
Richard Carlson
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1912-04-30
- Died
- 1977-11-26
- Place of birth
- Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Dutoit Carlson
Biography
Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.
Known For
TV Shows (31)

Perry Mason
1957
as Anthony Fry / Clete Hawley

The Fugitive
1963
as Allan Pruitt

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954
as Col. Dobie / Cass Terhgune

Studio One
1948
as Harvey Lindfield / Father

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Burke's Law
1963
as Nels Manning / Dr. Carol Smith

The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Marden / Major Ralph Forrester

The F.B.I.
1965
as Harold David Dewitt

Rawhide
1959
as Major Buford

Thriller
1960
as Guy Guthrie

Cannon
1971

Lights Out
1949

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Mattson

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Daniel K. Ryder

I Led Three Lives
1953
as Herbert Philbrick
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as John / Jerry Durrance

Riverboat
1959
as Paul Drake

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Turner Leigh

Lancer
1968

Going My Way
1962

Your Show of Shows
1950

The Aquanauts
1960
as Ross Porter

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Larry Carlson / Radio Announcer (voice)
I Led 3 Lives
1953
as Herbert A. Philbrick

Bus Stop
1961

The Swiss Family Robinson
1975

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Kelly McCall / Josef Lindquist / Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron / Alan Mitchell

General Electric Theater
1953
as Archie Hawkins

Mackenzie's Raiders
1958
Movies (65)

Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Dr. David Reed

The Power
1968
as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt

Back Street
1941
as Curt Stanton

The Valley of Gwangi
1969
as Champ Connors

The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Geoff Montgomery

King Solomon's Mines
1950
as John Goode

Hold That Ghost
1941
as Doctor Jackson

Jungle Safari
1950
as Himself (archival footage)

The Little Foxes
1941
as David Hewitt

The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Russell Wade

Tormented
1960
as Tom Stewart

Sucker Bait
1943
as Bill - Soldier

It Came from Outer Space
1953
as John Putnam

Valentino
1951
as William 'Bill' King

The Golden Blade
1953
as Narrator (voice)

All I Desire
1953
as Henry Murdoch

No, No, Nanette
1940
as Tom Gillespie

Highways by Night
1942
as Tommy Van Steel

The Last Command
1955
as William B. Travis

Hemo the Magnificent
1957
as Mr. Fiction Writer

The Blue Veil
1951
as Gerald Kean

The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Thomas Jefferson

The Maze
1953
as Gerald MacTeam

Change of Habit
1969
as Bishop Finley

Riders to the Stars
1954
as Dr. Jerry Lockwood

The Amazing Mr. X
1948
as Martin Abbott

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Owen Vail

Retreat, Hell!
1952
as Capt. Paul Hansen

Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as James Houston

White Cargo
1942
as Mr. Langford

Famous Ghost Stories
1961
as Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')

The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Jeff Sommerfield

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952
as Steve Smith ("Whispering Smith")

These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joe

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

So Well Remembered
1947
as Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr.

For God and Country
1943
as Tom Manning

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

The Doomsday Flight
1966
as Chief Pilot Bob Shea

The Sound of Fury
1950
as Gil Stanton

Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as 'Pug' Braddock

Too Many Girls
1940
as Clint Kelly

Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Ross Stewart

Seminole
1953
as Major Degan

Kid Rodelo
1966
as Link

Fly By Night
1942
as Dr. Geoffrey Burton

3-D Rarities
2015
as (archive footage)

Young Ideas
1943
as Tom Farrell

A Stranger in Town
1943
as Bill Adams

Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as Martin Random

The Man from Down Under
1943
as Nipper Wilson

A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Dr. Roland Cook

Little Accident
1939
as Perry Allerton

The Duke of West Point
1938
as John West

Winter Carnival
1939
as Professor John Welden
Freedom 2000
1974

Della
1964
as David Stafford

Bengazi
1955
as Insp. Levering

West Point Widow
1941
as Dr. Jimmy Krueger

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as R.I.C. Kay
The Unchained Goddess
1958
as The Writer

The Young in Heart
1938
as Duncan Macrae

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957
as The Fiction Writer

Fury in the Pacific
1945
as Narrator
About Richard Carlson
Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter. With 96 credits spanning from 1938 to 2015, Richard Carlson has appeared in 65 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Carlson Movies
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — as Dr. David Reed
- The Power (1968) — as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt
- Back Street (1941) — as Curt Stanton
- The Valley of Gwangi (1969) — as Champ Connors
- The Ghost Breakers (1940) — as Geoff Montgomery
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