Don Megowan

Born: 1922-05-24 in Inglewood, California, USA

Died: 1981-06-26

Known For: 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.

Filmography

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter as Police Sergeant Larsen

1975

Melvin Purvis G-Man as Hamburger Stand Man
The Kansas City Massacre as Boss Stinger

1974

Blazing Saddles as Gum Chewer
Scream of the Wolf as Grant
Truck Turner as Garrity

1972

Kung Fu as Quinn

1968

Here's Lucy as Customs Inspector
The Devil's Brigade as Luke Phelan
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Officer

1966

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold as Mr. Train

1964

The Luck of Ginger Coffey as Job Seeker

1963

Petticoat Junction as Freddie
For Love or Money as Gregor Garrison

1962

The Lucy Show as Chuck Casey
The Beachcomber as Captain Huckabee
The Creation of the Humanoids as Capt. Kenneth Cragis

1958

The Rifleman
Lawman as Rafe Curry
Snowfire as Mike McGowan
Money, Women and Guns as John Briggs
The Man Who Died Twice as T.J. Brennon
Tales of Frankenstein as The Monster
A Lust to Kill as Cheney Holland

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel as Oren Gilliam
Tales of Wells Fargo as Ben Thompson
Hell Canyon Outlaws as Henchman Walt
The Story of Mankind as Early Man

1956

The Werewolf as Sheriff Jack Haines
The Great Locomotive Chase as Marion A. Ross
The Creature Walks Among Us as The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
Gun the Man Down as Ralph Farley
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

1955

Cheyenne as Wes Garth
Gunsmoke as Creel
Captain Fathom as Captain Fathom
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier as Col. William Travis
A Lawless Street as Dooley Brion
Davy Crockett at the Alamo as William Travis

1953

Sangaree as River Pirate (uncredited)

1952

Death Valley Days as Buck

1951

The Kid from Amarillo as Rakim