Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世 Amamoto Hideyo) was a prolific Japanese actor from the Wakamatsu ward of Kitakyūshū best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Riderseries as well as many other characters in tokusatsu films and theGodzilla series. Amamoto also used the pseudonym of Eisei Amamoto for most of his career, Eisei being a misreading of the kanji in his real name, Hideyo. He died on March 23, 2003 from acute pneumonia at the age of 77.
Known for
Kamen Rider
1971
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
Yojimbo
1961
Kwaidan
1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
The Sword of Doom
1966
All Monsters Attack
1969
Pro Hunter
1981
Ronin-gai
1990
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
The Red Spectacles
1987
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005
Atragon
1963
Mighty Jack
1968
Chûshingura
1962
Nebula Mask Machine Man
1984
Blood on the Sea
1961
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
Message from Space
1978
King Kong Escapes
1967
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980