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Don Megowan

1922-05-24

The 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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Blazing Saddles

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The Devil's Brigade

6.3 average rating
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

6.4 average rating
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The Creature Walks Among Us

5.256 average rating
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A Lawless Street

5.414 average rating
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Truck Turner

6.5 average rating
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The Creation of the Humanoids

6.3 average rating
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The Story of Mankind

4.636 average rating
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The Jayhawkers!

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Gun the Man Down

6.3 average rating
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The Great Locomotive Chase

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The Kid from Amarillo

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The Werewolf

5.48 average rating
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For Love or Money

5.3 average rating
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

5.2 average rating
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey

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Melvin Purvis G-Man

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The Man Who Died Twice

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Money, Women and Guns

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Sangaree

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