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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...
Known for
Get SmartSeries • 1965
Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
CheyenneSeries • 1955
Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
LawmanSeries • 1958
Here's LucySeries • 1968
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Tales of Wells FargoSeries • 1957
Bus StopSeries • 1961
Blazing SaddlesMovie • 1974
The Devil's BrigadeMovie • 1968
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierMovie • 1955
A Lawless StreetMovie • 1955
Truck TurnerMovie • 1974
The Creature Walks Among UsMovie • 1956
The Great Locomotive ChaseMovie • 1956
The Jayhawkers!Movie • 1959
The Story of MankindMovie • 1957
The WerewolfMovie • 1956
Kung FuSeries • 1972
The Creation of the HumanoidsMovie • 1962