Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto
Amamoto in 1961
BornJanuary 2, 1926
DiedMarch 23, 2003(2003-03-23) (aged 77)
Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan
Other namesEisei Amamoto
OccupationActor
Years active1954–2003
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo, January 2, 1926 – March 23, 2003) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider series as well as many other characters in tokusatsu films such as the Godzilla 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, of complications from pneumonia at 77.