Don Megowan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-05-24

Day of death

1981-06-26 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Inglewood, California, USA

Don Megowan

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.

Known For

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • The Great Locomotive Chase

    The Great Locomotive Chase

  • The Werewolf

    The Werewolf

  • Blazing Saddles

    Blazing Saddles

  • Melvin Purvis G-Man

    Melvin Purvis G-Man

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

  • The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade

  • The Kid from Amarillo

    The Kid from Amarillo

  • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

  • The Jayhawkers!

    The Jayhawkers!

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • The Kansas City Massacre

    The Kansas City Massacre

  • The Creation of the Humanoids

    The Creation of the Humanoids

  • The Creature Walks Among Us

    The Creature Walks Among Us

  • Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

  • The Man Who Died Twice

    The Man Who Died Twice

  • Money, Women and Guns

    Money, Women and Guns

  • Sangaree

    Sangaree

  • Captain Fathom

    Captain Fathom

  • Tales of Frankenstein

    Tales of Frankenstein

  • Gun the Man Down

    Gun the Man Down

  • Davy Crockett at the Alamo

    Davy Crockett at the Alamo

  • Snowfire

    Snowfire

  • Scream of the Wolf

    Scream of the Wolf

  • If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

    If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Valley of the Doomed

    Valley of the Doomed

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

  • Hell Canyon Outlaws

    Hell Canyon Outlaws

  • The Story of Mankind

    The Story of Mankind

  • A Lust to Kill

    A Lust to Kill

  • Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

    Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

  • For Love or Money

    For Love or Money

  • Guns of the Black Witch

    Guns of the Black Witch

  • Mrs. R's Daughter

    Mrs. R's Daughter