Creature from the black lagoon actor Ben Chapman died
Two years later I found the article saying that Ben Chapman the actor who played the Creature of the Black Lagoon and scared the shit out of me when being a toddler – and loved every second of it. Ben Chapman was 79 when he died according to an old article in 2008 that I just happen to find when surfing the net for creatures of the black lagoon.
Anyone in love of pulp movies from the 50´s and 60´s should quickly get hold of a movie of it. Dont get a crappy copy of it from a dodgy place on the net, instead go to the video/DVD store and rent it or buy a proper movie DVD with hopefully extra material in honour of the man and those who made it in the 50´s. And you will enjoy.
Article in the NY Times >
Filmbuffonline>
Found this seemingly private website with pictures of Ben Chapman at a party >
Enjoy!
Stefan Lindblad
Illustrator & artist
argh this movies scared me silly too, nightmares for a long time…
And finally got to see how he looked like under that mask. That movie and attack of the ants with burt lancaster or something like that – movies that changed a generation? 😉