Haruo Nakajima, the man who wore the Godzilla suit in the original film, died on Monday August 7, 2017 at the age of 88 after a battle with pneumonia.
Nakajima wore the famous Godzilla costume, originally made from ready mixed concrete, from 1954 to 1972 for 12 films.
Nakajima began working as a stuntman shortly after World War II in Tokyo where he was spotted and cast by Ishiro Honda who directed the first Godzilla film in 1954.
