Richard Carlson

Acting • 119 Credits

Biography

Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.

🎬 Directed Titles (12)

Directorial Filmography
Thriller

Thriller

1960 ⭐ 3.4
Four Guns to the Border

Four Guns to the Border

1954 ⭐ 2.5
Riders to the Stars

Riders to the Stars

1954 ⭐ 3.0
Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow

1957 ⭐ 2.9
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959 ⭐ 3.4
The Saga of Hemp Brown

The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958 ⭐ 3.2
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 ⭐ 3.3
Men Into Space

Men Into Space

1959 ⭐ 3.7
Mackenzie's Raiders

Mackenzie's Raiders

1958 ⭐ 3.2
Kid Rodelo

Kid Rodelo

1966 ⭐ 4.0
The Man and the Challenge

The Man and the Challenge

1959 ⭐ 4.5
This Man Dawson

This Man Dawson

1959 ⭐ 2.5

✍️ Written & Story Credits (1)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Johnny Rocco

Johnny Rocco

1958 ⭐ 2.8
Story

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 ⭐ 3.4
as Dr. David Reed
It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

1953 ⭐ 3.2
as John Putnam
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941 ⭐ 3.8
as David Hewitt
The Valley of Gwangi

The Valley of Gwangi

1969 ⭐ 3.5
as Champ Connors
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1950 ⭐ 3.2
as John Goode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964 ⭐ 3.9
as Mattson
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 ⭐ 3.9
as Clete Hawley
The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers

1940 ⭐ 3.3
as Geoff Montgomery
Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941 ⭐ 3.4
as Doctor Jackson
Tormented

Tormented

1960 ⭐ 2.5
as Tom Stewart
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963 ⭐ 3.6
as Allan Pruitt
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950 ⭐ 3.3
as Gil Stanton
All I Desire

All I Desire

1953 ⭐ 3.5
as Henry Murdoch
The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 ⭐ 3.1
as Martin Abbott
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 ⭐ 3.6
as Major Buford
Cannon

Cannon

1971 ⭐ 3.4
Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

1940 ⭐ 3.0
as James Houston
The Maze

The Maze

1953 ⭐ 2.8
as Gerald MacTeam
The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

1953 ⭐ 2.8
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 ⭐ 3.3
as Major Ralph Forrester
The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938 ⭐ 3.4
as Duncan Macrae
Seminole

Seminole

1953 ⭐ 2.8
as Major Degan
The Power

The Power

1968 ⭐ 3.1
as N. E. Van Zandt
Change of Habit

Change of Habit

1969 ⭐ 2.6
as Bishop Finley
Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

1948 ⭐ 3.1
as Ross Stewart
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968 ⭐ 3.6
as Daniel K. Ryder
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 ⭐ 2.8
as Harold David Dewitt
The Golden Blade

The Golden Blade

1953 ⭐ 3.4
as Narrator (voice)
Thriller

Thriller

1960 ⭐ 3.4
as Guy Guthrie
Riders to the Stars

Riders to the Stars

1954 ⭐ 3.0
as Dr. Jerry Lockwood