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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Megowan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Police Sergeant Larsen
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Police Sergeant Larsen
The Kansas City Massacre
as Boss Stinger
The Kansas City Massacre
as Boss Stinger
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as Hamburger Stand Man
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as Hamburger Stand Man
Truck Turner
as Garrity
Truck Turner
as Garrity
Blazing Saddles
as Gum Chewer
Blazing Saddles
as Gum Chewer
Scream of the Wolf
as Grant
Scream of the Wolf
as Grant
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
as Officer
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
as Officer
The Devil's Brigade
as Luke Phelan
The Devil's Brigade
as Luke Phelan
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Mr. Train
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Mr. Train
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
as Job Seeker
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
as Job Seeker
For Love or Money
as Gregor Garrison
For Love or Money
as Gregor Garrison
The Creation of the Humanoids
as Capt. Kenneth Cragis
The Creation of the Humanoids
as Capt. Kenneth Cragis
Guns of the Black Witch
as Jean
Guns of the Black Witch
as Jean
Valley of the Doomed
as Clint Farrell
Valley of the Doomed
as Clint Farrell
The Jayhawkers!
as China
The Jayhawkers!
as China
Money, Women and Guns
as John Briggs
Money, Women and Guns
as John Briggs
A Lust to Kill
as Cheney Holland
A Lust to Kill
as Cheney Holland
The Man Who Died Twice
as T.J. Brennon
The Man Who Died Twice
as T.J. Brennon
Snowfire
as Mike McGowan
Snowfire
as Mike McGowan
Tales of Frankenstein
as The Monster
Tales of Frankenstein
as The Monster
Cool and Lam
as John Harbet
Cool and Lam
as John Harbet
Counterspy
as David Harding
Counterspy
as David Harding
The Story of Mankind
as Early Man
The Story of Mankind
as Early Man
Hell Canyon Outlaws
as Henchman Walt
Hell Canyon Outlaws
as Henchman Walt
Gun the Man Down
as Ralph Farley
Gun the Man Down
as Ralph Farley
The Werewolf
as Sheriff Jack Haines
The Werewolf
as Sheriff Jack Haines
The Great Locomotive Chase
as Marion A. Ross
The Great Locomotive Chase
as Marion A. Ross
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
The Creature Walks Among Us
as The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
The Creature Walks Among Us
as The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
A Lawless Street
as Dooley Brion
A Lawless Street
as Dooley Brion
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Col. William Travis
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Col. William Travis
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
as William Travis
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
as William Travis