Don Megowan
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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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Como Actor/Actriz
El hombre del rifle
Have Gun, Will Travel
Oren Gilliam
Petticoat Junction
Freddie
El superagente 86
Murphy
Lawman
Rafe Curry
Cheyenne
Wes Garth
The Lucy Show
Chuck Casey
Gunsmoke
Creel
Here's Lucy
Customs Inspector
Tales of Wells Fargo
Ben Thompson
Locura en el oeste
Gum Chewer
Death Valley Days
Buck
Truck Turner
Garrity
Los colmillos del lobo
Sheriff Jack Haines
Snowfire
Mike McGowan
The Devil's Brigade
Luke Phelan
The Jayhawkers!
China
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Col. William Travis
Kung Fu
Quinn
Mrs. R's Daughter
Police Sergeant Larsen
La calle sin ley
Dooley Brion
Los valientes también huyen
Marion A. Ross
The Creature Walks Among Us
The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
Captain Fathom
Captain Fathom
Gun the Man Down
Ralph Farley
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Mr. Train
The Story of Mankind
Early Man
Sangaree
River Pirate (uncredited)
La strada dei giganti
Clint Farrell
The Kansas City Massacre
Boss Stinger