Hideaki Nitani

• Name — Hideaki Nitani • Native Name — 二谷 英明 • Born — 28 January 1930 • Birthplace — Kyoto Prefecture, Japan • Place of death — Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1957–1992 28 January 1930 – 7 January 2012 was a Japanese actor.

Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Nitani attended Doshisha University but quit before graduating. He first worked as an announcer at Nagasaki Broadcasting Company, but in 1956 made his debut as an actor at Nikkatsu. Gaining the nickname "Dump Truck Guy" for his handsome, tough guy roles, he soon became a staple in Nikkatsu Action movies, often playing the second lead, but sometimes starring in his own films. He is probably best known abroad for his role in Seijun Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter. Nitani left Nikkatsu in 1971 and moved to television, where he starred in the Tokusō Saizensen police detective series, which ran for ten years between 1977 and 1987. Nitani married the actress Yumi Shirakawa and their daughter, Yurie Nitani, is also an actress. He died of pneumonia on 7 January 2012, at age 81.

• Mighty Jack (1968) • Tokusō Saizensen (特捜最前線) (1977–1987) • Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992), as Hirate Masahide