Deceased
How Did Richard Carlson Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 65Richard 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).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3-D RaritiesMovie | (archive footage) | 103 |
| 1994 | The World of HammerSeries | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family RobinsonSeries | — | 63 |
| 1971 | CannonSeries | — | 59 |
| 1969 | The Valley of GwangiMovie | Champ Connors | 57 |
| 1969 | Change of HabitMovie | Bishop Finley | 57 |
| 1968 | It Takes a ThiefSeries | Daniel K. Ryder | 56 |
| 1968 | LancerSeries | — | 56 |
| 1968 | The PowerMovie | Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt | 56 |
| 1966 | The Doomsday FlightMovie | Chief Pilot Bob Shea | 54 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Series | Harold David Dewitt | 53 |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries | Mattson | 52 |
| 1964 | DellaMovie | David Stafford | 52 |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSeries | Allan Pruitt | 51 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Dr. Carol Smith | 51 |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialSeries | Turner Leigh | 51 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | Major Ralph Forrester | 50 |
| 1962 | Going My WaySeries | — | 50 |
| 1961 | Bus StopSeries | — | 49 |
| 1961 | Famous Ghost StoriesMovie | Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented') | 49 |
| 1960 | ThrillerSeries | Guy Guthrie | 48 |
| 1960 | The AquanautsSeries | Ross Porter | 48 |
| 1959 | RawhideSeries | Major Buford | 47 |
| 1959 | RiverboatSeries | Paul Drake | 47 |
| 1958 | Mackenzie's RaidersSeries | — | 46 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Clete Hawley | 45 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Anthony Fry | 45 |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan StoryMovie | Russell Wade | 45 |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysMovie | The Fiction Writer | 45 |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie DawnMovie | Martin Random | 44 |
| 1955 | An Annapolis StoryMovie | Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1954 | Climax!Series | Cass Terhgune | 42 |
| 1954 | Riders to the StarsMovie | Dr. Jerry Lockwood | 42 |
| 1954 | Creature from the Black LagoonMovie | Dr. David Reed | 42 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Archie Hawkins | 41 |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaSeries | Radio Announcer (voice) | 41 |
| 1953 | SeminoleMovie | Major Degan | 41 |
| 1953 | The Golden BladeMovie | Narrator (voice) | 41 |
| 1953 | I Led Three LivesSeries | Herbert Philbrick | 41 |
| 1953 | All I DesireMovie | Henry Murdoch | 41 |
| 1953 | The MazeMovie | Gerald MacTeam | 41 |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer SpaceMovie | John Putnam | 41 |
| 1953 | The Magnetic MonsterMovie | Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | 41 |
| 1952 | Retreat, Hell!Movie | Capt. Paul Hansen | 40 |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith vs. Scotland YardMovie | Steve Smith ("Whispering Smith") | 40 |
| 1952 | Flat TopMovie | Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers | 40 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron | 39 |
| 1951 | ValentinoMovie | William 'Bill' King | 39 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries | — | 38 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | John | 38 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1950 | Your Show of ShowsSeries | — | 38 |
| 1950 | The Sound of FuryMovie | Gil Stanton | 38 |
| 1950 | King Solomon's MinesMovie | John Goode | 38 |
| 1949 | Lights OutSeries | — | 37 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Father | 36 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | — | 36 |
| 1948 | Behind Locked DoorsMovie | Ross Stewart | 36 |
| 1948 | The Amazing Mr. XMovie | Martin Abbott | 36 |
| 1947 | So Well RememberedMovie | Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr. | 35 |
| 1943 | Young IdeasMovie | Tom Farrell | 31 |
| 1943 | The Man from Down UnderMovie | Nipper Wilson | 31 |
| 1943 | A Stranger in TownMovie | Bill Adams | 31 |
| 1943 | For God and CountryMovie | Tom Manning | 31 |
| 1942 | White CargoMovie | Mr. Langford | 30 |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to DaddyMovie | R.I.C. Kay | 30 |
| 1942 | Fly By NightMovie | Dr. Geoffrey Burton | 30 |
| 1942 | Highways by NightMovie | Tommy Van Steel | 30 |
| 1941 | Back StreetMovie | Curt Stanton | 29 |
| 1941 | West Point WidowMovie | Dr. Jimmy Krueger | 29 |
| 1941 | Hold That GhostMovie | Doctor Jackson | 29 |
| 1941 | The Little FoxesMovie | David Hewitt | 29 |
| 1940 | The Ghost BreakersMovie | Geoff Montgomery | 28 |
| 1940 | The Howards of VirginiaMovie | Thomas Jefferson | 28 |
| 1940 | No, No, NanetteMovie | Tom Gillespie | 28 |
| 1940 | Too Many GirlsMovie | Clint Kelly | 28 |
| 1940 | Beyond TomorrowMovie | James Houston | 28 |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-EdMovie | 'Pug' Braddock | 27 |
| 1939 | These Glamour GirlsMovie | Joe | 27 |
| 1939 | Winter CarnivalMovie | Professor John Welden | 27 |
| 1939 | Little AccidentMovie | Perry Allerton | 27 |
| 1938 | The Duke of West PointMovie | Jack West | 26 |
| 1938 | The Young in HeartMovie | Duncan Macrae | 26 |