Hideyo Amamoto
Birth date
January 2, 1926
Death date
March 23, 2003
Place of birth
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Profession
Acting
Age
77 years
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.
Also known as
天本 英世Amamoto Hideyo天本 ひでよEisei Amamoto天本 えいせいAmamoto Eisei
