# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-carlson-q539982
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:09:19.406Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-carlson-q539982"
name: "Richard Carlson"
slug: "richard-carlson-q539982"
description: "Richard Dutoit Carlson was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his leading roles in the sci-fi classic It Came from Outer Space (1953) and the iconic Universal Monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)."
tagline: "American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richard_Carlson_1952.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1912-04-29"
deathDate: "1977-11-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.582676543202877
  historical:           16.88404
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0137999"
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    title: "Richard Carlson (pemeran)"
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    title: "Richard Carlson"
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    title: "リチャード・カールソン (俳優)"
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    title: "Richard Carlson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Richard Carlson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump