Ben Chapman - The Original Creature from the Black Lagoon
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An interview with Ben Chapman, one of the last living actors to portray The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
Here he speaks about making the film, which actor was originally up for the Creature, and surviving -40 degree temperatures during the Korean War. Sadly, Ben Chapman passed away February 21, 2008. Nearly six years after this interview. Produced and directed by Stuart Basinger.
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| RIP Ben, you will ... ( 10 months ago by DevilJosh4ever) |
| RIP Ben, you will be missed, buddy. |
| Rest in Peace, Ben ... ( 10 months ago by OpiumMuseum) |
| Rest in Peace, Ben Chapman. Yours was surely one of the top movie monster portrayals of all time. |
| Ben,We who also ... ( 10 months ago by guestar57) |
| Ben,We who also played Rubber Suit Monsters miss our mentor so much.Ben nicknamed me BUG-BOY because I played the monster in Deadly Scavengers.RIP "Reel Gill Man " ! |
| In Memory of Ben ... ( 10 months ago by catsmithyu) |
| In Memory of Ben Chapman,Ben Chapman passed away in Hawaii on Thursday, February 21 2008 |
| hes dead! ( 10 months ago by witch44) |
| hes dead! |
| He seems like he'd ... ( 10 months ago by travishayes1989) |
| He seems like he'd been a nice guy to meet just walking down the street or in a coffee house. What ever happened to that type of a celebrity? |
| Thanks for posting ... ( 9 months ago by daleglen) |
| Thanks for posting this |
| My favorite monster ... ( 9 months ago by hyperZero1832) |
| My favorite monster! Ben Chapman was a class act. God bless him. |
| creature from the ... ( 9 months ago by theboner123) |
| creature from the black lagoon is the best monster movie ever made and scary movie 2 and if the remake is good well let it rock |
| R.I.P. Mr. Chapman. ... ( 9 months ago by Snowman8266) |
| R.I.P. Mr. Chapman. You will be remembered. |
| Where was this ... ( 9 months ago by Snowman8266) |
| Where was this convention takin place? |
| Bless Ben Chapman, ... ( 8 months ago by Irishglen6) |
| Bless Ben Chapman, a truly GREAT Universal picture, gave the "monster" genre dignity, the movie was very well done with great attention to detail. |
| I had the pleasure ... ( 8 months ago by kirkfu) |
| I had the pleasure of meeting Ben in Kentucky. He was nice enough to send me a comforting email when my father passed. A great man and a great actor. God bless him and his family. R.I.P. |
| Ricou was a double ... ( 6 months ago by Scareshock) |
| Ricou was a double for Ben? I thought Ricou was hired first. So that would make Chapman a stunt double for Ricou for the on land scenes |
| I wonder if he ... ( 5 months ago by digitalshark) |
| I wonder if he knows how many of us grew up thinking the Creature was just the coolest monster ever? I'm glad he got a chance to feel some fan appreciation for what he did, and that he's cool enough to recognize that it was something special to have been in that film. |
| The best 50's ... ( 4 months ago by loserfest) |
| The best 50's monster movie I've ever seen, R.I.P Ben Chapman. They're are making a re-make, anyone think it'll be any good? |
| At this year? Man ... ( 4 months ago by randomikey5678) |
| At this year? Man classic horror is still new. |
| The remake will be ... ( 4 months ago by CrazyEdTV) |
| The remake will be great the director directing the film has stated that the new Gill Man will be faithful to the original but updated which i find to be very profound. |
| daddy!!! ( 4 months ago by monstrucho) |
| daddy!!! |
| yes? ( 4 months ago by MrRavenCrow) |
| yes? |
| i dont think so. ... ( 4 months ago by laszlohace) |
| i dont think so. the user MONSTRUCHO looks like a character based on the creature of the black lagoon. He speaks spanish. |
| What a sweet guy. ... ( 3 months ago by CaptainStacy) |
| What a sweet guy. RIP, Ben. |
| the creature is my ... ( 2 months ago by jhrunion) |
| the creature is my favorite of all 1950's movie monsters! i would not care if this film is never remade! thanks for posting this tribute to mr. chapman. i love this movie...and never tire of hearing about it. john |
| Great interview! ... ( 1 month ago by CreatureFeatures75) |
| Great interview! Wish i could have met him! |
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