Katsumi Tezuka
Acting
Born: 1912-08-31 in Tokyo, Japan
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
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene)
Godzilla Raids Again
Anguirus
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla (iceberg scene) (uncredited)
Rodan
Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager
Mothra
Mothra
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited)
Matango
Police Personnel
The Mysterians
Mysterian
Atragon
Mu Henchman
Godzilla
Godzilla (uncredited)
Battle in Outer Space
Natari
Chûshingura
The H-Man
Captain of Fishing Boat (uncredited)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Angurus (uncredited)
Varan
Varan
Varan the Unbelievable
Varan
Gorath
Ôtori Radio Operator
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla (uncredited)
The Three Treasures
Moment of Terror
Daredevil in the Castle
Shuma Ono
The Eagle of the Pacific
(uncredited)
Marital Relations
The Retreat from Kiska
Attack Squadron
Staff Officer
Beast Alley
Fukami
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
Forty-Eight Man
Ôban
Kojima
Rebels on the High Sea
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
The Man from Planet Alpha
The Last Embrace
Gangster
I Was a Prisoner in Siberia
Her Captive Gamblers
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Yoshikawa