Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota
Born(1937-10-07)October 7, 1937
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedJune 15, 2002(2002-06-15) (aged 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1953–2002

Hideo Murota (室田 日出男, Murota Hideo; 7 October 1937 – 15 June 2002) was a Japanese actor who specialized in playing villains and tough guys. In 1957, he signed a contract with Toei Studio and appeared in over 1000 films. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his role in Shinde mo ii.