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In addition to science fiction work, he had a recurring role as a writer of "science fact" in ''[[The Bell Laboratory Science Series]]''. |
In addition to science fiction work, he had a recurring role as a writer of "science fact" in ''[[The Bell Laboratory Science Series]]''. |
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In 1951, Carlson joined [[U.S. Senator [[Hubert H. Humphrey]] as guests on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town]]'' when the musical series focused on [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], Minnesota. |
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In addition to writing and directing various film and television projects, Carlson was also was the star of the [[television series]] ''[[I Led Three Lives]]'' from 1953 to 1956. He was featured in ''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]'' (1957). His last film was the [[Elvis Presley]]/[[Mary Tyler Moore]] film, ''[[Change of Habit]]'' (1969). In the 1958-1959 television season, Carlson portrayed [[Colonel]] [[Ranald Mackenzie]] in the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[Western (genre)|western]] series ''[[Mackenzie's Raiders]]''. His last acting role was in a 1973 episode of [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]'s ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' [[detective]] series starring [[William Conrad]]. |
In addition to writing and directing various film and television projects, Carlson was also was the star of the [[television series]] ''[[I Led Three Lives]]'' from 1953 to 1956. He was featured in ''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]'' (1957). His last film was the [[Elvis Presley]]/[[Mary Tyler Moore]] film, ''[[Change of Habit]]'' (1969). In the 1958-1959 television season, Carlson portrayed [[Colonel]] [[Ranald Mackenzie]] in the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[Western (genre)|western]] series ''[[Mackenzie's Raiders]]''. His last acting role was in a 1973 episode of [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]'s ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' [[detective]] series starring [[William Conrad]]. |
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Richard Carlson | |
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 in Presenting Lily Mars, 1943 | |
| Born | Richard Dutoit Carlson April 29, 1912 |
| Died | November 25, 1977 (aged 65) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1937-75 |
| Spouse | Mona Carlson (1939 - 1977) |
Richard D. Carlson (April 29, 1912 - November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Carlson graduated from the University of Minnesota with an M.A. degree, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He later appeared on the Broadway stage in the 1930s after studying and teaching drama in Minnesota. His first film role was in the 1938 David O. Selznick comedy The Young in Heart. He worked as a freelance actor, appearing in many different film studio works, beginning in 1939 when he moved to California. Before the war, he appeared mostly in comedies and dramas, including The Little Foxes and Too Many Girls with Lucille Ball in 1940.
Like many actors, Carlson served in World War II, interrupting his acting career. After returning he found it difficult to win new roles, and his future in Hollywood remained in doubt until 1948. In that year, Carlson was cast in two low-budget film noir releases, Behind Locked Doors and The Amazing Mr. X. Despite this, real success in Hollywood eluded him until 1950, when he co-starred with Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in the highly successful jungle adventure film King Solomon's Mines, shot on location in Africa. Other films followed, including the World War II naval action film Flat Top.
Carlson slowly began to rebuild his career, finding work in the newly emergent science fiction and horror B films of the 1950s. He appeared in a number of horror and science fiction films, including three 3-D films: The Maze (1953) and the classics It Came from Outer Space (1953) with Barbara Rush, Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) with Julia Adams, and The Magnetic Monster. His success in the genre led him to the director's chair for the 1954 sci-fi film Riders to the Stars, in which he also starred.
In addition to science fiction work, he had a recurring role as a writer of "science fact" in The Bell Laboratory Science Series.
In 1951, Carlson joined [[U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey as guests on CBS's Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town when the musical series focused on Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In addition to writing and directing various film and television projects, Carlson was also was the star of the television series I Led Three Lives from 1953 to 1956. He was featured in The Helen Morgan Story (1957). His last film was the Elvis Presley/Mary Tyler Moore film, Change of Habit (1969). In the 1958-1959 television season, Carlson portrayed Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in the syndicated western series Mackenzie's Raiders. His last acting role was in a 1973 episode of CBS's Cannon detective series starring William Conrad.
Death
Carlson died of a cerebral hemorrhage on November 21, 1977 in Encino, California.[1] He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, in West Los Angeles. For his contribution to the television industry, Richard Carlson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6333 Hollywood Blvd.
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart | Duncan Macrae | |
| The Duke of West Point | Jack West | ||
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls | Joe | |
| Dancing Co-Ed | Michael "Pug" Braddock | ||
| 1940 | Beyond Tomorrow | James Houston | |
| The Ghost Breakers | Geoff Montgomery | ||
| The Howards of Virginia | Thomas Jefferson | ||
| No, No, Nanette | Tom Gillespie | ||
| 1941 | Back Street | Curt Stanton | |
| Hold That Ghost | Dr. Duncan "Doc" Jackson | Alternative title: Oh Charlie | |
| The Little Foxes | David Hewitt | ||
| 1942 | Fly-by-Night | Dr. Geoffrey Burton | |
| The Affairs of Martha | Jeff Sommerfield | ||
| White Cargo | Mr. Langford | ||
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Owen Vail | |
| A Stranger in Town | Bill Adams | ||
| The Man from Down Under | "Nipper" Wilson | ||
| 1947 | So Well Remembered | Charles Winslow | |
| 1948 | The Amazing Mr. X | Martin Abbott | |
| Behind Locked Doors | Ross Stewart | ||
| 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | John Goode | |
| The Sound of Fury | Gil Stanton | Alternative title: Try and Get Me | |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Gerald Kean | |
| 1952 | Retreat, Hell! | Captain Paul Hansen | |
| Flat Top | Lt. Rodgers | ||
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | |
| Seminole | Major Harlan Degan | ||
| It Came from Outer Space | John Putnam | ||
| All I Desire | Henry Murdoch | ||
| The Maze | Gerald MacTeam | ||
| The Golden Blade | Narrator | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Riders to the Stars | Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Lockwood | Also directed |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon | Dr. David Reed | ||
| 1955 | The Last Command | William B. Travis | Alternative title: San Antonio de Bexar |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Russell Wade | |
| 1960 | Tormented | Tom Stewart | |
| 1968 | The Power | Professor Norman E. Van Zandt | |
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi | Champ | |
| Change of Habit | Bishop Finley | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1954 | General Electric Theater | Archie Hawkins | 1 episode |
| The Best of Broadway | Mike Connor | 1 episode | |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Paul Drake | 1 episode |
| The Man and the Challenge | Director, 1 episode | ||
| Men Into Space | Director, 1 episode | ||
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | Ross Porter | 1 episode |
| 1961–1962 | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor | Director, 5 episodes | |
| 1962 | Bus Stop | George Whaley | 1 episode |
| Thriller | Guy Guthrie | 1 episode | |
| Going My Way | Francis Delaney | 1 episode | |
| 1964 | Arrest and Trial | Turner Leigh | 1 episode |
| The Fugitive | Allan Pruitt | 1 episode | |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' | Lars Mattson | 1 episode | |
| 1968 | Bonanza | Arch Hollinbeck | 1 episode |
| 1969 | It Takes a Thief | Daniel K. Ryder | 1 episode |
| The F.B.I. | Harold David Dewitt | 1 episode | |
| Lancer | Judah Abbott | 1 episode | |
| 1971–1973 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Writer, 3 episodes | |
| 1973 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Al Downes | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Khan! | 1 episode | |
References
- ^ Jarvis, Everett Grant (1996). Final Curtain: Deaths of Noted Movie and TV Personalities, 1912-1996 (8 ed.). Carol Pub. Group. p. 65.