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Scream of the Wolf

as Grant

1974
The Creation of the Humanoids

as Capt. Kenneth Cragis

1962
The Jayhawkers!

as China

1959
Tales of Frankenstein

as The Monster

1958
The Man Who Died Twice

as T.J. Brennon

1958
Lust to Kill

as Cheney Holland

1958
Snowfire

as Mike McGowan

1958
Hell Canyon Outlaws

as Henchman Walt

1957
The Great Locomotive Chase

as Marion A. Ross

1956
The Werewolf

as Sheriff Jack Haines

1956
Gun the Man Down

as Ralph Farley

1956
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as Col. William Travis

1955
A Lawless Street

as Dooley Brion

1955
Don Megowan Don Megowan

Birthday

1922-05-24

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). 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.
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