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Don Megowan
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Acting
Birthday
1922-05-24,Inglewood, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Tales of Frankenstein

7.2

Tales of Frankenstein
1958-01-01

The Jayhawkers!

5.9

The Jayhawkers!
1959-10-15

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Captain Fathom
1955-01-01

A Lawless Street

5.4

A Lawless Street
1955-11-15

The Great Locomotive Chase

6.1

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956-06-08

5.5

The Werewolf
1956-07-01

The Man Who Died Twice

5.6

The Man Who Died Twice
1958-06-06

The Creation of the Humanoids

6.3

The Creation of the Humanoids
1962-07-03

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

5.2

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966-07-01

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

6.5

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955-02-23

Gun the Man Down

6.4

Gun the Man Down
1956-11-15

6

Lust to Kill
1958-09-28

For Love or Money

5.3

For Love or Money
1963-08-07

The Luck of Ginger Coffey

6

The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964-09-21

Melvin Purvis G-Man

6.7

Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975-02-28

Blazing Saddles

7.2

Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07

Scream of the Wolf

6.25

Scream of the Wolf
1974-01-16

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

6.4

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955-05-25

0

Snowfire
1958-05-18

Hell Canyon Outlaws

0

Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957-10-05

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

5

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968-10-08

The Creature Walks Among Us

5.3

The Creature Walks Among Us
1956-04-26

Guns of the Black Witch

5.5

Guns of the Black Witch
1961-02-24

The Kid from Amarillo

0

The Kid from Amarillo
1951-10-29

Mrs. R's Daughter

6

Mrs. R's Daughter
1979-09-19

The Kansas City Massacre

4.7

The Kansas City Massacre
1975-09-19

Money, Women and Guns

5.3

Money, Women and Guns
1958-10-01

6.4

Sangaree
1953-05-17

Valley of the Doomed

0

Valley of the Doomed
1960-04-08

The Story of Mankind

4.6

The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08

6.5

Truck Turner
1974-06-26

The Devil's Brigade

6.322

The Devil's Brigade
1968-05-15

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Beachcomber

0

The Beachcomber
1962-02-20

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Petticoat Junction

5.797

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

6.679

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Death Valley Days

6.4

Death Valley Days
1952-10-01

Death Valley Days

6.4

Death Valley Days
1952-10-01

Tales of Wells Fargo

6.273

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18