Don Megowan

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Don Megowan

Don Megowan as the Gill-man
Born (1922-05-24)May 24, 1922
Inglewood, Los Angeles County
California, USA
Died June 26, 1981
Panorama City, California
Resting place
 California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1951-1979

Don Megowan (May 24, 1922 – June 26, 1981) was an American actor best known for playing the Gill-man on land in The Creature Walks Among Us, the final part of the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy.

Career

Born in Inglewood, California, 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 more notably, The Gill-man in The Creature Walks Among Us.

Megowan also starred 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: 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.

Filmography

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