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Richard Carlson

Actor · 53 credits · 28 in highly-rated films

Best known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Frequent collaborators: James Best, Frank Baxter

Best Richard Carlson movies by genre

Movies (47 total, ranked by score)

  1. Creature from the Black Lagoon

    1954 · ★ 6.8 (881 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

    1

  2. The Little Foxes

    1941 · ★ 7.5 (189 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Valley of Gwangi

    1969 · ★ 7.1 (166 votes)

    Science Fiction, Western, Adventure

    3

  4. The Ghost Breakers

    1940 · ★ 6.5 (81 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Mystery

    4

  5. Hold That Ghost

    1941 · ★ 6.8 (76 votes)

    Comedy, Horror

    5

  6. Della

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    6

  7. A Stranger in Town

    1943 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Crime, Romance

    7

  8. It Came from Outer Space

    1953 · ★ 6.3 (255 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    8

  9. Hemo the Magnificent

    1957 · ★ 8.2 (6 votes)

    Animation, Family

    9

  10. All I Desire

    1953 · ★ 7.0 (50 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    10

  11. Retreat, Hell!

    1952 · ★ 6.3 (10 votes)

    Drama, War

    11

  12. King Solomon's Mines

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (135 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Romance

    12

  13. Back Street

    1941 · ★ 7.3 (13 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Little Accident

    1939 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. Presenting Lily Mars

    1943 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Music, Romance

    15

  16. Kid Rodelo

    1966

    Western

    16

  17. The Power

    1968 · ★ 6.3 (30 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller

    17

  18. The Unchained Goddess

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Animation

    18

  19. The Sound of Fury

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (50 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    19

  20. The Last Command

    1955 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    History, Western, War

    20

  21. Beyond Tomorrow

    1940 · ★ 6.1 (42 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, Romance

    21

  22. Sucker Bait

    1943 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. The Young in Heart

    1938 · ★ 6.6 (32 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. The Amazing Mr. X

    1948 · ★ 6.2 (51 votes)

    Thriller, Horror

    24

  25. Behind Locked Doors

    1948 · ★ 6.3 (27 votes)

    Thriller, Crime

    25

  26. Fury in the Pacific

    1945 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. A Millionaire for Christy

    1951 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    27

  28. Too Many Girls

    1940 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. Seminole

    1953 · ★ 5.6 (31 votes)

    Adventure, Western

    29

  30. The Maze

    1953 · ★ 5.6 (41 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.