'''Kenji Sahara''' (佐原 健二 ''Sahara Kenji'') (born May 14, 1932) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. Initially he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in ''Rodan'' (1956).

He did a lot of work for the Toho Company, the group that has so far has produced twenty-eight Godzilla movies. He has appeared in at least thirty ''kaiju'' or 'monster' films, often in a supporting role, including:

*Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
*Rodan (1956)
*The Mysterians (1957)
*The H-Man (1958)
*Mothra (1961)
*Gorath (1962)
*King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
*Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
*Atragon (1963)
*Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
*Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
*Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
*War of the Gargantuas (1966)
*Son of Godzilla (1967)
*Destroy All Monsters (1968)
*Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
*Yog, Monster From Space (1970)
*Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster (1974)
*Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
*Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
*Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
*Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
*Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

He also appeared in a number of television series, including:

*Ultra Q (1966)
*Ultra Seven (1967-1968)
*Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
*Ultraman Nexus (2004-2005)

Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!