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Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Acting·1912–1977·67 films

Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.

As Actor

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Dr. David Reed
It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space (1953)John Putnam
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)David Hewitt
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)Champ
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1950)John Goode
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers (1940)Geoff Montgomery
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)Doctor Jackson
Tormented
Tormented (1960)Tom Stewart
The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)Martin Abbott
All I Desire
All I Desire (1953)Henry Murdoch
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury (1950)Gil Stanton
Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)James Houston
The Maze
The Maze (1953)Gerald MacTeam
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster (1953)Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)Duncan Macrae
Seminole
Seminole (1953)Major Degan
The Power
The Power (1968)Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt
Change of Habit
Change of Habit (1969)Bishop Finley
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)Ross Stewart
The Golden Blade
The Golden Blade (1953)Narrator (voice)
Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars (1954)Dr. Jerry Lockwood
A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town (1943)Bill Adams
Flat Top
Flat Top (1952)Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)Clint Kelly
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered (1947)Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr.
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia (1940)Thomas Jefferson
Back Street
Back Street (1941)Curt Stanton
Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell! (1952)Capt. Paul Hansen
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)Russell Wade
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)Owen Vail
These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls (1939)Joe
The Last Command
The Last Command (1955)William B. Travis
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight (1966)Chief Pilot Bob Shea
Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent (1957)Mr. Fiction Writer
Valentino
Valentino (1951)William 'Bill' King
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil (1951)Gerald Kean
White Cargo
White Cargo (1942)Mr. Langford
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha (1942)Jeff Sommerfield
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)The Fiction Writer
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)Dr. Roland Cook
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)R.I.C. Kay
Fly By Night
Fly By Night (1942)Dr. Geoffrey Burton
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point (1938)Jack West
Della
Della (1964)David Stafford
Bengazi
Bengazi (1955)Insp. Levering
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)'Pug' Braddock
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette (1940)Tom Gillespie
Young Ideas
Young Ideas (1943)Tom Farrell
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)Steve Smith ("Whispering Smith")
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities (2015)(archive footage)
An Annapolis Story
An Annapolis Story (1955)Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fury in the Pacific
Fury in the Pacific (1945)Narrator
The Man from Down Under
The Man from Down Under (1943)Nipper Wilson
Highways by Night
Highways by Night (1942)Tommy Van Steel
Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival (1939)Professor John Welden
Three for Jamie Dawn
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)Martin Random
Famous Ghost Stories
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')
West Point Widow
West Point Widow (1941)Dr. Jimmy Krueger
Sucker Bait
Sucker Bait (1943)Bill - Soldier
Little Accident
Little Accident (1939)Perry Allerton
Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)Link
Jungle Safari
Jungle Safari (1950)Himself (archival footage)
For God and Country
For God and Country (1943)Tom Manning

As Director

As Writer