Richard Carlson
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American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter (1912-1977) who starred in numerous 1950s science fiction and horror films, including Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953), and Tormented (1960). He also directed and wrote for television, including episodes of the western series he starred in.
Acted In
Comedy, Drama
Supreme Court Justice John Josephus Grant (Frank Morgan) slips away for a quiet duck-hunting trip and lands in a small town ruled by a corrupt mayor and a bought judge. Incognito, he watches local politicians railroad an innocent young man and decides to put the system on trial himself. A warm, Capra-flavored civics comedy built around the Wizard of Oz himself, with Richard Carlson and Jean Rogers as the young couple caught in the machine. The film is in the public domain.
Comedy · Drama · Romance
A Stranger in Town
1943 - as Bill Adams
Drama, Fantasy
Three lonely millionaire engineers — Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, and Charles Winninger — throw their wallets out the window on Christmas Eve to see who returns them, and end up adopting the two strangers who do: a young singer and a cowboy who fall in love. When the three men die in a plane crash, they return as ghosts to shepherd the couple through the consequences of the money they left behind. Also released as Beyond Christmas, it is a gentle holiday fantasy directed by A. Edward Sutherland for RKO, and its dark second half — one ghost tempted away from the light — surprises anyone expecting pure sentiment. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal of copyright.
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Beyond Tomorrow
1940 - as James Houston
Horror, Thriller
A ghostly horror film directed by B-movie maestro Bert I. Gordon. Jazz pianist Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson) is about to marry his sweetheart when his former lover Vi confronts him at a lighthouse. During an argument, Vi falls to her death—and Tom does nothing to save her. Soon, her disembodied hand and floating head begin to haunt him, whispering accusations and appearing at the most inopportune moments. As the wedding approaches, Tom's guilt drives him to madness. Gordon's daughter Susan plays the little girl who befriends Tom and witnesses some of the hauntings. Joe Turkel, later famous as the bartender in The Shining, appears as a gangster. The film was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. The film is in the public domain.
Horror · Thriller
Tormented
1960 - as Tom Stewart