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Jason Evers
Actor
Born January 2, 1922Died March 13, 2005 (83 years)
Jason Evers (January 2, 1922 - March 13, 2005) was an American actor.
Evers was born Herb Evers in New York City, New York. After quitting high school to join the United States Army, Evers was so inspired by stars like John Wayne (whom he would later appear with in The Green Berets) that he decided to try acting. A stint on Broadway led to Hollywood, where his first big break was the 1960 NBC series western Wrangler. On June 30, 1960, he appeared on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[1]
In 1963-1964, Evers starred as 41-year-old Professor Howe in the 26-episode ABC drama Channing, based on life on a college campus, with co-star Henry Jones (1912-1999).
Evers' most enduring role derived from the 1959 B-movie classic The Brain That Wouldn't Die, which was not released until 1962.
In 1966, Evers appeared on the episode "The Insider" of NBC's The Road West starring Barry Sullivan as the patriarch of a family of pioneers relocated to Kansas. From 1967-1969, he appeared sporadically as James Sonnett, the missing son sought by the Walter Brennan character, Will Sonnett, in ABC's The Guns of Will Sonnett. Dack Rambo co-starred as Evers' son and Brennan's grandson, Jeff Sonnett.
Evers continued to garner parts in films and television, having guest starred with Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet episode "Eat, Drink and be Dead" (1966), but they were of an increasingly minor nature. Evers also appeared as a race car driver and a romantic interest of Doris Martin in The Doris Day Show in 1970. His final film appearance was in 1990 in Basket Case 2. He returned to New York in his later years. He was married to actress Shirley Ballard from 1953 until his death.
Evers died of heart failure in Los Angeles. He was also survived by a sister and a cousin.
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Evers was born Herb Evers in New York City, New York. After quitting high school to join the United States Army, Evers was so inspired by stars like John Wayne (whom he would later appear with in The Green Berets) that he decided to try acting. A stint on Broadway led to Hollywood, where his first big break was the 1960 NBC series western Wrangler. On June 30, 1960, he appeared on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[1]
In 1963-1964, Evers starred as 41-year-old Professor Howe in the 26-episode ABC drama Channing, based on life on a college campus, with co-star Henry Jones (1912-1999).
Evers' most enduring role derived from the 1959 B-movie classic The Brain That Wouldn't Die, which was not released until 1962.
In 1966, Evers appeared on the episode "The Insider" of NBC's The Road West starring Barry Sullivan as the patriarch of a family of pioneers relocated to Kansas. From 1967-1969, he appeared sporadically as James Sonnett, the missing son sought by the Walter Brennan character, Will Sonnett, in ABC's The Guns of Will Sonnett. Dack Rambo co-starred as Evers' son and Brennan's grandson, Jeff Sonnett.
Evers continued to garner parts in films and television, having guest starred with Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet episode "Eat, Drink and be Dead" (1966), but they were of an increasingly minor nature. Evers also appeared as a race car driver and a romantic interest of Doris Martin in The Doris Day Show in 1970. His final film appearance was in 1990 in Basket Case 2. He returned to New York in his later years. He was married to actress Shirley Ballard from 1953 until his death.
Evers died of heart failure in Los Angeles. He was also survived by a sister and a cousin.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Evers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2001 | |
| 1990 | Basket Case 2 · as Lou |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Marshall Macgill |
| 1984 | Glitter (TV Series) · as David |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Taggart |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Edward Grant |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Warren Avery |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Larson |
| 1978 | Barracuda · as Dr. Elliot Snow |
| 1978 | The Runaways (TV Series) · as Randolph |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action · as Ty Shorter |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Fred Gesslin |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey (TV Series) · as Atar |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey · as Atar |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 1977 | Claws · as Jason Monroe |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Dr. Peter James |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Larry Fallon |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Duncan Taylor |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Alan Grant |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Capt. Topping |
| 1975 | Caribe (TV Series) · as Ed Robbins |
| 1974 | Fer-de-Lance · as Commander Kirk |
| 1974 | Kodiak (TV Series) · as Darcy |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Paul Silvan |
| 1974 | Manhunter (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Shadow of Fear · as Martin Forester |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Gil Turner |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Martin Forester |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey (TV Series) · as Pete Jonas |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Roger Sloan |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Justin Manning |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Roland Merrill |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Art Miller |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Barrington |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes · as E-2 |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Walter Boyd |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Michael Cannon |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Dr. Ralph Simpson |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Ken Palmer |
| 1969 | The Illustrated Man · as Simmons |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dick Shearer |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as David Cowley |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Lt. Dexter |
| 1968 | The Green Berets · as Capt. Coleman |
| 1968 | A Man Called Gannon · as Mills |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Aubrey Lathum |
| 1967 | P.J. · as Jason Grenoble |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Maj. Dan Keller |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Walter Townsend |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as The Priest |
| 1966 | The Road West (TV Series) · as Divvy Peters |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Dirk |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Ramon |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Rael |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Commander Beech |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Captain Thomas |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as George Akers |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Garret Hamilton |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as Professor Joseph Howe |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Pvt. Jim Culley |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Sheriff Harry Lundy |
| 1962 | House of Women · as Dr. Conrad |
| 1962 | The Brain That Wouldn't Die · as Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers) |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Professor Joseph Howe |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Judd Halleck |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Steve Janos |
| 1961 | Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Hong Kong (TV Series) · as Bradley Gardner |
| 1960 | Pretty Boy Floyd · as Sheriff Blackie Faulkner |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Rick Leyton |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Deadline (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Carl Sanford |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Shag Warner |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Henry Riley |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Clint Robert Miller |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Tom Kelly |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Lieutenant |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Charlie Ross |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Paris (segment) |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Dan Hardy |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family · as Naval Officer |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village · as Young Man |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary · as Bit Role (uncredited) |