Ricou Browning

Acting

Ricou Browning

Born 1930-02-16 · Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Ricou Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American actor, stuntman, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, director and producer. Ricou Browning was famous as the Gill-Man in the underwater sequences in the film Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Acting credits

Creature from the Black Lagoon poster
6.8

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

Revenge of the Creature poster
5.6

In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.

Revenge of the Creature

1955

The Creature Walks Among Us poster
5.4

Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man poster
8.5

First surfacing in 1954, the Gill-Man from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON has been one of the most influential screen monsters. This documentary fondly recalls the history of the 3-D horror film - which spawned several sequels and countless imitators - and the behind-the-scenes story of its making as told by cast and crew.

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

2004

Flipper's New Adventure poster
6.9

While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to live with relatives, while Flipper would be sent to the seaquarium permanently. Not wanting to be separated from Flipper, Sandy, using his skiff, runs away with Flipper. A distraught Po returns home to look for his son. Meanwhile, the Hopewell family from Britain are vacationing in the area. Their sailboat is hijacked by three escaped convicts, who take the father, Halsey, hostage, and set the three Hopewell women - mother Julia, and teen-aged daughters Gwen and Penny - adrift, they who eventually land on the island where Sandy is hiding... Written by Huggo

Flipper's New Adventure

1964

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8.2

A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' poster
6.8

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

1995

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! poster
4.7

A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

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7.0

Documentary about the early years of the highly-regarded SW Pennsylvania "monster Bash" convention and the people who organize it.

Monster Bash Origins

2009

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida poster
7.0

Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with Interviews, exploitation, never-before-seen footage and cinema madness. Watch and learn about films new and old in this exclusive documentary made for cult horror fans.

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

2021

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle poster
7.6

Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Behind the camera