Hideyo Amamoto
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1926-01-02 - 2003-03-23
Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As: 天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, 天本 ひでよ, Eisei Amamoto, 天本 えいせい, Amamoto Eisei, Hideko Amamoto
Biography
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.
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Known For
1971Kamen Rider
1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1982Space Sheriff Gavan
1981Pro Hunter
1971Kamen Rider
2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
1961Yojimbo
1984Nebula Mask Machine Man
1968Mighty Jack
1970Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
1965Kwaidan
1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1954Twenty-Four Eyes
1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1969All Monsters Attack
1967King Kong Escapes
1962Chûshingura
1966