Hideyo Amamoto
Known for ActingBorn 1926-01-02 — died 2003-03-23Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known for
Yojimbo
1961 · as Yahachi
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · as Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Kwaidan
1965 · as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · as Princess Salno's aide
All Monsters Attack
1969 · as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · as Okinawa Regional Officer
King Kong Escapes
1967 · as Dr. Who
Chûshingura
1962
The Sword of Doom
1966 · as Shuzen Kamio
Matango
1963 · as Transitional Matango
Gorath
1962 · as Man in Bar
Atragon
1963 · as High Priest of Mu
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · as Captain Takeo Sasaki
Message from Space
1978 · as Dark
Kamen Rider: THE FIRST
2005 · as Dr. Shinigami
The Red Spectacles
1987 · as Ginji the Moongazer
Samurai Assassin
1965 · as Matazaburo Hagiwara