Ricou Browning
American film actor and director (1930-2023) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 93
Ricou Ren Browning was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor. A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which he portrayed the titular Gill-man during the film's underwater scenes, and in the 1965 James Bond film...
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Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaFilm2009Monster Bash OriginsFilm2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsFilm2004
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-ManFilm2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature ChronicleFilm1996
FlipperFilm, Writer1995
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'Film1978
Mr. No LegsFilm, Director1974
SaltySeries, Creator1973
SaltyFilm, Director, Writer1971
PrimusSeries, Director1967
Gentle BenSeries, Director1964
FlipperSeries, Director, Creator
Flipper's New AdventureFilm, 1964Dr. Burton1963
Ski - Ways to SafetyFilm, Director1958
Sea HuntSeries1956
The Creature Walks Among UsFilm, The Gill Man (in water)(uncredited)1955
Revenge of the CreatureFilm, The Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)1954
Creature from the Black LagoonFilm, The Gill Man In Water (uncredited)1930Born16 February 1930People around Ricou
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William Alland Produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Jack Arnold Directed Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Luke Halpin Ricou directed Mr. No Legs (1978)
John Agar Ricou directed Mr. No Legs (1978)
Don Megowan Duets: Gill-man
Ivan Tors Produced Flipper (1963)
Richard Dreyfuss Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Janet Leigh Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Henry Mancini Wrote Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Roddy McDowall Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Ken Berry Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Rance Howard Ricou directed Mr. No Legs (1978)
Tony Randall Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Jim Backus Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Charlotte Rae Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Richard Jaeckel Ricou directed Mr. No Legs (1978)
Merv Griffin Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Arnold Stang Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Lloyd Bochner Ricou directed Mr. No Legs (1978)
Harvey Lembeck Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Bruce Gordon Ricou directed Hello Down There (1969)
Nestor Paiva Also in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Ric O'Barry Also in Flipper's New Adventure and Island Claws- James B. Clark Directed Flipper (1963)
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Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
Flipper 1996
Revenge of the Creature 1955
The Creature Walks Among Us 1956
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 17
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Television 5
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A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which he portrayed the titular Gill-man during the film's underwater scenes, and in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, for which he was the underwater sequences director. He was also the co-creator of the Flipper media franchise.
