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person_profile-Don Megowan

Don Megowan Died at age: 59

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Don Megowan

Date of Birth:

May 24, 1922

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jun 26, 1981

Biography of

Don Megowan

    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

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Filmography of

Don Megowan

Found 31 Movies in total

Horrible Horror

The Monster in 'Tales of Frankenstein' ( Actor )

... 1986

Mrs. R's Daughter

Police Sergeant Larsen ( Actor )

... 1979

The Kansas City Massacre

Boss Stinger ( Actor )

... 1975

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Hamburger Stand Man ( Actor )

... 1975

Truck Turner

Garrity ( Actor )

... 1974

Blazing Saddles

Gum Chewer ( Actor )

... 1974

Scream of the Wolf

Grant ( Actor )

... 1974

... 1968

The Devil's Brigade

Luke Phelan ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1966

The Luck of Ginger Coffey

Job Seeker ( Actor )

... 1964

For Love or Money

Gregor Garrison ( Actor )

... 1963

The Creation of the Humanoids

Capt. Kenneth Cragis ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1961

Valley of the Doomed

Clint Farrell ( Actor )

... 1960

The Jayhawkers!

China ( Actor )

... 1959

Money, Women and Guns

John Briggs ( Actor )

... 1958

Lust to Kill

Cheney Holland ( Actor )

... 1958

The Man Who Died Twice

T.J. Brennon ( Actor )

... 1958

Snowfire

Mike McGowan ( Actor )

... 1958

The Story of Mankind

Early Man ( Actor )

... 1957

Hell Canyon Outlaws

Henchman Walt ( Actor )

... 1957

Gun the Man Down

Ralph Farley ( Actor )

... 1956

The Werewolf

Sheriff Jack Haines ( Actor )

... 1956

The Great Locomotive Chase

Marion A. Ross ( Actor )

... 1956

The Creature Walks Among Us

The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

A Lawless Street

Dooley Brion ( Actor )

... 1955

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Col. William Travis ( Actor )

... 1955

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

William Travis ( Actor )

... 1955

Sangaree

River Pirate (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

The Kid from Amarillo

Rakim ( Actor )

... 1951