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Ricou Browning

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Ricou Browning in Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995)
Born in Fort Pierce, Florida, Ricou Browning grew up in nearby Jensen Beach and got a career start diving and springboard diving in local water shows. By the time he was in his early 20s he was producing underwater shows at Weeki Wachee Springs and topside water shows at Rainbow Springs and other locations. After playing the Gill Men in the underwater scenes of Universal's Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and its sequels (Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)), he got into the swim of film and TV production as a result of an encounter with producer Ivan Tors; Browning ended up president of Tors' Florida studios (he was involved on Tors' Sea Hunt (1958), The Aquanauts (1960) and Flipper (1963) movies and TV series, etc.) He has also worked as a director (above and below water), second unit director, writer, stunt man and stunt coordinator.
BornFebruary 16, 1930
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Julie Adams and Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Ricou Browning and Lori Nelson in Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature
Kay swims over the creature
The Creature
The Creature sneaks onto the boat
Ricou Browning in Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2002)
Ricou Browning and Lori Nelson in Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Known for

Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(underwater sequences, uncredited)
  • 1965
Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
Never Say Never Again
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1983
Flipper in Flipper (1964)
Flipper
6.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack
7.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1980

Credits

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Writer

  • Jessica Alba, Colleen Flynn, Payton Haas, and Brian Wimmer in Flipper (1995)
    Flipper
    • ...
  • Flipper (1996)
    Flipper
  • Island Claws (1980)
    Island Claws
  • Salty (1973)
    Salty
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    • ...
  • Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
    Flipper's New Adventure
  • Luke Halpin in Flipper (1963)
    Flipper

Director

  • Richard Jaeckel in Mr. No Legs (1978)
    Mr. No Legs
  • Salty (1974)
    Salty
  • Salty (1973)
    Salty
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
  • Jim Backus, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Ken Berry, and Tony Randall in Hello Down There (1969)
    Hello Down There
    • (underwater sequences)
  • Beth Brickell, Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver, and Bruno The Bear in Gentle Ben (1967)
    Gentle Ben
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Island of the Lost (1967)
    Island of the Lost
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt

Personal details

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    • February 16, 1930
    • Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
    • ? - March 5, 2020 (her death)
    • Ricou Browning Jr.
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    With the death of Tom Hennesy on May 23, 2011, he is the last surviving actor to have played a classic Universal Monster. He played the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). Hennesy played the same character in the second film.
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    As far as I see it Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) was just another movie and it was just another job. I've done many things since then that I am much more proud of. But I've gotten more reaction out of the Creature thing than anything else. Well, I guess that's life!

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