Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki Born October 4, 1926 Tokyo, Japan Occupation Actor First work Ikiru (1952) Notable work Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

Haruo Suzuki (鈴木治夫,   Suzuki Haruo) was a Japanese actor. Though he only typically appeared in bit parts, Suzuki was an extremely prolific film and television actor between 1952 and 1976, appearing in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda, as well as television dramas airing on many of Japan's major networks. Suzuki made his debut in Kurosawa's critically-acclaimed film Ikiru in 1952, playing a receptionist, and went on to appear in countless Toho films, each time playing minor background characters and sometimes playing up to three roles in the same film. Suzuki was particularly prolific in tokusatsu productions, appearing in numerous kaiju and science fiction films for Toho as well as multiple episodes of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series shows. Suzuki continued to act even after the decline of the Japanese film industry in the 1970's before finally retiring in 1976.

Selected filmography

• Godzilla (1954) as Parliamentarian
• Invisible Man (1954) as Man at nightclub
• Rodan (1956) as Coal mine worker / police officer
• The Mysterians (1957) as Police officer at Fuji Central Police Station
• The H-Man (1958) as Policeman
• The Three Treasures (1959) as Citizen of Sagami
• Battle in Outer Space (1959) as Policeman
• The Human Vapor (1960) as Policeman
• Mothra (1961) as JSDF soldier
• The Last War (1961) as Securities trading company employee / Tokyo Defense Headquarters officer
• Gorath (1962) as Newspaper reporter / government official
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Ship crew member
• Atragon (1963) as Gotengo sergeant / Muan
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as JSDF correspondent
• Dogora (1964) as JSDF soldier
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) as Reporter / university researcher
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Space authority officer
• Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Suzuki, daily news reporter [episodes 2 and 11] / detective [episode 27]
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Patrol boat sailor / JSDF soldier in Tokyo / doctor
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo soldier
• Ultraman (TV 1966) as Man at Omuro Park [episode 20]
• King Kong Escapes (1967) as Dr. Who's henchman
• Ultraseven (TV 1967) as Detective [episode 8]
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Integrated Defense Command officer
• Mighty Jack (TV 1968) as Newspaper editor [episode 11]
• All Monsters Attack (1969) as Reporter
• Lake of Dracula (1971) as Security guard
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Suzuki, JSDF officer
• Jumborg Ace (TV 1973) as Kenta's father [episode 11] / Air Defense Corps underground missile base commander [episode 31, uncredited]
• Zone Fighter (TV 1973) as Dr. Morita [episode 3]
• Fireman (TV 1973) as Gosaku Aoya [episode 23]
• Submersion of Japan (1973) as Commander of firefighting helicopter unit
• Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1973) as Detective [episode 3]
• Evil of Dracula (1974) as Security guard
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Policeman
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Akatsuki engineer

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