Katsumi Tezuka
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Katsumi Tezuka (手塚 勝巳, Tezuka Katsumi, August 31, 1912 - unknown) was a Japanese actor and former professional baseball player. He was best known for playing numerous kaiju in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishiro Honda, as well as various supporting roles. He retired from acting in 1967, with his last film appearance in "Five Gents Prefer Geisha." Tezuka's life and career after this point are unknown, and his date of death has never been publicized.
Known for
Credits
Godzilla (1954)
as Godzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Godzilla (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
as Godzilla (iceberg scene) (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
as Godzilla (iceberg scene)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
as Anguirus
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
as Godzilla
Rodan (1956)
as Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
as Godzilla (uncredited)
The Mysterians (1957)
as Mysterian
Chûshingura (1962)
Actor
Mothra (1961)
as Mothra
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
as Angurus (uncredited)
Utsukushiki taka (1954)
Actor
Godzilla (1977)
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as (uncredited)
Matango (1963)
as Police Personnel
The H-Man (1958)
as Captain of Fishing Boat (uncredited)
Atragon (1963)
as Mu Henchman
Gorath (1962)
as Ôtori Radio Operator
The Three Treasures (1959)
Actor
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
as Varan
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
as Natari
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Marital Relations (1955)
Actor
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Staff Officer
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Actor
Moment of Terror (1966)
Actor
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as (uncredited)
Varan (1958)
as Varan
Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977)
as Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Shuma Ono
Do Your Best! Godzilla (1967)
as Godzilla (iceberg scene) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Embrace (1953)
as Gangster
The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)
Actor
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard (1959)
Actor
Ôban (1957)
as Kojima
Beast Alley (1965)
as Fukami
Her Captive Gamblers (1953)
Actor
Rebels on the High Sea (1956)
Actor
Shanghai Rose (1952)
as M.P. sergeant
Aloha 3 Gents (1963)
Actor
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)
Actor
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)
as Yoshikawa
The Man from Planet Alpha (1966)
Actor
Forty-Eight Man (1952)
Actor
Three Dolls in Ginza (1959)
as Yota
Song of the White Orchid (1939)
Actor
Reign of Terror (1957)
as Customer (Yotamono)
I Was a Prisoner in Siberia (1952)
Actor
Tomboy Daughter Diary (1955)
as Reporter Yamada
Tokyo 1960 (1957)
as Godzilla
Bridal Candidates (1955)
as Reporter Yamada
Navy Bomb Squadron (1940)
Actor