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Ricou Browning

Acting

Born February 16, 1930 · Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Died February 27, 2023

Also known as Riccou Browning

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Biography

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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Filmography15 titles

Flipper's New Adventure

1964as Dr. Burton

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954as The Gill Man In Water (uncredited)

Away We Go

2009Stunt Coordinator

Sea Hunt

1958

The Heavenly Kid

1985Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

Caddyshack

1980Second Unit Director

Flipper

1964Director, Producer

Hello Down There

1969Second Unit Director

Flipper

1963Associate Producer, Story

Flipper

1996Story

Revenge of the Creature

1955as The Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956as The Gill Man (in water)(uncredited)

Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

1988Second Unit Director

Hollywood in the Atomic Age - Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021as Self (archive footage)

Opposing Force

1986Stunt Coordinator