Richard Carlson

Acting

April 30, 1912 – November 26, 1977 (died at 65)

Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

Male

72 Movies

50 TV Shows

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

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 6.8

as Dr. David Reed

Age 41 (now 65)

It Came from Outer Space

1953 6.3

as John Putnam

Age 41 (now 65)

The Valley of Gwangi

1969 7.1

as Champ

Age 57 (now 65)

The Little Foxes

1941 7.5

as David Hewitt

Age 29 (now 65)

King Solomon's Mines

1950 6.5

as John Goode

Age 38 (now 65)

Tormented

1960 5.0

as Tom Stewart

Age 48 (now 65)

The Ghost Breakers

1940 6.5

as Geoff Montgomery

Age 28 (now 65)

All I Desire

1953 7.0

as Henry Murdoch

Age 41 (now 65)

Hold That Ghost

1941 6.8

as Doctor Jackson

Age 29 (now 65)

The Maze

1953 5.7

as Gerald MacTeam

Age 41 (now 65)

The Magnetic Monster

1953 5.6

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Age 40 (now 65)

The Sound of Fury

1950 6.5

as Gil Stanton

Age 38 (now 65)

Behind Locked Doors

1948 6.3

as Ross Stewart

Age 36 (now 65)

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 6.2

as Martin Abbott

Age 36 (now 65)

The Power

1968 6.3

as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt

Age 55 (now 65)

A Stranger in Town

1943 6.3

as Bill Adams

Age 30 (now 65)

3-D Rarities

2015 6.0

as (archive footage)

Age 103 (now 65)

Freedom 2000

1974

Age 61 (now 65)

Change of Habit

1969 5.4

as Bishop Finley

Age 57 (now 65)

The Valley of Gwangi

1969 7.1

as Champ

Age 57 (now 65)

The Power

1968 6.3

as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt

Age 55 (now 65)

The Doomsday Flight

1966 6.5

as Chief Pilot Bob Shea

Age 54 (now 65)

Kid Rodelo

1966 8.0

Director

Age 53 (now 65)

Kid Rodelo

1966 8.0

as Link

Age 53 (now 65)

Della

1964 7.2

as David Stafford

Age 52 (now 65)

Famous Ghost Stories

1961 6.0

as Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')

Age 49 (now 65)

Tormented

1960 5.0

as Tom Stewart

Age 48 (now 65)

Johnny Rocco

1958 5.6

Story

Age 46 (now 65)

The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958 6.4

Director

Age 46 (now 65)

The Unchained Goddess

1958 7.0

as The Writer

Age 45 (now 65)

The Unchained Goddess

1958 7.0

Director

Age 45 (now 65)

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

1957 5.8

as The Fiction Writer

Age 45 (now 65)

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 5.3

as Russell Wade

Age 45 (now 65)

Appointment with a Shadow

1957 5.7

Director

Age 45 (now 65)

Hemo the Magnificent

1957 8.1

as Mr. Fiction Writer

Age 44 (now 65)

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956 6.5

as Martin Random

Age 44 (now 65)

Bengazi

1955 4.2

as Insp. Levering

Age 43 (now 65)

The Last Command

1955 6.7

as William B. Travis

Age 43 (now 65)

An Annapolis Story

1955 4.3

as Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 65)

Four Guns to the Border

1954 5.0

Director

Age 42 (now 65)

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 6.8

as Dr. David Reed

Age 41 (now 65)

Riders to the Stars

1954 5.9

as Dr. Jerry Lockwood

Age 41 (now 65)

Riders to the Stars

1954 5.9

Director

Age 41 (now 65)

The Golden Blade

1953 6.7

as Narrator (voice)

Age 41 (now 65)

All I Desire

1953 7.0

as Henry Murdoch

Age 41 (now 65)

The Maze

1953 5.7

as Gerald MacTeam

Age 41 (now 65)

It Came from Outer Space

1953 6.3

as John Putnam

Age 41 (now 65)

Seminole

1953 5.6

as Major Degan

Age 40 (now 65)

The Magnetic Monster

1953 5.6

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Age 40 (now 65)

Flat Top

1952 4.6

as Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers

Age 40 (now 65)

Retreat, Hell!

1952 6.5

as Capt. Paul Hansen

Age 39 (now 65)

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952 6.5

as Steve Smith ("Whispering Smith")

Age 39 (now 65)

The Blue Veil

1951 6.8

as Gerald Kean

Age 39 (now 65)

A Millionaire for Christy

1951 7.0

as Dr. Roland Cook

Age 39 (now 65)

Valentino

1951 4.3

as William 'Bill' King

Age 38 (now 65)

Jungle Safari

1950 4.0

as Himself (archival footage)

Age 38 (now 65)

The Sound of Fury

1950 6.5

as Gil Stanton

Age 38 (now 65)

King Solomon's Mines

1950 6.5

as John Goode

Age 38 (now 65)

Behind Locked Doors

1948 6.3

as Ross Stewart

Age 36 (now 65)

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 6.2

as Martin Abbott

Age 36 (now 65)

So Well Remembered

1947 5.0

as Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr.

Age 35 (now 65)

Fury in the Pacific

1945 6.0

as Narrator

Age 32 (now 65)

The Man from Down Under

1943 7.7

as Nipper Wilson

Age 31 (now 65)

Young Ideas

1943 5.3

as Tom Farrell

Age 31 (now 65)

For God and Country

1943 8.0

as Tom Manning

Age 31 (now 65)

Presenting Lily Mars

1943 6.4

as Owen Vail

Age 30 (now 65)

A Stranger in Town

1943 6.3

as Bill Adams

Age 30 (now 65)

Sucker Bait

1943 8.0

as Bill - Soldier

Age 30 (now 65)

White Cargo

1942 6.2

as Mr. Langford

Age 30 (now 65)

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1942 5.0

as R.I.C. Kay

Age 30 (now 65)

Highways by Night

1942 7.3

as Tommy Van Steel

Age 30 (now 65)

The Affairs of Martha

1942 6.6

as Jeff Sommerfield

Age 30 (now 65)

Fly By Night

1942 6.7

as Dr. Geoffrey Burton

Age 29 (now 65)

The Little Foxes

1941 7.5

as David Hewitt

Age 29 (now 65)

Hold That Ghost

1941 6.8

as Doctor Jackson

Age 29 (now 65)

West Point Widow

1941 7.0

as Dr. Jimmy Krueger

Age 29 (now 65)

Back Street

1941 7.3

as Curt Stanton

Age 28 (now 65)

No, No, Nanette

1940 6.2

as Tom Gillespie

Age 28 (now 65)

Too Many Girls

1940 5.9

as Clint Kelly

Age 28 (now 65)

The Howards of Virginia

1940 6.8

as Thomas Jefferson

Age 28 (now 65)

The Ghost Breakers

1940 6.5

as Geoff Montgomery

Age 28 (now 65)

Beyond Tomorrow

1940 6.1

as James Houston

Age 28 (now 65)

Little Accident

1939 5.5

as Perry Allerton

Age 27 (now 65)

Dancing Co-Ed

1939 6.6

as 'Pug' Braddock

Age 27 (now 65)

These Glamour Girls

1939 5.9

as Joe

Age 27 (now 65)

Winter Carnival

1939 6.7

as Professor John Welden

Age 27 (now 65)

The Duke of West Point

1938 4.5

as Jack West

Age 26 (now 65)

The Young in Heart

1938 6.6

as Duncan Macrae

Age 26 (now 65)