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Richard Carlson (I) (1912–1977)

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The son of an attorney, Richard Carlson had an introspective quality to his performances and looked every inch the academic he first aspired to be. Following his graduation from the University of Minnesota with a Master's Degree in English, the tall, dark-haired youth had a brief stint as a drama teacher at his alma mater... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Dutoit Carlson
in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Encino, California, USA
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1975 Khan! (TV series)
– Mask of Deceit (1975)
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Al Downes / Elliot Cord
– Poor Children of Eve (1973) … Al Downes
– A Girl Named Tham (1973) … Elliot Cord
 
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
Prof. 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 Guthrie
– Kill My Love (1962) … Guy Guthrie
 
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 / Josef Lindquist / Kelly McCall / …
– And Practically Strangers (1959) … Alan Mitchell
– The Night They Won the Oscar (1956) … Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron
– Hemmed In (1954) … Kelly McCall
– Pursuit (1953) … Josef Lindquist
– The Playwright (1952)
 
1958-1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie / Col. Ranald S. 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
See all 39 episodes »
 
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
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Three for the Money (1956)
 
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
See all 115 episodes »
 
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. Jerry Lockwood
 
1953 Footlights Theater (TV series)
– Adventure in Connecticut (1953)
 
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
 
1952-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Appointment in Samarra (1953)
– Eva? Caroline? (1952)
 
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)
Clem Nosek
– Adventure in Connecticut (1953) … Clem Nosek
 
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
 
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)
Donald Ring Mellett
– The Canton Story (1950) … Donald Ring Mellett
 
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 Tomorrow
James Houston
 
1939 Little Accident
Perry Allerton
 
1939 Dancing Co-Ed
'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)
 
Show ShowDirector (15 titles)
1966 Kid Rodelo
 
1961-1962 The Detectives (TV series)
– Crossed Wires (1962)
– Escort (1961)
– Hit and Miss (1961)
– Shadow of His Brother (1961)
– The Legend of Jim Riva (1961)
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1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
– The Breaking Point (1961)
 
1960-1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– The Forbidden Guests (1961)
– Double Edge (1961)
– The Lie (1961)
– This Subtle Danger (1961)
– Linda (1960)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
– Choose a Victim (1961)
 
1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
– Safecracker (1960)
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
– Christmas on the Moon (1959)
 
1959 This Man Dawson (TV series)
– The Source (1959)
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
– Odds Against Survival (1959)
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
– Apache Boy (1959)
– The Fast Gun (1959)
– The Lucinda Cabot Affair (1959)
 
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
 
1958 The Unchained Goddess (TV movie)
 
1957 Appointment with a Shadow
 
1954 Four Guns to the Border
 
1954 Riders to the Stars
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– Charlie Gave Me Your Number (1972) (written by)
 
1971-1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
– Operation: Dorias (1972) (writer)
– Operation: Spread (1971) (writer)
– Operation: Offset (1971) (writer)
 
1966-1967 Daktari (TV series)
– The Scent of Fear (1967) (writer)
– Return of the Killer: Part 1 (1966) (writer)
 
1967 Island of the Lost (screenplay / story)
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
– Man Without Fear (1959) (written by)
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
– Apache Boy (1959) (writer)
– The Fast Gun (1959) (writer)
– The Lucinda Cabot Affair (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Johnny Rocco (story)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1942 White Cargo (performer: "There's No Place Like Home Home, Sweet Home" 1823 - uncredited, "Ma Blushin' Rosie" 1900 - uncredited)
 
1940 Beyond Tomorrow (performer: "It's Raining Dreams" 1940, "Good King Wenceslas" - uncredited, "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" 1854 - uncredited, "Home, Sweet Home" 1823 - uncredited, "Louisiana Lady" - uncredited)
 
1940 No, No, Nanette (performer: "I Want To Be Happy" continued, "Tea For Two")
 
1940 Too Many Girls (performer: "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" 1939 - uncredited, "Conga" 1939 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #6.11 (1955) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 General Electric Guest House (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.29 (1951) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1945 Fury in the Pacific (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1943 Suckerbait (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 Frontline (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Maj. Harlan Degan
 

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(1938). Stage Play: Whiteoaks. Drama. Written by Mazo De La Roche. Based on his novel "Whiteoaks of Jalna." Scenic Design by Norris Houghton. Directed by Stephen Haggard. Hudson Theatre: 23 Mar 1938- Jun 1938 (closing date unknown/112 performances). Cast: Ethel Barrymore (as "Adeline, Gran Whiteoak")... See more »

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High School Valedictorian-Washburn High School, Minneapolis. Minnesota class of 1929. Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta kapa M.A. English Literature-University of Minnesota. Wrote short-stories and human interest articles which were published in various magazines. See more »

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Star Sign:

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