Don Megowan
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don Megowan (May 24, 1922 – June 26, 1981) was an American actor. He played the Gill-man on land in The Creature Walks Among Us, the final part of the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy. Don Megowan was born in Inglewood, California to Robert and Leila (née Dale) Megowan. His mother Leila worked as a negative cutter for Pathé. At 6'7" Megowan was very active in sports, playing baseball, football, and throwing discus. He went to the University of Southern California on a football scholarship before serving in the United States Army during World War II. Megowan starred in the science fiction films The Werewolf in the role of Sheriff Jack Haines, in The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) as a captain in the anti-robot Order of Flesh and Blood, who must stop the Humanoids, and in The Creature Walks Among Us as the Gill-man. Megowan also appeared in westerns: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956), Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), The Devil's Brigade (1968), and Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles (1974). In 1962, he starred with Cameron Mitchell in the television series, The Beachcomber. He guest starred in various programs, including the westerns: Gunsmoke, Wagon Train (twice), The Californians, The Tall Man, Maverick, Cimarron City, Have Gun–Will Travel, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Rifleman, Lawman, Cheyenne, Colt .45, Bonanza, The Americans, Rawhide, and Daniel Boone. He was also cast in episodes of such series as Angel, U.S. Marshal, Get Smart, and Fantasy Island. Megowan, a smoker from age 12 to 48, died of throat cancer at age 59. His weight had dwindled from nearly 300 pounds to barely 150. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Megowan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: May 24, 1922
Place of Birth: Inglewood, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Police Sergeant Larsen
as Boss Stinger
as Hamburger Stand Man
as Garrity
as Gum Chewer
as Grant
as Quinn
as Officer
as Customs Inspector
as Luke Phelan
as Mr. Train
as Job Seeker
as Freddie
as Gregor Garrison
as Chuck Casey
as Capt. Kenneth Cragis
as Jean
as Clint Farrell
as China
as Rafe Curry
as John Briggs
as Cheney Holland
as T.J. Brennon
as Mike McGowan
as The Monster
as Early Man
as Henchman Walt
as Oren Gilliam
as Ben Thompson
as Ralph Farley
as Sheriff Jack Haines
as Marion A. Ross
as The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
as Dooley Brion
as Wes Garth
as Creel
as Lucas
as Lolo Grimes
as Michael
as Mike
as Col. William Travis
as William Travis
as River Pirate (uncredited)
as Buck
as Buff McCloud
as Rakim