Portrait of Richard Carlson

Acting

Richard Carlson

Career

Active from 1938 to 2015, with a break from 1970 to 2014, busiest in 1953 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Carlson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Cold War Era 3
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Western 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities (2015)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 65
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

20 titles ยท average score 62
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Champ Connors

The Power
The Power (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as N. E. Van Zandt

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Daniel K. Ryder

Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)

as Link

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Harold David Dewitt

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Mattson

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Allan Pruitt

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dr. Carol Smith / Nels Manning

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sheriff Marden / Major Ralph Forrester

Famous Ghost Stories
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)

as Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Guy Guthrie

Tormented
Tormented (1960)
GoodWatch score 43

as Tom Stewart

1950s

41 titles ยท average score 60
Mackenzie's Raiders
Mackenzie's Raiders (1958)

TV show ยท Director

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Russell Wade

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. David Reed

Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

I Led Three Lives
I Led Three Lives (1953)

TV show ยท as Herbert Philbrick

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Larry Carlson / Radio Announcer (voice)

It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Putnam

The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

The Maze
The Maze (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gerald MacTeam

Valentino
Valentino (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

as William 'Bill' King

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as John Goode

The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gil Stanton

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 65
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ross Stewart

A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bill Adams

Sucker Bait
Sucker Bait (1943)

as Bill - Soldier

The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jeff Sommerfield

Highways by Night
Highways by Night (1942)

as Tommy Van Steel

Fly By Night
Fly By Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Geoffrey Burton

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Doctor Jackson

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Curt Stanton

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 90

as David Hewitt

The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Geoff Montgomery

No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tom Gillespie

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Clint Kelly

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as 'Pug' Braddock

Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival (1939)

as Professor John Welden

Little Accident
Little Accident (1939)

as Perry Allerton

These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joe

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Duncan Macrae

The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as John West