Tadao Takashima | |
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Native name | 高島 忠夫 |
Born |
Kobe, Japan |
27 July 1930
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–present |
Tadao Takashima (高島 忠夫 Takashima Tadao?, born 27 July 1930) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1952.
Takashima began participating in a jazz band while a student at Kwansei Gakuin University. He left the university before graduating when he joined the Shintoho studio, debuting as an actor in 1952. He became famous as a romantic lead who could also sing, which led to roles in stage musicals as well. He also hosted several television shows. His sons are the actors Masahiro Takashima and Masanobu Takashima.