Actor and Director. Born and raised in Florida, he attended Florida State University where he excelled in aquatic sports. Parlaying his experience with swimming and diving, he forged a career as a water show star at local Wakulla Springs. Browning eventually began producing these small shows before moving on to star in legendary swimming coach Newt Perry's series of underwater newsreels. In 1947 Perry conceived the tourist attraction Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando County Florida. The park employed Browning, along with several other adept swimmers, to entertain crowds with underwater diving techniques, "mermaid shows," and a number of other aquatic performances. It was at there in 1953 that Browning found his greatest success when he was selected as the "Gill Man" for the Jack Arnold helmed film "Creature From the Black Lagoon." Standing in as the performer for all the film's underwater scenes, his talents were put to the test during filming. At one point during the film's production he was clocked as holding his breath for over four minutes. Browning reprised his role as the creature in the 1955 sequel, "Revenge of the Creature," and the following year's, "The Creature Walks Among Us." Following his stint as Universal Picture's "Gill Man" he continued his career in the film industry. In 1963 he served as the both co-writer and co-producer of the dolphin themed film, "Flipper." After the film was adapted for television he continued his role as one of the series writers. In addition, Browning served as the underwater scenes director for a number of movies including the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball," the following years "Around the World Under the Sea," 1969's "Hello Down There," the only non-EON produced 007 film "Never Say Never Again," and the 1980 comedy "Caddyshack." For his contributions in the film industry he was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Hall of Fame.