Richard Carlson

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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

I Led 3 Lives (1953)

The Little Foxes (1941)

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1975 Khan! (TV series)

– Mask of Deceit (1975)

1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Al Downes

– Poor Children of Eve (1973) … Al Downes

1972-1973 Cannon (TV series)
Mr. Archibald / Owen McMahon

– Moving Target (1973) … Mr. Archibald

– The Torch (1972) … Owen McMahon

1969 Lancer (TV series)
Judah Abbott

– Welcome to Genesis (1969) … Judah Abbott

1969 Change of Habit
Bishop Finley

1969 The Valley of Gwangi
Champ

1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Harold David Dewitt

– Moment of Truth (1969) … Harold David Dewitt

1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Daniel K. Ryder

– The Naked Billionaire (1969) … Daniel K. Ryder

1968 The Power
Professor Norman E. Van Zandt

1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Arch Hollinbeck

– The Thirteenth Man (1968) … Arch Hollinbeck

1966 The Doomsday Flight (TV movie)
Chief Pilot Bob Shea

1964-1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
Anthony Fry / Clete Hawley

– The Case of the Avenging Angel (1966) … Clete Hawley

– The Case of the Tragic Trophy (1964) … Anthony Fry

1966 Kid Rodelo
Link

1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Major Buford

– Brush War at Buford (1965) … Major Buford

1964-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Major Ralph Forrester / Sheriff Marden

– Farewell to Honesty (1965) … Major Ralph Forrester

– Smile of a Dragon (1964) … Sheriff Marden

1964 The Christophers (TV series)

– Make Decisions, Don't Avoid Them (1964)

1963-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Adam Vance / Lt. Burns

– The Clay Shelby Story (1964) … Lt. Burns (uncredited)

– The Cassie Vance Story (1963) … Adam Vance

1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Mattson

– The Village of Guilt (1964) … Mattson

1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Dr. Carol Smith / Nels Manning

– Who Killed My Girl? (1964) … Dr. Carol Smith

– Who Killed Sweet Betsy? (1963) … Nels Manning

1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Allan Pruitt

– The Homecoming (1964) … Allan Pruitt

1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Turner Leigh

– Onward and Upward (1964) … Turner Leigh

1964 Della
David Stafford

1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Francis Delaney

– Blessed Are the Meek (1963) … Francis Delaney

1962 Thriller (TV series)
Guy Gutherie

– Kill My Love (1962) … Guy Gutherie

1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
George Whaley

– Verdict of 12 (1962) … George Whaley

1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Larry / Radio Announcer

– Linda (1960) … Radio Announcer (voice)

– The Best Season (1960) … Larry

1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Ross Porter

– Rendezvous: 22 Fathoms (1960) … Ross Porter

1960 Tormented
Tom Stewart

1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Dr. Roy Flemming

– Enough Rope (1960) … Dr. Roy Flemming

1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Paul Drake

– The Faithless (1959) … Paul Drake

1952-1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Alan Mitchell / Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron

– And Practically Strangers (1959) … Alan Mitchell

– The Night They Won the Oscar (1956) … Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron

– Hemmed In (1954)

– Pursuit (1953)

– The Playwright (1952)

1958-1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie / Col. Ranald S. MacKenzie / Col. Ranald Mackenzie / …

– Apache Boy (1959) … Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie

– Blood on the Rio (1959) … Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie

– Captured in Mexico (1959) … Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie

– Death Road (1959) … Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie

– Desertion (1959) … Col. Ranald S. MacKenzie

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1958 The Unchained Goddess (TV movie)
The Writer

1950-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Father / Harvey Lindfield

– The Other Place (1958) … Harvey Lindfield

– Captain-General of the Armies (1952) … Father

– The Road to Jericho (1950)

1957 The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (TV movie)
The Fiction Writer

1957 The Helen Morgan Story
Russell Wade

1957 Hemo the Magnificent (TV movie)
Mr. Fiction Writer

1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Father William Wendt / Rabbi Avraham Soltes

– Call for Help (1957) … Father William Wendt

– The Happy Gift (1957) … Rabbi Avraham Soltes

1956 Climax! (TV series)
Cass Terhgune / Colonel Dobie

– The Secret Thread (1956) … Cass Terhgune

– Flame-Out in T-6 (1956) … Colonel Dobie

1954-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Jerry Durrance / John

– Now, Voyager (1956) … Jerry Durrance

– All Dressed in White (1954) … John

1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)

– Shadow of Evil (1956)

– Tear Open the Skies (1956)

1956 Three for Jamie Dawn
Martin Random

1953-1956 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Herbert A. Philbrick

