Katsumi Tezuka
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
Godzilla
Godzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene)
Godzilla Raids Again
Anguirus
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla
Godzilla
Godzilla (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene) (uncredited)
Filmography
Godzilla
1977
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
as Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
Do Your Best! Godzilla
1967
as Godzilla (iceberg scene) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
Moment of Terror
1966
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
Beast Alley
1965
as Fukami
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
as Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Matango
1963
as Police Personnel
Atragon
1963
as Mu Henchman
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Godzilla (iceberg scene) (uncredited)
Aloha 3 Gents
1963
Attack Squadron
1963
as Staff Officer
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
as Varan
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Godzilla (iceberg scene)
Gorath
1962
as Ôtori Radio Operator
Chûshingura
1962
Mothra
1961
as Mothra
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Shuma Ono
Battle in Outer Space
1959
as Natari
The Three Treasures
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Angurus (uncredited)
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Yoshikawa
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
1959
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959
as Yota
The H-Man
1958
as Captain of Fishing Boat (uncredited)
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
Varan
1958
as Varan
Ôban
1957
as Kojima
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Godzilla (uncredited)
The Mysterians
1957
as Mysterian
Tokyo 1960
1957
as Godzilla
Reign of Terror
1957
as Customer (Yotamono)
Rebels on the High Sea
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Rodan
1956
as Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Anguirus
Marital Relations
1955
Tomboy Daughter Diary
1955
as Reporter Yamada
Bridal Candidates
1955
as Reporter Yamada
Godzilla
1954
as Godzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker
Utsukushiki taka
1954
The Last Embrace
1953
as Gangster
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as (uncredited)
Forty-Eight Man
1952
I Was a Prisoner in Siberia
1952
Shanghai Rose
1952
as M.P. sergeant
Navy Bomb Squadron
1940
Song of the White Orchid
1939