Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)

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 (1953) and the iconic Universal Monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 37 films (1939–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 19 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1965 Kid Rodelo. Paramount Pictures Corp. (in notice: Paramount Pictures) 91 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 Tormented. Cheviot Productions Inc. 1:30 35mm B&W sound
1959 MacKenzie's Raiders. [Unidentified episode, no. 36B] a ZIV Television production ; produced by Elliott Lewis ; teleplay by Paul Savage ; story by Bret Hill and Paul Savage ; directed by Otto Lang. 27 16mm B&W sound
1958 Appointment With A Shadow. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 72 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 The Saga Of Hemp Brown. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 79 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Hemo the Magnificent Frank Capra 12:00
1957 The Helen Morgan Story. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 118 min 35mm B&W sound
1956 Three For Jamie Dawn. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Bengazi. Panamint Pictures Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1954 Creature From The Black Lagoon. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Four Guns To The Border. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 35mm Color sound
1954 Riders To The Stars unknown 81 min 16mm sound
1953 All I Desire. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 It Came From Outer Space. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Seminole. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 86 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 The Magnetic Monster. A-Men Productions Inc. 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Maze. Monogram Pictures Corp. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Flat Top. Monogram Pictures Corp. 85 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 Behind Locked Doors. Budd Boetticher 61 min. 35mm B&W sound
1943 My Heart Belongs To Daddy. Robert Siodmak 8 reels B&W
1942 Fly-By-Night. Robert Siodmak 8 reels B&W
1942 Highways By Night. Peter Godfrey 63 min. B&W
1942 The Affairs Of Martha. Jules Dassin 7 reels B&W sound
1942 White Cargo. Richard Thorpe 9 reels B&W sound
1941 West Point Widow. Robert Siodmak 7 reels B&W
1940 Beyond Tomorrow. A. Edward Sutherland 84 min. 16mm B&W Sound
1940 No, No, Nanette. Herbert Wilcox 96 min. B&W
1940 The Ghost Breakers. George Marshall 9 reels
1939 DANCING CO-ED. Loew's Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 LITTLE ACCIDENT. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 THE DUKE OF WEST POINT. Edward Small Productions Inc. 12 reels B&W
1939 WINTER CARNIVAL Charles Reisner 105 min B&W
1939 WINTER CARNIVAL Commonwealth Pictures Corporation 92min 16mm B&W Sound
1939 Winter Carnival Charles Reisner 10 min 16mm B&W Sound
1939 Winter carnival. Walter Wanger Productions Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
Color It Clean ▶ University of Illinois Motion Picture Service 20 min 16mm Color sound