Don Megowan
- Interprétation
- 24 mai 1922 · Inglewood, California, USA
- 26 juin 1981
Biographie
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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- Mrs. R's Daughter · Police Sergeant Larsen
- L'Île fantastique · The Rancher
- The Kansas City Massacre · Boss Stinger
- Melvin Purvis G-Man · Hamburger Stand Man
- Truck Turner & Cie · Garrity
- Le shérif est en prison · Gum Chewer
- Scream of the Wolf · Grant
- Kung Fu · Quinn
- If He Hollers, Let Him Go! · Officer
- Here's Lucy · Customs Inspector
- La Brigade du diable · Luke Phelan
- Tarzan et la Vallée de l' or · Mr. Train
- Max la Menace · Murphy
- The Luck of Ginger Coffey · Job Seeker
- Petticoat Junction · Freddie
- Trois Filles à marier · Gregor Garrison
- The Lucy Show · Chuck Casey
- The Creation of the Humanoids · Capt. Kenneth Cragis
- The Beachcomber · Captain Huckabee
- Bus Stop · Bob Stumbo
- Il terrore dei mari · Jean
- La strada dei giganti · Clint Farrell
- Violence au Kansas · China
- L'Homme de la loi · Rafe Curry
- L'Héritage de la colère · John Briggs
- The Rifleman
- A Lust to Kill · Cheney Holland
- The Man Who Died Twice · T.J. Brennon
- Snowfire · Mike McGowan
- Tales of Frankenstein · The Monster
- Cool and Lam · John Harbet
- Counterspy · David Harding
- L'Histoire de l'humanité · Early Man
- Hell Canyon Outlaws · Henchman Walt
- Have Gun, Will Travel · Oren Gilliam
- Tales of Wells Fargo · Ben Thompson
- Gun the Man Down · Ralph Farley
- Le Loup-Garou · Sheriff Jack Haines
- L'Infernale Poursuite · Marion A. Ross
- Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
- La créature est parmi nous · The Gill Man (on land)(uncredited)
- Ville sans loi · Dooley Brion
- Cheyenne · Wes Garth, Marshal Tom Grant
- Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines · Creel, Lucas
- Davy Crockett, roi des trappeurs · Col. William Travis
- Davy Crockett at the Alamo · William Travis
- Captain Fathom · Captain Fathom
- Sangaree · River Pirate (uncredited)
- Les Aventuriers du Far West · Buck, Buff McCloud
- The Kid from Amarillo · Rakim