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DeForest Covan
Actor
Born September 9, 1917Died September 8, 2007 (89 years)
DeForest Covan was an American actor, dancer, and former black vaudeville performer. From his first film appearance in 1936, in The Singing Kid, his acting career stretched to the 1990s, with appearances in Martin (1993) and NYPD Blue (1993).
Filmography
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Mr. Mac |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) |
| 1991 | One Good Cop · as Older Man |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger · as Fred Jenkins |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1990 | Equal Justice (TV Series) · as Man In Crowd |
| 1988 | The Night Before · as Concierge |
| 1982 | Honkytonk Man · as Gravedigger |
| 1981 | Body and Soul · as Cut Man |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Midnight Lace · as Fred |
| 1980 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie · as Pinochle Player |
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls · as Officer #1 |
| 1979 | Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens · as Zebulon |
| 1977 | The Incredible Melting Man · as Janitor |
| 1977 | Carter Country (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 1977 | New York, New York · as Porter |
| 1976 | Rocky · as Apollo's Corner |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) · as Patient In Robe |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust · as Shoe Shine Boy |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Markle |
| 1974 | That's My Mama (TV Series) · as Josh |
| 1974 | Black Samson · as Samson's Street People |
| 1974 | Apple's Way (TV Series) · as Customer (bill) |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) · as Rev. Beasley |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmas · as Charlie Pritchard (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Cabbie |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Shine Man |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son (TV Series) · as Woodrow 'woody' Anderson |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill · as U.s. Soldier |
| 1955 | Panther Girl of the Kongo · as Koango |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones · as Trainer |
| 1953 | Jungle Drums of Africa · as Native Tribesman |
| 1941 | Mr. Washington Goes to Town · as Short Man |
| 1941 | Tarzan's Secret Treasure · as Native |
| 1940 | South of Suez · as Bita |
| 1940 | Drums of the Desert · as Tribesman |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Dancer |
| 1940 | Chasing Trouble · as Jackson |
| 1939 | Pride of the Blue Grass · as Blackie |
| 1939 | Reform School · as Bill |
| 1939 | St. Louis Blues · as Dancer |
| 1939 | Boy Slaves · as Pinkie |
| 1938 | Going Places · as Shoe-Shine |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle · as South American Fire Dancer |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday · as Dancer |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Black Singer |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing! · as Little Bill |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid · as Dancer (uncredited) |