Don Megowan
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Mrs. R's Daughter
Film • 1979
jako Police Sergeant Larsen
Fantasy Island
Serial • 1978
jako The Rancher
The Kansas City Massacre
Film • 1975
jako Boss Stinger
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Film • 1975
jako Hamburger Stand Man
Truck Turner
Film • 1974
jako Garrity
Płonące siodła
Film • 1974
jako Gum Chewer
Scream of the Wolf
Film • 1974
jako Grant
Kung Fu
Serial • 1972
jako Quinn
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
Film • 1968
jako Officer
Here's Lucy
Serial • 1968
jako Customs Inspector
Diabelska brygada
Film • 1968
jako Luke Phelan
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Film • 1966
jako Mr. Train
Get Smart
Serial • 1965
jako Murphy
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Film • 1964
jako Job Seeker
Petticoat Junction
Serial • 1963
jako Freddie
For Love or Money
Film • 1963
jako Gregor Garrison
The Lucy Show
Serial • 1962
jako Chuck Casey
The Creation of the Humanoids
Film • 1962
jako Capt. Kenneth Cragis
The Beachcomber
Serial • 1962
jako Captain Huckabee
Bus Stop
Serial • 1961
jako Bob Stumbo
Il terrore dei mari
Film • 1961
jako Jean
La strada dei giganti
Film • 1960
jako Clint Farrell
The Jayhawkers!
Film • 1959
jako China
Lawman
Serial • 1958
jako Rafe Curry
Money, Women and Guns
Film • 1958
jako John Briggs
The Rifleman
Serial • 1958
A Lust to Kill
Film • 1958
jako Cheney Holland
The Man Who Died Twice
Film • 1958
jako T.J. Brennon
Dziki koń Lawina
Film • 1958
jako Mike McGowan
Tales of Frankenstein
Film • 1958
jako The Monster
Cool and Lam
Film • 1958
jako John Harbet
Counterspy
Film • 1958
jako David Harding
The Story of Mankind
Film • 1957
jako Early Man
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Film • 1957
jako Henchman Walt
Have Gun, Will Travel
Serial • 1957
jako Oren Gilliam
Tales of Wells Fargo
Serial • 1957
jako Ben Thompson
Gun the Man Down
Film • 1956
jako Ralph Farley
The Werewolf
Film • 1956
jako Sheriff Jack Haines
The Great Locomotive Chase
Film • 1956
jako Marion A. Ross
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
Film • 1956
Kreatury są wśród nas
Film • 1956
jako The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Film • 1955
jako Dooley Brion
Cheyenne
Serial • 1955
jako Wes Garth
Gunsmoke
Serial • 1955
jako Creel
Davy Crockett, król pogranicza
Film • 1955
jako Col. William Travis
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
Film • 1955
jako William Travis
Captain Fathom
Film • 1955
jako Captain Fathom
Sangaree
Film • 1953
jako River Pirate (uncredited)
Death Valley Days
Serial • 1952
jako Buck
The Kid from Amarillo
Film • 1951
jako Rakim