Ricou Browning, who played the Creature From the Black Lagoon when he was underwater, passed away. I met him at Blobfest several years ago and got his autograph (shown below) on a booklet from a set of Universal monster films.
RIP Ricou Browning. One of the men who played the Creature From the Black Lagoon (also, I'm told, one of the creators of Flipper!) pic.twitter.com/oXddAEFG04
— Dark Corners (@DarkCorners3) March 1, 2023
RIP Ricou Browning. He was an actor and also a prodigious swimmer, and what makes his underwater performance as the Gill Man memorable is that he’s not just swimming, he’s acting while swimming. You feel like there’s a character beneath those scales. https://t.co/oQfdERFRa3 https://t.co/UMPpiP1uO2
— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) March 1, 2023
We just heard that one of the last of the greats has passed at 93.
— Hollywood Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) February 28, 2023
Ricou Browning was an actor, producer, stuntman, and director, but he's best known for playing the Gill Man in CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and its sequels. Rest in peace to a legend. pic.twitter.com/wJguoYO5r5
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)… Ricou Browning as the Gill-Man pic.twitter.com/BAYdpriM9W
— Hammer Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) February 6, 2024
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)… Ricou Browning as the Gill-Man pic.twitter.com/hgbQCDsMMY
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) June 17, 2024
Much love and light for him. Eternal in gills. https://t.co/WYcU8j3FHZ
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) March 1, 2023
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)… Ricou Browning as the Gill-Man pic.twitter.com/uNFkFizDxV
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) July 21, 2024
Monsters and Matinees: Celebrating Ricou Browning via @toniruberto @ClassicMovieHub https://t.co/f4biYeaXMg pic.twitter.com/5p2ZW58SqK
— CMBA (@CMBA_Feed) March 11, 2023
Sad! 