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Home/People/Richard Carlson
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Born
Apr 30, 1912Died: Nov 26, 1977
Lived 65 years
Place of Birth
Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

65
Movies
42
TV Shows
13
Directed
Also Known As
Richard Dutoit Carlson
IMDb Profile

Richard Carlson

Acting

Biography
Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.
3-D Rarities poster

3-D Rarities

as (archive footage)
2015
Freedom 2000 poster

Freedom 2000

Cast
1974
Change of Habit poster

Change of Habit

as Bishop Finley
1969
The Valley of Gwangi poster

The Valley of Gwangi

as Champ
1969
The Power poster

The Power

as Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt
1968
The Doomsday Flight poster

The Doomsday Flight

as Chief Pilot Bob Shea
1966
Kid Rodelo poster

Kid Rodelo

as Link
1966
Della poster

Della

as David Stafford
1964
Famous Ghost Stories poster

Famous Ghost Stories

as Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')
1961
Tormented poster

Tormented

as Tom Stewart
1960
The Unchained Goddess poster

The Unchained Goddess

as The Writer
1958
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays poster

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

as The Fiction Writer
1957
The Helen Morgan Story poster

The Helen Morgan Story

as Russell Wade
1957
Hemo the Magnificent poster

Hemo the Magnificent

as Mr. Fiction Writer
1957
Three for Jamie Dawn poster

Three for Jamie Dawn

as Martin Random
1956
Bengazi poster

Bengazi

as Insp. Levering
1955
The Last Command poster

The Last Command

as William B. Travis
1955
An Annapolis Story poster

An Annapolis Story

as Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1955
Creature from the Black Lagoon poster

Creature from the Black Lagoon

as Dr. David Reed
1954
Riders to the Stars poster

Riders to the Stars

as Dr. Jerry Lockwood
1954