- Films
- 43
- Avg rating
- 6.47
- Peak run
- 1941’48
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Richard by the numbers
Average
6.47
25 rated films
Vote weighted
6.50
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
32y
1938 to 1969
Total votes
132K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Little Foxes
Worst
6.2
The Valley of Gwangi
Newest first
Filmography
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi | Champ Connors | 6.2 | 5,768 |
| 1968 | The Power | N. E. Van Zandt | 5.9 | 2,088 |
| 1965 | Della | David Stafford | · | 670 |
| 1960 | Tormented | Tom Stewart | 4.9 | 3,321 |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Russell Wade | 6.3 | 1,053 |
| 1955 | Bengazi | Insp. Levering | · | 260 |
| 1955 | The Last Command | William B. Travis | 6.3 | 1,104 |
| 1954 | Riders to the Stars | Dr. Jerry Lockwood | 5.4 | 1,020 |
| 1954 |  Creature from the Black Lagoon | Dr. David Reed | 6.9 | 39,021 |
| 1953 | All I Desire | Henry Murdoch | 7.0 | 2,789 |
| 1953 |  It Came from Outer Space | John Putnam | 6.5 | 13,076 |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | 5.7 | 2,369 |
| 1953 | The Maze | Gerald MacTeam | 5.8 | 1,539 |
| 1953 | Seminole | Major Harlan Degan | 6.2 | 1,525 |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard | Whispering Smith | · | 254 |
| 1952 | Flat Top | Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers | · | 669 |
| 1952 | Retreat, Hell! | Capt. Paul Hansen | · | 627 |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Gerald Kean | · | 545 |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy | Dr. Roland Cook | · | 622 |
| 1951 | Valentino | Bill King | · | 395 |
Better together?
Richard Carlson's regulars
- Herbert MarshallCo-star · 3 films · 6.65 avg●+0.03
- Jules DassinDirector and actor · 2 films
- George NaderDirector and actor · 2 films
- S. Sylvan SimonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Rory CalhounDirector and actor · 2 films
- George MarshallDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.50
- Jack ArnoldDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.31
- Budd BoetticherDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.16
- Frank LloydDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg▼−0.29
- Herbert L. StrockDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.55 avg▼−0.20
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Richard Carlson
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