Don Megowan [31208] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.2934 Birthplace: Inglewood, California, USA Birthday: 1922-05-24 Deathday: 1981-06-26 Age: 59 years Movies: 33 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Mrs. R's Daughte1979-09-19 The Kansas City 1975-09-19 Truck Turner1974-06-26 Melvin Purvis G-1975-02-28 Blazing Saddles1974-02-07 Scream of the Wo1974-01-16 If He Hollers, L1968-10-08 The Devil's Brig1968-05-15 Tarzan and the V1966-07-01 Behind the Scene1965-05-30 The Luck of Ging1964-09-21 For Love or Mone1963-08-07 The Creation of 1962-07-03 Guns of the Blac1961-02-24 Valley of the Do1960-04-08 The Jayhawkers!1959-10-15 Money, Women and1958-10-01 Lust to Kill1958-09-28 The Man Who Died1958-06-06 Snowfire1958-05-18 Tales of Franken1958-01-01 The Story of Man1957-11-08 Hell Canyon Outl1957-10-05 Gun the Man Down1956-11-15 The Werewolf1956-07-01 The Great Locomo1956-06-08 The Creature Wal1956-03-01 A Lawless Street1955-11-15 Davy Crockett, K1955-05-25 Davy Crockett at1955-02-23 Captain Fathom1955-01-01 Sangaree1953-05-17 The Kid from Ama1951-10-29