Akihiko Hirata ( 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akihiko Hirata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
(Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited))
Godzilla
(Daisuke Serizawa)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(Dr. Shigezawa)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(Capt. Yamoto)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(Seijuro Yoshioka)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
(Seijuro Yoshioka)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited))
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
(Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage))
Atragon
(Mu Agent #23)
Sazae-san's Marriage
The H-Man
(Inspector Tominaga)
The Mysterians
(Ryoichi Shiraishi)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
(Professor Hideto Miyajima)
Travels of Lord Mito
(Geki Kurokawa)
Operation Mad Dog
Mothra
(Doctor)
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
(Iwamoto)
Gorath
(Endô)
Latitude Zero
(Dr. Sugata)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
(Dr. Shinzô Mafune)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(Dr. Serizawa)
Rodan
(Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi)
Attack Squadron
(Senda's Aide)
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
(Captain Gomes)
Brain 17
(Captain Roper)
Adventure in Kigan Castle
(Chamberlain)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
(Eburi's older brother)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
(Arishima)
Fugitive Alien
(Space Command official)
Ôban
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
(Count Arishima)
Samurai Assassin
(Sohei Masui)
The Sea of Sparta
Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
(Dr. Serizawa)
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
(Furansu)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
(Tomonori)
The Secret of the Telegian
(Inspector Kobayashi)
Station
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
(Tomonori)
Zero Fighter
Ironfinger
(Komori)
Ai no uzu shio
At This Late Date, the Charleston
(City Employee)
Samurai Saga
(Akaboshi)
Whirlwind
(Ryutaro Inoue)
The Militarists
(Tomita)
Sayonara Jupiter
(Dr. Inoue Ryutarou)
Samurai Banners
(Suwa Yorishige)
Battle of the Japan Sea
(Staff Officer Tsunoda)
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
The War in Space
(Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi)
Last Days of the Samurai
The Mad Atlantic
(Nozaki)
A Man in the Storm
Japan's Longest Day
(Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group)
Underwater Murder
(Detective Makimo)
Wakai kisetsu
The Imperial Navy
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(Chief Detective Okita)
Godzilla
(Dr. Serizawa)
Son of Godzilla
(Fujisaki)
Sanjuro
(Samurai)
Varan the Unbelievable
(Dr. Fujimora)
The Merciless Trap
A Woman in Danger
A Smell of Money
Daredevil in the Castle
(Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida)
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Saga of the Vagabonds
(Jiro Hidekuni)
Geisha in the Old City
(Sashichi)
空想天国
クレージーの殴り込み清水港
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
(Professor Iwamoto)
Westward Desperado
The Big Boss
The Last Gunfight
(Susumu Tendo)
Siege of Fort Bismarck
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
風来忍法帖
The Lost Alibi
(Kishimoto)
Mr. Pu
The Weed of Crime
Stray Sheep
(Sugimoto)
Dog of Fortune
(Kan Aizawa)
Operation Enemy Fort
Varan
(Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert)
The Last Embrace
(Yamaoka (Sandaime))
The Retreat from Kiska
(Dr. Kudo)
Farewell Rabaul
(First lieutenant Noguchi)
Examination Hell
Blueprint of Murder
Kojiro
Man Against Man
(Toriumi)
Structure of Hate
The Three Treasures
(Kibino Takehiko)
Get 'em All
(Kozo Kinugawa)
Challenge to Live
Admiral Yamamoto
(Staff Officer Watanabe)
The Storm of the Pacific
(Fleet Staff Officer)
Girls of the Night
(Shima)
Rise Against the Sword
(Asakura)
The Lone Journey
(Horikoshi no Masakichi)
The Killing Bottle
(Man With Turkish Hat)
Port Arthur
(Gaishi Nagaoka)
Young Challengers
(Asakawa)
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
(Tokuoka)
Nomugi Pass
47 Ronin
Blood on the Sea
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
(Omasa)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
(Environmental scientist #1)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Crazy Big Explosion
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited))
Itsuko to sono haha
(Kozo Miyoshi)
No Response from Car 33
Operation Sewer Rats
(Captain Sugiyama)
The Human Revolution
Legend of the Cat Monster
(Producer)
Girls in the Orchard
Rainy Night Duel
(Shunsuke Iba)
はりきり社長
The Young Ace in Hawaii
(戸井田教授)
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Revive! Ultraman
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
(Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi)
Garakuta
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Daitetsujin 17
(Captain Gomez)
Enban Sensou Bankid
(Commander Guzare)
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
(Mr. K)
Ultraman
(Dr. Iwamoto)
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Downtown Story
受験地獄