Biography
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.
Filmography27 titles
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series
Sanjuro
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
Samurai Saga
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Ironfinger
Atragon
Girls of the Night
The Secret of the Telegian
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Rodan
Son of Godzilla
The Mysterians
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
The H-Man
Varan
Varan the Unbelievable
Fugitive Alien