Don Megowan
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-24
- Died
- 1981-06-26
- Place of birth
- Inglewood, California, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Rifleman
1958
Get Smart
1965
as Murphy
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Freddie
The Lucy Show
1962
as Chuck Casey
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Oren Gilliam
Lawman
1958
as Rafe Curry
Cheyenne
1955
as Wes Garth / Marshal Tom Grant
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Ben Thompson
Gunsmoke
1955
as Creel / Lucas / Lolo Grimes / Michael / Mike
Here's Lucy
1968
as Customs Inspector
Death Valley Days
1952
as Buck / Buff McCloud
The Beachcomber
1962
as Captain Huckabee
Kung Fu
1972
as Quinn
Movies (35)
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Gum Chewer
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Luke Phelan
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Col. William Travis
Truck Turner
1974
as Garrity
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as Marion A. Ross
The Creature Walks Among Us
1956
as The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
as Hamburger Stand Man
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as John Briggs
Gun the Man Down
1956
as Ralph Farley
For Love or Money
1963
as Gregor Garrison
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966
as Mr. Train
Cool and Lam
1958
as John Harbet
The Jayhawkers!
1959
as China
The Creation of the Humanoids
1962
as Capt. Kenneth Cragis
Guns of the Black Witch
1961
as Jean
The Werewolf
1956
as Sheriff Jack Haines
Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Police Sergeant Larsen
Tales of Frankenstein
1958
as The Monster
A Lawless Street
1955
as Dooley Brion
Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957
as Henchman Walt
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
as Job Seeker
The Kid from Amarillo
1951
as Rakim
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Officer
Snowfire
1958
as Mike McGowan
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Boss Stinger
The Man Who Died Twice
1958
as T.J. Brennon
Counterspy
1958
as David Harding
Sangaree
1953
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Scream of the Wolf
1974
as Grant
A Lust to Kill
1958
as Cheney Holland
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Early Man
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as William Travis
Valley of the Doomed
1960
as Clint Farrell
Captain Fathom
1955
as Captain Fathom
About 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 serv… With 48 credits spanning from 1951 to 1979, Don Megowan has appeared in 35 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Gum Chewer
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) — as Luke Phelan
- Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) — as Col. William Travis
- Truck Turner (1974) — as Garrity
- The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) — as Marion A. Ross
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