Ricou Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American actor, stuntman, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, director and producer. Ricou Browning was famous as the Gill-Man in the underwater sequences in the film Creature From the Black Lagoon.
Flipper, from Ivan Tors Films in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, is an American television program first broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of juvenile merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first-run.
Release Date1964-09-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd
Episode Count34
Vote Count48
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
Release Date1954-03-05
Charactersd The Gill Man In Water (uncredited)
Vote Count798
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Release Date1955-01-17
Charactersd The Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)
Vote Count143
Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.
Release Date1956-03-01
Charactersd The Gill Man (in water)(uncredited)
Vote Count82
While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to live with relatives, while Flipper would be sent to the seaquarium permanently. Not wanting to be separated from Flipper, Sandy, using his skiff, runs away with Flipper. A distraught Po returns home to look for his son. Meanwhile, the Hopewell family from Britain are vacationing in the area. Their sailboat is hijacked by three escaped convicts, who take the father, Halsey, hostage, and set the three Hopewell women - mother Julia, and teen-aged daughters Gwen and Penny - adrift, they who eventually land on the island where Sandy is hiding... Written by Huggo
Release Date1964-06-24
DepartmentProduction
JobAssociate Producer
Charactersd Dr. Burton
Vote Count28
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Release Date2021-02-13
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count2
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".
Release Date1995-05-16
Charactersd Self
Vote Count4
A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.
Release Date2006-01-01
Charactersd Self
Vote Count3
Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.
Release Date2000-08-29
Charactersd Self
Vote Count8
Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with Interviews, exploitation, never-before-seen footage and cinema madness. Watch and learn about films new and old in this exclusive documentary made for cult horror fans.
Release Date2021-11-08
Charactersd Self [archival]
Vote Count1
First surfacing in 1954, the Gill-Man from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON has been one of the most influential screen monsters. This documentary fondly recalls the history of the 3-D horror film - which spawned several sequels and countless imitators - and the behind-the-scenes story of its making as told by cast and crew.
Release Date2004-04-13
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
Documentary about the early years of the highly-regarded SW Pennsylvania "monster Bash" convention and the people who organize it.
Release Date2009-10-31
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
Gentle Ben is an American family series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1967 to April 27, 1969. The series follows the adventures, in the Florida Everglades, of a game warden, Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, his son Mark and Ben the grizzly bear.
Release Date1967-09-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count7
Vote Count15
Primus is a syndicated sea adventure series which aired in 1971–1972. It told the adventures of Carter Primus. The series was produced by Ivan Tors and one season was shot.
Release Date1971-09-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Adventures of two orphaned brothers, Tim and Taylor, whose parents were killed by a tornado in the Gulf of Mexico. The brothers meet Clancy, an old circus hand, who was driving a bus. Aboard the bus was a menagerie including a pig, a pelican and a sea lion named Salty. Clancy adopts the two boys and takes them to his home, a marina.
Release Date1974-09-10
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count1
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Release Date1980-07-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobSecond Unit Director
Vote Count1206
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.
Release Date1988-03-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobSecond Unit Director
Vote Count936
Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.
Release Date1996-05-17
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count322
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
Release Date2009-06-05
DepartmentCrew
JobStunt Coordinator
Vote Count591
After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.
Release Date1985-07-26
DepartmentCrew
JobStunts
Vote Count115
Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by sharks.
Release Date1963-08-14
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count54
A group of elite soldiers, including one woman, sign up for the ultimate training mission. The group parachutes onto a remote island, where their objective is to reach the safety zone before the "opposing force" captures them. Everything does not go as expected, and the training mission turns into the real thing.
Release Date1986-08-01
DepartmentCrew
JobStunt Coordinator
Vote Count20
A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.
Release Date1980-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count24
A scientist and his team of underwater explorers search for the culprit who has stolen the world's supply of nerve gas and hidden it somewhere in the ocean.
Release Date1970-10-24
DepartmentCamera
JobOther
Vote Count1
A double amputee known as Mr. No Legs oversees a drug syndicate while cavorting around in his double shotgun-equipped wheelchair. When one of the syndicate's drug dealers accidentally kills his own girlfriend—whose brother is a cop—after she announces plans to leave him, the game is on to bury the evidence, protect the syndicate and evade the long arm of the law.
Release Date1978-05-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count18
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family agrees to move in, underwater mayhem occurs!
Release Date1969-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count15
After their parents are killed in a hurricane, brothers Taylor and Tim Reed are taken in by the owner of a fledgling marina in the Florida Everglades, where they befriend a sea-lion named Salty and carry out a series of adventures.
Release Date1973-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Presents important lessons in boating and water skiing safety interspersed with scenes of water skiing experts performing amazing stunts. Includes safety rules to be followed and illustrates the proper handling of equipment.
Release Date1963-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.
Release Date1958-01-04
Episode Count1
Vote Count17