– Airman (1956) … Herbert A. Philbrick

– Commie Photo (1956) … Herbert A. Philbrick

– Commie Son (1956) … Herbert A. Philbrick

– Counterspy's Wife (1956) … Herbert A. Philbrick

– Dead Man (1956) … Herbert A. Philbrick

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1955 Bengazi
Insp. Levering

1955 The Last Command
William B. Travis

1955 An Annapolis Story
Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Mike Connor

– The Philadelphia Story (1954) … Mike Connor

1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Archie Hawkins

– Pardon My Aunt (1954) … Archie Hawkins

1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon
David Reed

1954 Riders to the Stars
Dr. Jerome 'Jerry' Lockwood

1953 The Golden Blade
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1953 The Maze
Gerald MacTeam

1953 All I Desire
Henry Murdoch

1953 It Came from Outer Space
John Putnam

1953 Seminole
Major Degan

1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)

– My Boss and I (1953)

1953 The Magnetic Monster
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)

– Adventure in Connecticut (1953)

1952 Flat Top
Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers

1952 The Rose Bowl Story
Pre-credits Narrator (uncredited)

1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)

– When Ladies Meet (1952)

1952 Retreat, Hell!
Capt. Paul Hansen

1952 Whispering Smith Investigates
Whispering Smith

1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

– Eva? Caroline? (1952)

1951 The Blue Veil
Gerald Kean

1951 A Millionaire for Christy
Dr. Roland Cook

1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Steenie

– The Devil in Glencairn (1951) … Steenie

1951 Cameo Theatre (TV series)

– Avalanche (1951)

1950-1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Marlow

– Heart of Darkness (restaged) (1951) … Marlow

– Heart of Darkness (1950) … Marlow

1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Biff Grimes

– One Sunday Afternoon (1951) … Biff Grimes

1951 Valentino
William 'Bill' King

1950 The Sound of Fury
Gil Stanton

1950 King Solomon's Mines
John Goode

1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)

– The Canton Story (1950)

1948 Behind Locked Doors
Ross Stewart

1948 The Amazing Mr. X
Martin Abbott

1947 So Well Remembered
Charles Winslow/Charles Winslow Sr.

1943 The Man from Down Under
'Nipper' Wilson

1943 Young Ideas
Tom Farrell

1943 A Stranger in Town
Bill Adams

1943 Presenting Lily Mars
Owen Vail

1943 For God and Country (short)
Tom Manning

1942 White Cargo
Mr. Langford

1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Prof. Richard Inglethorpe Culbertson Kay, aka R.I.C. Kay, aka Rick

1942 Highways by Night
Tommy Van Steel

1942 The Affairs of Martha
Jeff Sommerfield

1942 Fly-By-Night
Dr. Geoffrey Burton

1941 The Little Foxes
David Hewitt

1941 Hold That Ghost
Doctor Jackson

1941 West Point Widow
Dr. Jimmy Krueger

1941 Back Street
Curt Stanton

1940 No, No, Nanette
Tom Gillespie

1940 Too Many Girls
Clint Kelly

1940 The Howards of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson

1940 The Ghost Breakers
Geoff Montgomery

1940 Beyond Christmas
James Houston

1939 Little Accident
Perry Allerton

1939 Dancing Co-Ed
Michael 'Pug' Braddock

1939 These Glamour Girls
Joe

1939 Winter Carnival
Professor John Welden

1938 The Duke of West Point
Jack West

1938 The Young in Heart
Duncan Macrae

1935 Desert Death (short)
MGM Reporter (uncredited)

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(1937) Stage: Appeared (as "Martin Holmes") in "The Ghost of Yankee Doodle" on Broadwlay. Drama. Written by Sidney Howard. Production Supervised by Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner. Directed by John Cromwell. Guild Theatre: 22 Nov 1937-Jan 1938 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Ethel Barrymore (as "Sara Garrison"), Donald Black, Edward Butler, Eliot Cabot, Kathleen Comegys (as "Doris Garrison"), Frank Conroy, Don Costello, John Drew Devereaux, Dudley Digges (as "James Madison Clevenger"), Marilyn Erskine, Lloyd Gough, Russell Hardie (as "Steve Andrews"), Ethel Intropodi, Jack Kelly, George Nash, Barbara Robbins, Howard Roberts. Produced by The Theatre Guild. See more »

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5' 11" (1.80 m)

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 5,772 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Richard Carlson (I) (1912–1977) Actor \| Director \| Writer Trivia: He was the youngest of 4 children, the others were: Margaret Mabel, Ruth Elenore, and Henry Clay. See more trivia » Born: Richard Dutoit Carlson April 29, 1912 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA Died: November 24, 1977 (age 65) in Encino, California, USA