Don Megowan
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-05-24 in Inglewood, California, USA
Died
1981-06-26
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.
Most Known For
Get Smart
as Murphy
The Rifleman
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Oren Gilliam
Cheyenne
as Wes Garth
Gunsmoke
as Creel
Gunsmoke
as Lucas
Gunsmoke
as Lolo Grimes
Gunsmoke
as Michael
Gunsmoke
as Mike
The Lucy Show
as Chuck Casey
Petticoat Junction
as Freddie
Lawman
as Rafe Curry
Here's Lucy
as Customs Inspector
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Ben Thompson
Blazing Saddles
as Gum Chewer
Snowfire
as Mike McGowan
The Beachcomber
as Captain Huckabee
For Love or Money
as Gregor Garrison
Death Valley Days
as Buck
Death Valley Days
as Buff McCloud