Hideyo Amamoto - Filmography & Biography

Hideyo Amamoto

Filmography & Biography

Name:: Hideyo Amamoto
Born:: Jan 02, 1926
in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died:: Mar 23, 2003

Hideyo Amamoto Bio:

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.

Hideyo Amamoto Actor Filmography:

(Only lists what is in our database to date. This is NOT a complete listing.)

Film / Show Name:		Character:
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)		Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet
All Monsters Attack (1969)		Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)		Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)		Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)		Princess Salno's aide

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