
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

The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Marden / Major Ralph Forrester

Climax!
1954
as Col. Dobie / Cass Terhgune

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

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

Cannon
1971

Studio One
1948
as Harvey Lindfield / Father

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

Rawhide
1959
as Major Buford

Thriller
1960
as Guy Guthrie

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Mattson

Lights Out
1949

Lancer
1968

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Daniel K. Ryder

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Turner Leigh

Riverboat
1959
as Paul Drake

Your Show of Shows
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as John / Jerry Durrance

Bus Stop
1961

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Larry Carlson / Radio Announcer (voice)

I Led Three Lives
1953
as Herbert Philbrick

Going My Way
1962

The Aquanauts
1960
as Ross Porter

General Electric Theater
1953
as Archie Hawkins

The Swiss Family Robinson
1975

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Josef Lindquist / Kelly McCall / Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron / Alan Mitchell
I Led 3 Lives
1953
as Herbert A. Philbrick

Mackenzie's Raiders
1958
Movies (65)

Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Dr. David Reed

King Solomon's Mines
1950
as John Goode

The Little Foxes
1941
as David Hewitt

It Came from Outer Space
1953
as John Putnam

The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Geoff Montgomery

The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Russell Wade

The Power
1968
as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt

The Maze
1953
as Gerald MacTeam

Tormented
1960
as Tom Stewart

The Golden Blade
1953
as Narrator (voice)

Valentino
1951
as William 'Bill' King

The Blue Veil
1951
as Gerald Kean

The Last Command
1955
as William B. Travis

Seminole
1953
as Major Degan

Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Ross Stewart

The Amazing Mr. X
1948
as Martin Abbott

The Valley of Gwangi
1969
as Champ

The Young in Heart
1938
as Duncan Macrae

Retreat, Hell!
1952
as Capt. Paul Hansen

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Thomas Jefferson

Hold That Ghost
1941
as Doctor Jackson

The Doomsday Flight
1966
as Chief Pilot Bob Shea

Della
1964
as David Stafford

Kid Rodelo
1966
as Link

White Cargo
1942
as Mr. Langford

Fly By Night
1942
as Dr. Geoffrey Burton

These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joe

The Duke of West Point
1938
as Jack West

All I Desire
1953
as Henry Murdoch

Too Many Girls
1940
as Clint Kelly

The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Jeff Sommerfield

Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as James Houston

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

Bengazi
1955
as Insp. Levering

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

Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as Martin Random

Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as 'Pug' Braddock

Change of Habit
1969
as Bishop Finley

3-D Rarities
2015
as (archive footage)

The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

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

No, No, Nanette
1940
as Tom Gillespie

The Sound of Fury
1950
as Gil Stanton

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

Back Street
1941
as Curt Stanton

Young Ideas
1943
as Tom Farrell

The Man from Down Under
1943
as Nipper Wilson

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Owen Vail

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as R.I.C. Kay

Highways by Night
1942
as Tommy Van Steel
The Unchained Goddess
1958
as The Writer

A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Dr. Roland Cook

West Point Widow
1941
as Dr. Jimmy Krueger

Winter Carnival
1939
as Professor John Welden

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

Riders to the Stars
1954
as Dr. Jerry Lockwood

Little Accident
1939
as Perry Allerton

For God and Country
1943
as Tom Manning

Fury in the Pacific
1945
as Narrator

Hemo the Magnificent
1957
as Mr. Fiction Writer

A Stranger in Town
1943
as Bill Adams

Jungle Safari
1950
as Himself (archival footage)

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

Sucker Bait
1943
as Bill - Soldier
Freedom 2000
1974
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
- King Solomon's Mines (1950) — as John Goode
- The Little Foxes (1941) — as David Hewitt
- It Came from Outer Space (1953) — as John Putnam
- The Ghost Breakers (1940) — as Geoff Montgomery
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