ACTOR

Haruo Nakajima

1929 - 2017

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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 (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haruo Nakajima has received more than 591,524 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Haruo Nakajima is the 2,632nd most popular actor (up from 2,855th in 2019), the 926th most popular biography from Japan (down from 925th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Actor.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Haruo Nakajima ranks 2,632 out of 13,578. Before him are Christian Berkel, Fred MacMurray, Asia Argento, Chelo Alonso, David Huddleston, and Christian Marin. After him are Suzy Delair, Lino Banfi, Chiara Mastroianni, Bruno S., Madhubala, and Clark Gregg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Haruo Nakajima ranks 230. Before him are Bob Hawke, Ronald Golias, George Crumb, Luigi Taveri, Christian Marin, and Gerhard Hanappi. After him are Piero Cappuccilli, Sunil Dutt, Moses Gunn, Berry Gordy, Claude Goretta, and Józef Glemp. Among people deceased in 2017, Haruo Nakajima ranks 215. Before him are Gilbert Baker, Mike Connors, Imre Földi, Georgy Grechko, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. After him are Carlo Caffarra, Henning Jensen, Kurt Moll, Brunhilde Pomsel, Gregg Allman, and Klaus Huber.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Haruo Nakajima ranks 926 out of 6,245. Before him are Naoya Shiga (1883), Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Yuji Kishioku (1954), Genichi Taguchi (1924), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), and Akinori Nakayama (1943). After him are Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Kiyoshi Shiga (1871), Masakatsu Miyamoto (1938), Sakuma Shōzan (1811), Ninomiya Sontoku (1787), and Takuya Kimura (1972).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Haruo Nakajima ranks 35. Before him are Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), Kirin Kiki (1943), and Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945). After him are Takuya Kimura (1972), Miyoshi Umeki (1929), Tsuru Aoki (1892), Chieko Baisho (1941), Yoko Shimada (1953), and Kyōko Kagawa (1931).

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Television and Movie Roles

Godzilla
Godzilla
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Nov 3rd 19547.635 / 10
Seven Samurai
Bandit
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Apr 26th 19548.5 / 10
The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited)
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Dec 28th 19587.9 / 10