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Richard Carlson

American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)

Richard Carlson was an American actor, television and film director and screenwriter. He is best remembered for leading roles in the science fiction classic It Came from Outer Space and the Universal monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon. His film credits also include King Solomon's Mines.

Richard Carlson appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1950 to 1954. Most of that work is in adventure, horror and sci-fi. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Jack Arnold (2).

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What movies and TV shows has Richard Carlson been in?
Richard Carlson appears in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953) and King Solomon’s Mines (1950) on The Remote.
When was Richard Carlson born?
Richard Carlson was born on 29 April 1912.

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