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Ricou Browning is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Second Unit Director and Other American born on 16 february 1930 at Fort Pierce (USA)
Ricou Browning (born November 23, 1930) is an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman. He is best known for his underwater stunt work, playing the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us. Other actors portrayed the creature on land. He is also the only actor to have portrayed the creature more than once. He is the only surviving Gill-man actor, and the last surviving original Universal Monster.
Browning worked at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s and learned to perform in underwater newsreels conceived by Newton Perry, who later took Browning along when he opened Weeki Wachee.
Browning directed the underwater scenes in Thunderball (1966 Academy Award winner for special visual effects), underwater scenes in Caddyshack (1980) and coordinated marine stunts in an episode of Boardwalk Empire (2010). A Florida native, Browning was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2012.
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(1980)
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Browning worked at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s and learned to perform in underwater newsreels conceived by Newton Perry, who later took Browning along when he opened Weeki Wachee.
Browning directed the underwater scenes in Thunderball (1966 Academy Award winner for special visual effects), underwater scenes in Caddyshack (1980) and coordinated marine stunts in an episode of Boardwalk Empire (2010). A Florida native, Browning was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2012.
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He has a son, Ricou Browning, Jr., who is an underwater cinematographer and stuntman.Best films
(1965)(Director)
(1980)(Director)
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Filmography of Ricou Browning (12 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Flipper | Story | |
| 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Director, Second Unit Director | |
| 1980 | Caddyshack | Director, Second Unit Director | |
| 1970 | The Aquarians | Other | |
| 1969 | Hello Down There | Director | |
| 1965 | Thunderball | Director | |
| 1964 | Flipper's New Adventure | Actor, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer | Dr. Burton |
| 1964 | Flipper's New Adventure | Actor, Associate Producer | Dr. Burton |
| 1963 | Flipper | Story, Associate Producer | |
| 1956 | The Creature Walks Among Us | Actor | The Gill Man (in water)(uncredited) |
| 1955 | Revenge of the Creature | Actor | The Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Actor | The Gill Man In Water (uncredited) |