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Ricou Browning
Deceased

When Did Ricou Browning Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93
Also known asRiccou BrowningGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/02/1930Born inFort Pierce, Florida, USADied27/02/2023 (aged 93)Died inSouthwest RanchesWikidataQ377126 ↗TMDb#104021 ↗

Ricou Ren Browning was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor. A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which he portrayed the titular Gill-man during the film's underwater scenes, and in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, for which he was the underwater sequences director. He was also the co-creator of the Flipper media franchise.

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Filmography11 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!MovieSelf (archive footage)91
2009Monster Bash OriginsMovieSelf79
2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsMovieSelf76
2004Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-ManMovieSelf74
2000Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature ChronicleMovieSelf70
1964FlipperSeries—34
1964Flipper's New AdventureMovieDr. Burton34
1958Sea HuntSeries—28
1956The Creature Walks Among UsMovieThe Gill Man (in water)(uncredited)26
1955Revenge of the CreatureMovieThe Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)25
1954Creature from the Black LagoonMovieThe Gill Man In Water (uncredited)24