Acting
Katsumi Tezuka
Also Known As: Tezuka Katsumi
Birth Date
August 31, 1912
(113 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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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.
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Godzilla
Godzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker
1954
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene)
1962
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla (uncredited)
1956
Godzilla Raids Again
Anguirus
1955
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene) (uncredited)
1963
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla (uncredited)
1964
Mothra
Mothra
1961
Rodan
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited)
1956
Godzilla
Godzilla (uncredited)
1977
Chûshingura
1962
The Three Treasures
1959
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla (uncredited)
1957
Gorath
Ôtori Radio Operator
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
Varan
1962
The H-Man
Captain of Fishing Boat (uncredited)
1958
Matango
Police Personnel
1963
The Mysterians
Mysterian
1957
Atragon
Mu Henchman
1963