1965) | Gegen's Henchman | 5 |
| 17 | Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) | Baragon / JSDF Soldier | 5 |
| 18 | Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) | Godzilla | 6.7 |
| 19 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) | Godzilla | 5.7 |
| 20 | Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) | Godzilla | 6 |
| 21 | Matango (1963) | Matango | 6 |
| 22 | King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) | Godzilla | 6.1 |
| 23 | Mothra (1961) | Mothra | 6 |
| 24 | The Last Gunfight (1960) | Henchman (uncredited) | - |
| 25 | The Human Vapor (1960) | Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited) | 3 |
| 26 | Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) | - | - |
| 27 | The Hidden Fortress (1958) | Soldier (uncredited) | 7.4 |
| 28 | The H-Man (1958) | Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited) | 3 |
| 29 | Rodan (1956) | Rodan / Meganulon | 6 |
| 30 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) | (uncredited) | 8.7 |
| 31 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) | Godzilla (uncredited) | 6 |
| 32 | I Live in Fear (1955) | Foundry employee (uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 33 | Godzilla Raids Again (1955) | Godzilla | 5.2 |
| 34 | Seven Samurai (1954) | Bandit | 8.5 |
| 35 | Godzilla (1954) | Godzilla | 7.3 |
| 36 | The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) | Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited) | - |
| 37 | Sword for Hire (1952) | - | - |
