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'''Eugene Barton Evans''' (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
'''Eugene Barton Evans''' (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.


==Background==
==Early life==
Evans was born in [[Holbrook, Arizona]] and raised in [[Colton, California]]. Right after finishing high school, he began performing in summer stock at the Penthouse Theatre in Altadena, California.<ref>Tom Vallance, Obituary: Gene Evans, The Independent, 5 April, 1998</ref> Evans served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] and achieved the rank of sergeant.<ref>Oliver, Myrna. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/159280212/ "Gene Evans; Actor Known for 'Tough Guy' Roles"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 3, 1998, page A30.</ref> He performed with a theatrical troupe of [[G.I. (military)|GIs]] in Europe.
Evans was born in [[Holbrook, Arizona]] and raised in [[Colton, California]]. Right after finishing high school, he began performing in summer stock at the Penthouse Theatre in Altadena, California.<ref>Tom Vallance, Obituary: Gene Evans, The Independent, 5 April, 1998</ref> Evans served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] and achieved the rank of sergeant.<ref>Oliver, Myrna. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/159280212/ "Gene Evans; Actor Known for 'Tough Guy' Roles"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 3, 1998, page A30.</ref> He performed with a theatrical troupe of [[G.I. (military)|GIs]] in Europe.


==Career==
He made his film debut in the 1947 film ''[[Under Colorado Skies]]'' as Henchman Red, and appeared in dozens of films and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys, such as soldiers and lawmen.<ref>Myrna Oliver, Gene Evans; Actor Known for ‘Tough Guy’ Roles, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1998</ref>
Evans made his film debut in the 1947 film ''[[Under Colorado Skies]]'' as Henchman Red, and appeared in dozens of films and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys, such as soldiers and lawmen.<ref>Myrna Oliver, Gene Evans; Actor Known for ‘Tough Guy’ Roles, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1998</ref>


Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by [[Samuel Fuller]]. In his memoir, ''A Third Face'', Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film ''[[The Steel Helmet]]'' (1950). Fuller threw an [[M1 Garand]] rifle at Evans, who caught it and inspected it as a soldier would have done. Evans had been a United States Army engineer in World War II. Fuller kept Evans and refused [[John Wayne]] for the role and fought to keep Evans despite [[Robert L. Lippert]] and his partner wanting [[Larry Parks]] for the role.<ref>Fuller, Samuel (2002). ''A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking''. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2002.</ref> Fuller walked off the film and would not return until Evans was reinstated.<ref>Fuller, Samuel (2002). ''A Third Face: My Tale...''; 258-259.</ref> Evans also appeared in Fuller's ''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'',<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75078/Fixed-Bayonets-/ ''Fixed Bayonets''], film synopsis and cast and crew credits, Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref> ''[[Hell and High Water (1954 film)|Hell and High Water]]'',<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77666/Hell-and-High-Water/ ''Hell and High Water''], film synopsis and cast and crew credits, TCM. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref> ''[[Shock Corridor]]''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eagan |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=deq3xI8OmCkC&dq=%22Gene+Evans%22+%22Shock+Corridor%22&pg=PA592 |title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-8264-2977-3 |pages=592 |language=en}}</ref> and lost 30 pounds to play the lead in ''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]''.<ref>Eder, Bruce. Synopsis of the 1952 film [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/park-row-v105576 ''Park Row''.] AllMovie.</ref>
==Acting career==
Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by [[Samuel Fuller]]. In his memoir, ''A Third Face'', Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film ''[[The Steel Helmet]]'' (1950). Fuller threw an [[M1 Garand rifle]] at Evans, who caught it and inspected it as a soldier would have done. Evans had been a United States Army engineer in World War II. Fuller kept Evans and refused [[John Wayne]] for the role and fought to keep him despite [[Robert L. Lippert]] and his partner wanting [[Larry Parks]] for the role.<ref>Fuller, Samuel (2002). ''A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking''. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2002.</ref> Fuller walked off the film and would not return until Evans was reinstated.<ref>Fuller, Samuel (2002). ''A Third Face: My Tale...''; 258-259.</ref> Evans also appeared in Fuller's ''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'',<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75078/Fixed-Bayonets-/ ''Fixed Bayonets''], film synopsis and cast and crew credits, Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref> ''[[Hell and High Water (1954 film)|Hell and High Water]]'',<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77666/Hell-and-High-Water/ ''Hell and High Water''], film synopsis and cast and crew credits, TCM. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref> ''[[Shock Corridor]]''{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} and lost 30 pounds to play the lead in ''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]''.<ref>Eder, Bruce. Synopsis of the 1952 film [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/park-row-v105576 ''Park Row''.] AllMovie.</ref>


