Gill-man
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).
| The Gill-man | |
|---|---|
The Gill-man as portrayed by Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon. | |
| First appearance | Creature from the Black Lagoon |
| Last appearance | The Monster Squad |
| Created by | Milicent Patrick Harry Essex Arthur A. Ross Maurice Zimm |
| Portrayed by | Creature from the Black Lagoon Ben Chapman Revenge of the Creature Tom Hennesy The Creature Walks Among Us Don Megowan All underwater scenes: Ricou Browning |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Devonian "Fish-Man" |
| Status | Deceased |
In all three films, Ricou Browning portrays the Gill-man when he is swimming underwater. In the scenes when the Gill-man is walking on dry land, Ben Chapman performed the Gill-man in the first film, followed by Tom Hennesy in the second, and Don Megowan in the third.
The Gill-man's popularity as an iconic monster of cinema has led to numerous cameo appearances, including an episode of The Munsters (1965), the motion picture The Monster Squad (1987), a stage show (2009), and a reimagining in 2017's The Shape of Water. Despite this popularity, the Gill-man appeared in the fewest movies of all the Universal Classic Monsters.