

Farewell to Ben Chapman; The Creature From The Black Lagoon
Submitted by administrator on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 10:32 It was a sad day to get the news that Ben Chapman, who had portrayed The Creature From The Black Lagoon, passed away last week. I was fortunate enough to actually meet Ben and have extended conversations with him. He was a kind and generous man, and was he proud of his film legacy! There were two men who played the Creature. Ricou Browning performed all the swimming scenes of the movie, but Ben played the gillman on all la