Evans portrayed the authoritarian but wise father Rob McLaughlin on the 1956-1957 television series ''[[My Friend Flicka (TV series)|My Friend Flicka]]''. He next co-starred in 1958 as Major Al Arthur in ''Damn Citizen'', a film based on the life of crusading State Police superintendent Francis Grevemberg of Louisiana. In 1960, Evans was cast as Otis Stockert in "The Frontiersman" on the Western series ''[[Wichita Town]]''. The same year, he was cast as Boone Hackett in the episode "Die Twice" of the Western series ''[[Johnny Ringo (TV series)|Johnny Ringo]]''. He was cast in 1960 as army sergeant Dan Phillips in the episode "The Quota" of ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]''. In the story, Phillips shanghais Grey Holden ([[Darren McGavin]]) and a crew member of the river vessel ''Enterprise'' to meet the army's "quota" for new recruits.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
Evans portrayed the authoritarian but wise father Rob McLaughlin on the 1956-1957 television series ''[[My Friend Flicka (TV series)|My Friend Flicka]]''. He next co-starred in 1958 as Major Al Arthur in ''Damn Citizen'', a film based on the life of crusading State Police superintendent Francis Grevemberg of Louisiana. In 1960, Evans was cast as Otis Stockert in "The Frontiersman" on the Western series ''[[Wichita Town]]''. The same year, he was cast as Boone Hackett in the episode "Die Twice" of the Western series ''[[Johnny Ringo (TV series)|Johnny Ringo]]''. He was cast in 1960 as army sergeant Dan Phillips in the episode "The Quota" of ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]''. In the story, Phillips shanghais Grey Holden ([[Darren McGavin]]) and a crew member of the river vessel ''Enterprise'' to meet the army's "quota" for new recruits.<ref name="Lentz">{{cite book |last=Lentz |first=Harris M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O85kAAAAMAAJ |title=Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996 |date=1997 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-7386-1 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=361}}</ref>


In 1961, Evans guest-starred as Sheriff Tom Wilson in "Incident on the Road Back" in ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]''. He then was cast as Walter Kopek, an undercover agent of the United States Treasury Department in the 1963 episode "The Moonshiners" of ''[[GE True]]'', hosted by [[Jack Webb]]. In this episode's plot, Kopek moves against a [[Rum running|bootlegging]] operation in Florida run by the mobster Bill Munger ([[Robert Emhardt]]).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
In 1961, Evans guest-starred as Sheriff Tom Wilson in "Incident on the Road Back" in ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]''. He then was cast as Walter Kopek, an undercover agent of the United States Treasury Department in the 1963 episode "The Moonshiners" of ''[[GE True]]'', hosted by [[Jack Webb]]. In this episode's plot, Kopek moves against a [[Rum running|bootlegging]] operation in Florida run by the mobster Bill Munger ([[Robert Emhardt]]).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haEyaPB9m64C&q=%22Gene+Evans%22+%22GE+True%22 |title=TV Guide |date=1963 |publisher=Triangle Publications |language=en}}</ref>


