Richard Dutoit Carlson was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his leading roles in the sci-fi classic It Came from Outer Space and the iconic
Carlson in 1952
Carlson in TV Guide, December 4, 1953
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a
Richard Carlson (actor)
…screenwriter. He is best remembered for his leading roles in the sci-fi classic It Came from Outer Space (1953) and the iconic Universal Monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Carlson was the son of a Danish-born lawyer who lived in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He majored in drama at the University of Minnesota, where he…
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Autographed Julie Adams publicity photo, featuring the Creature menacing Kay
Ricou Browning played the "Gill-man" in the underwater scenes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955), and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).