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Richard Carlson is a Actor, Director and Story American born on 30 april 1912 at Albert Lea (USA)

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson
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Birth name Richard Dutoit Carlson
Nationality USA
Birth 30 april 1912 at Albert Lea (USA)
Death 26 november 1977 (at 65 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)

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

Best films

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
(1950)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Richard Carlson (63 films)

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Actor

Gremlins
Gremlins (1984)
, 1h45
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Comedy horror films
Actors Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Corey Feldman
Roles Dr. Research (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6475353.6475353.6475353.6475353.647535
Randall “Rand” Peltzer, a struggling inventor, visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a Mogwai. The owner Mr. Wing refuses to sell the creature to Rand, so his grandson secretly sells the Mogwai to Rand but tells him to remember three important rules that must never be broken – do not expose the Mogwai to bright lights or sunlight which will kill it, do not let it get wet, and never feed it after midnight.
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
, 1h36
Directed by Ray Harryhausen, Jim O'Connolly
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Western
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo
Roles Champ
Rating62% 3.111593.111593.111593.111593.11159
In Mexico at the turn of the 20th century, a beautiful cowgirl named T.J. Breckenridge (Gila Golan) hosts a struggling rodeo. Her former lover Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus), a heroic former stuntman working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wants to buy her out. Along the way, he is followed by a Mexican boy named Lope (Curtis Arden), who intends to join the rodeo on a quest for fame and fortune. T.J. is not interested in Tuck because of this, but Tuck is still attracted to T.J., especially when T.J. jumps off a diving board on her horse. T.J. finally accepts Tuck when he saves a matador from a bull and the two kiss on the lips.
Change of Habit
Change of Habit (1969)
, 1h33
Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Virginia Vincent, Edward Asnere, Barbara McNair, Timothy Carey
Roles Bishop Finley
Rating59% 2.998852.998852.998852.998852.99885
Dr. John Carpenter is a physician in a ghetto clinic who falls for a co-worker, Michelle Gallagher, unaware that she is a nun.
The Power
The Power (1968)
, 1h48
Directed by Byron Haskin
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Aldo Ray, Richard Carlson, Yvonne De Carlo, Earl Holliman
Roles Prof. Norman E. Van Zandt
Rating59% 2.95252.95252.95252.95252.9525
Professor Jim Tanner, a biochemist, discovers evidence of a person with psychic abilities among his co-workers in a research laboratory. His colleagues include geneticist Margery Lansing, physicist Carl Melkinen, biologist Talbot Scott and chairman Norman Van Zandt, all working for Navy liaison Arthur Nordlund.
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight (1966)

Directed by William A. Graham
Genres Thriller
Themes Disaster films
Actors Edward Asnere, Howard Caine, Richard Carlson, Katherine Crawford, Edward Faulkner, Thomas William "Tom" Simcox
Roles Chief Pilot Bob Shea
Rating64% 3.2426753.2426753.2426753.2426753.242675
A DC-8 airliner on a regular flight departs for the Western United States when a bomb threat is made to the airline company that the plane belongs to. It is later revealed that the bomb is a pressure sensitive one and will set off if the plane goes below regular cruising altitudes. Several attempts to find the bomb on board the flight, including tearing open several areas in the cabin and cockpit, fail to no avail. Faced with a fuel shortage, the captain then comes up with the idea to land at an airport that is on a high altitude. Towards the end the bomb is discovered where it was last expected to be placed: The pilot's bag.
Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)
, 1h31
Directed by Richard Carlson
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Don Murray, Janet Leigh, Broderick Crawford, Richard Carlson, José Nieto
Roles Link
Rating57% 2.861362.861362.861362.861362.86136
After serving time in prison, a cowboy searches for $50,000 in gold.
Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Paul Burke, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles David Stafford
Rating54% 2.7094952.7094952.7094952.7094952.709495
Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Paul Burke, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles David Stafford
Rating54% 2.7094952.7094952.7094952.7094952.709495
Della Chappell (Joan Crawford) is a reclusive wealthy woman, consumed by power and dedicated to protecting her daughter Jenny's (Diane Baker) future. Her father founded the town of Royal Bay and she still owns most of it. An outside company wants to buy parts of the town for development but Della refuses to consider the option. Barney Stafford (Paul Burke), a lawyer representing the developers' interests, butts heads with Della frequently.
Tormented
Tormented (1960)
, 1h15
Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Musical films
Actors Richard Carlson, Susan Lynn Gordon, Larissa Wilson, Joe Turkel, Lillian Adams, Gene Roth
Roles Tom Stewart
Rating48% 2.405712.405712.405712.405712.40571
Jazz pianist Tom Stewart (Carlson), who lives on a Cape Cod island community, is preparing to marry his fiancee Meg. Shortly before the wedding, Tom's old girlfriend Vi (Juli Reding) visits and informs him that she will end Tom's relationship with Meg, using blackmail if necessary. While arguing on top of a lighthouse, the railing Vi is leaning against gives way. She manages to briefly hang on, but Tom refuses to help and watches her fall to her death.
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
, 1h58
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson, Gene Evans, Alan King, Cara Williams
Roles Russell Wade
Rating62% 3.1458553.1458553.1458553.1458553.145855
Helen Morgan begins her career as a Chicago carnival dancer. She catches the eye of fast-talking, double-dealing Larry Maddux, whose promotion catapults her to fame as a Broadway performer in Show Boat and a headliner in her own nightclub.
Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
, 1h
Directed by Frank Capra, William T. Hurtz
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Actors Richard Carlson, Marvin Miller, Marvin Miller, Mel Blanc, June Foray, Sterling Holloway
Roles Mr. Fiction Writer
Rating75% 3.7664453.7664453.7664453.7664453.766445
Grâce à Hemo — un personnage musclé et transparent — et à ses amis les animaux, le docteur Frank Baxter et Richard Carlson, dans leurs propres rôles, tentent de répondre à diverses questions sur les caractéristiques et la fonction du sang (Hemo = hémoglobine) dans l'organisme humain, telles que « Pourquoi le sang est-il rouge ? », etc.
Three for Jamie Dawn
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
, 1h21
Directed by Thomas Carr
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Laraine Day, Ricardo Montalbán, Richard Carlson, June Havoc, Maria Palmer, Eduard Franz
Roles Martin Random
Rating67% 3.3943653.3943653.3943653.3943653.394365
La riche héritière Jamie Dawn a tiré sur son amant. Lors de son procès, son avocat tente d'influencer trois des jurés.
The Last Command
The Last Command (1955)
, 1h50
Directed by Frank Lloyd, William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Arthur Hunnicutt, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Carlson, J. Carrol Naish
Roles William B. Travis
Rating62% 3.148453.148453.148453.148453.14845
La relation des derniers jours de Fort Alamo, assiégé par les troupes du général Santa Ana.
An Annapolis Story
An Annapolis Story (1955)

Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Derek, Diana Lynn, Kevin McCarthy, Alvy Moore, Barbara Brown, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway
Roles Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rating52% 2.626942.626942.626942.626942.62694
Two brothers at the Annapolis United States Naval Academy fall in love with the same girl, with the Korean War looming on the horizon.