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Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Actor · 1912–1977 · Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.

Acted in 88

2010s

  1. 2015

    3-D Rarities

    (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1975

    The Swiss Family Robinson

    TV

  2. 1971

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958

    Mackenzie's Raiders

    TV

  3. 1957

    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

    The Fiction Writer

  4. The Helen Morgan Story

    Russell Wade

  5. Hemo the Magnificent

    Mr. Fiction Writer

  6. 1956

    Three for Jamie Dawn

    Martin Random

  7. 1955

    Bengazi

    Insp. Levering

  8. An Annapolis Story

    Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  9. 1954
  10. Riders to the Stars

    Dr. Jerry Lockwood

  11. 1953
  12. All I Desire

    Henry Murdoch

  13. General Electric Theater

    Archie Hawkins · 1 episode

  14. 1952

    Flat Top

    Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers

  15. Retreat, Hell!

    Capt. Paul Hansen

  16. 1951

    The Blue Veil

    Gerald Kean

  17. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Josef Lindquist, Kelly McCall, Lawrence 'Larry' Cameron, Alan Mitchell · 1 episode

  18. A Millionaire for Christy

    Dr. Roland Cook

  19. Valentino

    William 'Bill' King

  20. 1950

    The Sound of Fury

    Gil Stanton

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. 1948
  3. Behind Locked Doors

    Ross Stewart

  4. 1947

    So Well Remembered

    Charles Winslow / Charles Winslow Sr.

  5. 1943

    The Man from Down Under

    Nipper Wilson

  6. Young Ideas

    Tom Farrell

  7. For God and Country

    Tom Manning

  8. A Stranger in Town

    Bill Adams

  9. 1942

    White Cargo

    Mr. Langford

  10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    R.I.C. Kay

  11. Highways by Night

    Tommy Van Steel

  12. The Affairs of Martha

    Jeff Sommerfield

  13. Fly By Night

    Dr. Geoffrey Burton

  14. 1941
  15. West Point Widow

    Dr. Jimmy Krueger

  16. Back Street

    Curt Stanton

  17. 1940
  18. Too Many Girls

    Clint Kelly

  19. The Howards of Virginia

    Thomas Jefferson

1930s

  1. 1939

    Little Accident

    Perry Allerton

  2. Dancing Co-Ed

    'Pug' Braddock

  3. These Glamour Girls

    Joe

  4. Winter Carnival

    Professor John Welden

  5. 1938

    The Duke of West Point

    John West

Directed 12

1960s

  1. 1966

    Kid Rodelo

    Director

  2. 1960

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. This Man Dawson

    Director

  3. The Man and the Challenge

    Director

  4. 1958

    Mackenzie's Raiders

    Director

  5. The Saga of Hemp Brown

    Director

  6. 1957

    Appointment with a Shadow

    Director

  7. 1954

    Four Guns to the Border

    Director

  8. Riders to the Stars

    Director

  9. 1953

Wrote 1

1950s

  1. 1958

    Johnny Rocco

    Story

Appearances5

1950s

  1. 1953

    The Golden Blade

    Narrator (voice)

  2. 1950

    Jungle Safari

    Himself (archival footage)

1940s

  1. 1945

    Fury in the Pacific

    Narrator