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The Gill-man—commonly called the Creature—is the main antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm.
When he is eventually captured, the Gill-man is badly burned in a fire leading to a surgical transformation performed by Barton, Morgan and their colleagues Dr. Borg and Dr. Johnson. While bandaging the Gill-man, the doctors notice that he is shedding his gills and even breathing using a kind of lung system. Now that the creature has more human ...
A police officer who helps Clete kill the Gill-Man and save Helen. Robert Hoy: Charlie: A teenager killed by the Gill-Man. Brett Halsey: Pete: Another teenager and Charlie's friend, also killed by the Gill-Man. Ricou Browning: Gill-man (underwater) Ricou reprises his role from the first film as the Gill-Man in the underwater shots of the film ...
Articles relating to the Gill-man and his depictions in fiction. He is the main antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
Ricou Ren Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) 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 ...
Chapman was selected as the Gill Man due to his large size at 6'5". [1] His famous suit was made out of a foam-rubber body suit and a large-lipped headpiece. [1] He cited horror film predecessors Lon Chaney Sr. in The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the 1920s, Bela Lugosi in Dracula and Boris Karloff in Frankenstein and The Mummy in the 1930s, and Lon Chaney Jr. in The ...
Don Megowan was born in Inglewood, California to Robert and Leila (née Dale) Megowan. His mother Leila worked as a negative cutter for Pathé.At 6'7" Megowan was very active in sports, playing baseball, football, and throwing discus.