Ricou Browning

Ricou Browning

American film actor and director (1930–2023)

Ricou Ren Browning was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor. A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which he portrayed the titular Gill-man during the film's underwater scenes, and in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, for which he was the underwater sequences director. He was also the co-creator of the Flipper media franchise.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 6 films (1954–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1954 Creature From The Black Lagoon. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Revenge Of The Creature. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1965 Around The World Under The Sea. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Ivan Tors Enterprises Inc. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1966 Around the world under the sea Andrew Marton 110 min Color
1969 HELLO DOWN THERE! Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning