Ricou Browning, the actor who played the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon,' dies at 93
In addition to acting roles, Ricou Browning also collaborated as a writer on the 1963 movie "Flipper," and the popular TV series of the same name that followed.
Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie Creature from the Black Lagoon, has died, his family told various media outlets. He was 93.
Browning died Feb.
