Ricou Browning was an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, and stuntman best known for his role as the creature from the Black Lagoon. As a teenager, Browning began working with swimming coach and promoter Newt Perry. He served in the U.S Airforce before he pursued a career in acting and studied physical education at Florida State. His career started in water shows at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s. In 1954 he appeared in his first film Sea Hunt. Brown... moreRicou Browning was an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, and stuntman best known for his role as the creature from the Black Lagoon. As a teenager, Browning began working with swimming coach and promoter Newt Perry. He served in the U.S Airforce before he pursued a career in acting and studied physical education at Florida State. His career started in water shows at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s. In 1954 he appeared in his first film Sea Hunt. Browning was also in Creature from the Black Lagoon, and its sequeals Revenge of the Creature 1955 and The Creature Walks Among Us. Browning co created Flipper with Jack Cowden and in 1973 and made feature films with Salty being his directorial debut. From then on he continued to make films like Thunderball and Never Say Never Again. He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame in 2019.
