Godzilla Actor Haruo Nakajima Dies

The actor who played Godzilla in the original movie back in 1954 has died. Haruo Nakajima was a Japanese stunt actor in Samurai films when he was approached to take a role that became an iconic symbol of the nuclear era. Toho Kingdom studios confirmed Nakajima’s death in a tweet: “r-i-p. haruo nakajima, original Godzilla suit actor from 1954-1972.” He was 88 years old.