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.
Movies
All Monsters Attack
1969
as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
The Red Spectacles
1987
as Moongaze Ginji
King Kong Escapes
1967
as Dr. Who
Samurai Pirate
1963
as Granny the Witch
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Okinawa Regional Officer
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Atragon
1963
as High Priest of Mu
Dogora
1964
as Maki the Safecracker
Kill!
1968
as Gendayu Shimada
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Shuzen Kamio
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Matazaburo Hagiwara
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Matango
1963
as Skulking Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Message from Space
1978
as Dark