Akihiko Hirata
Acting
Akihiko Hirata (born Hirata Akihiko; 26 December 1927–25 July 1984) was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy), he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata died after a long battle with lung cancer in 1984, at age 56.
Known for
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla
1977
Sanjuro
1962
Son of Godzilla
1967
Rodan
1956
Mothra
1961
Chûshingura
1962
Atragon
1963
Station
1981
Brain 17
1982
Faraway Man
1957