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