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Don Megowan

Don Megowan

Actor · Born 1922-05-24 · Inglewood, California, USA

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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 starr…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Blazing Saddles (1974) — Gum Chewer
  2. Get Smart (1965) — Murphy
  3. Kung Fu (1972) — Quinn
  4. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) — Col. William Travis
  5. Gunsmoke (1955) — Creel
  6. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) — The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
  7. The Devil's Brigade (1968) — Luke Phelan
  8. Truck Turner (1974) — Garrity
  9. The Werewolf (1956) — Sheriff Jack Haines
  10. The Lucy Show (1962) — Chuck Casey
  11. The Rifleman (1958)
  12. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Oren Gilliam
  13. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Freddie
  14. A Lawless Street (1955) — Dooley Brion
  15. The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) — Marion A. Ross
  16. Here's Lucy (1968) — Customs Inspector
  17. The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) — Capt. Kenneth Cragis
  18. The Jayhawkers! (1959) — China
  19. The Story of Mankind (1957) — Early Man
  20. Cheyenne (1955) — Wes Garth
  21. The Man Who Died Twice (1958) — T.J. Brennon
  22. Gun the Man Down (1956) — Ralph Farley
  23. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) — Ben Thompson
  24. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) — Mr. Train
  25. Lawman (1958) — Rafe Curry
  26. Death Valley Days (1952) — Buck
  27. The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) — Job Seeker
  28. If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968) — Officer
  29. Sangaree (1953) — River Pirate (uncredited)
  30. For Love or Money (1963) — Gregor Garrison
  31. Melvin Purvis G-Man (1975) — Hamburger Stand Man
  32. Scream of the Wolf (1974) — Grant
  33. Money, Women and Guns (1958) — John Briggs
  34. Tales of Frankenstein (1958) — The Monster
  35. Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955) — William Travis
  36. The Kansas City Massacre (1975) — Boss Stinger
  37. A Lust to Kill (1958) — Cheney Holland
  38. Guns of the Black Witch (1961) — Jean
  39. Mrs. R's Daughter (1979) — Police Sergeant Larsen
  40. Snowfire (1958) — Mike McGowan