Haruo Nakajima, the First Actor to Play Godzilla, Dies at 88 Mr. Nakajima starred as the movie monster 12 times from 1954 to 1972, turning Japan’s postwar nuclear anxieties into an international phenomenon. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:E.U. Is Turning 60 and Searching for Something to CelebrateIsraeli City Stunned That Anti-Semitic Threats Came From WithinOn Eve of E.U. Anniversary, Pope Warns of Bloc’s FragilityGrieving Father of Germanwings Co-Pilot Tries to Clear Son’s NameBoris V. Shekhtman, Who Taught Russian to Journalists and Diplomats, Dies at 77U.S. Investigating Mosul Strikes Said to Have Killed Up to 200 Civilians