Katsumi Tezuka

Personal Info

Birthday

August 31, 1912

(112 years old)

Place of Birth

Japan

Katsumi Tezuka

Biography

Katsumi Tezuka was a Japanese actor and former baseball player. He was best known for serving as the suit actor for numerous kaiju in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishiro Honda. Tezuka fate after the 1960s is uncertain and his date of death is unknown.

Known For

Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Godzilla Raids Again

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Rodan

Matango

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Atragon

Filmography

1965
Beast Alley
as Fukami
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
1963
Atragon
as Mu Henchman
Matango
as Police Personnel (uncredited)
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
as Varan
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla in Iceberg
Gorath
as Ôtori Radio Operator
1961
Mothra
as Mothra
Daredevil in the Castle
as Shuma Ono
1959
Battle in Outer Space
as Natari
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Angurus (uncredited)
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Yoshikawa
1958
Varan
as Varan
The H-Man
as Captain of fishing boat (uncredited)
1957
The Mysterians
as Mysterian
Tokyo 1960
as Godzilla
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Ôban
as Kojima
1956
Rodan
as Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
1955
Godzilla Raids Again
as Anguirus
1954
Godzilla
as Godzilla
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific
as (uncredited)
The Last Embrace
as Gangster
1952
Shanghai Rose
as M.P. sergeant