Evans was cast as the historical [[Winfield Scott Stratton]], a miner in Colorado, in the 1964 episode "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold" on ''[[Death Valley Days]]'', hosted by [[Stanley Andrews]].
Evans was cast as the historical [[Winfield Scott Stratton]], a miner in Colorado, in the 1964 episode "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold" on ''[[Death Valley Days]]'', hosted by [[Stanley Andrews]].
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*''[[Wyoming Mail]]'' (1950) - Shep
*''[[Wyoming Mail]]'' (1950) - Shep
*''[[Dallas (film)|Dallas]]'' (1950) - Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
*''[[Dallas (film)|Dallas]]'' (1950) - Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
*''[[The Steel Helmet]]'' (1951) - Sgt. Zack
*''[[The Steel Helmet]]'' (1951) - Sergeant Zack
*''[[Storm Warning (1951 film)|Storm Warning]]'' (1951) - Ku Klux Klansman (uncredited)
*''[[Storm Warning (1951 film)|Storm Warning]]'' (1951) - Ku Klux Klansman (uncredited)
*''[[Sugarfoot (1951 film)|Sugarfoot]]'' (1951) - Billings
*''[[Sugarfoot (1951 film)|Sugarfoot]]'' (1951) - Billings
*''[[I Was an American Spy]]'' (1951) - Cpl. John Boone
*''[[I Was an American Spy]]'' (1951) - Corporal John Boone
*''[[Ace in the Hole (1951 film)|Ace in the Hole]]'' (1951) - Deputy Sheriff
*''[[Ace in the Hole (1951 film)|Ace in the Hole]]'' (1951) - Deputy Sheriff
*''[[Force of Arms]]'' (1951) - Sgt. Smiley 'Mac' McFee
*''[[Force of Arms]]'' (1951) - Sergeant Smiley 'Mac' McFee
*''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'' (1951) - Sgt. Rock
*''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'' (1951) - Sergeant Rock
*''[[Mutiny (1952 film)|Mutiny]]'' (1952) - Hook
*''[[Mutiny (1952 film)|Mutiny]]'' (1952) - Hook
*''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]'' (1952) - Phineas Mitchell
*''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]'' (1952) - Phineas Mitchell
*''[[Thunderbirds (1952 film)|Thunderbirds]]'' (1952) - Sgt. Mike Braggart
*''[[Thunderbirds (1952 film)|Thunderbirds]]'' (1952) - Sergeant Mike Braggart
*''[[The Golden Blade]]'' (1953) - Hadi
*''[[The Golden Blade]]'' (1953) - Hadi
*''[[Donovan's Brain (film)|Donovan's Brain]]'' (1953) - Dr. Frank Schratt
*''[[Donovan's Brain (film)|Donovan's Brain]]'' (1953) - Dr. Frank Schratt
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*''[[Crashout]]'' (1955) - Maynard 'Monk' Collins
*''[[Crashout]]'' (1955) - Maynard 'Monk' Collins
*''[[Wyoming Renegades]]'' (1955) - Butch Cassidy / George Leroy Parker
*''[[Wyoming Renegades]]'' (1955) - Butch Cassidy / George Leroy Parker
*''[[Jet Pilot (film)|Jet Pilot]]'' (1957) - Airfield Sgt. (uncredited)
*''[[Jet Pilot (film)|Jet Pilot]]'' (1957) - Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)
*''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]'' (1957) - Whitey Krause
*''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]'' (1957) - Whitey Krause
*''[[The Sad Sack]]'' (1957) - Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
*''[[The Sad Sack]]'' (1957) - Sergeant Major Elmer Pulley
*''[[Damn Citizen]]'' (1958) - Maj. Al Arthur
*''[[Damn Citizen]]'' (1958) - Major Al Arthur
*''[[Young and Wild (1958 film)|Young and Wild]]'' (1958) - Det. Sgt. Fred Janusz
*''[[Young and Wild (1958 film)|Young and Wild]]'' (1958) - Detective Sergeant Fred Janusz
*''[[The Bravados]]'' (1958) - John Butler
*''[[The Bravados]]'' (1958) - John Butler
*''[[Money, Women and Guns]]'' (1958) - Sheriff Abner Crowley
*''[[Money, Women and Guns]]'' (1958) - Sheriff Abner Crowley
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*''[[Waco (1966 film)|Waco]]'' (1966) - Deputy Sheriff Jim O'Neill
*''[[Waco (1966 film)|Waco]]'' (1966) - Deputy Sheriff Jim O'Neill
*''[[The War Wagon]]'' (1967) - Deputy Hoag
*''[[The War Wagon]]'' (1967) - Deputy Hoag
*''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'' (1969, TV movie) - Capt. Hugh Brown
*''[[Support Your Local Sheriff!]]'' (1969) - Tom Danby
*''[[Support Your Local Sheriff!]]'' (1969) - Tom Danby
*''[[The Ballad of Cable Hogue]]'' (1970) - Clete
*''[[The Ballad of Cable Hogue]]'' (1970) - Clete
*''[[There Was a Crooked Man...]]'' (1970) - Col Wolff
*''[[There Was a Crooked Man... (1970 film)|There Was a Crooked Man...]]'' (1970) - Colonel Wolff
*''[[The Intruders (1970 film)|The Intruders]]'' (Shot in 1967, released in 1970) - Cole Younger
*''[[The Intruders (1970 film)|The Intruders]]'' (Shot in 1967, released in 1970) - Cole Younger
*''[[Support Your Local Gunfighter]]'' (1971) - Butcher
*''[[Support Your Local Gunfighter]]'' (1971) - Butcher
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==Television==
==Television==
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* ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' – episode Devil's Pass - Beef Corson (1950)
* ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' (1950-1951) (3 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 37: "Devil's Pass") (1950) - Beef Corson
* ''The Lone Ranger'' – episode The Star Witness - Henchman Nat (1950)
* ''The Lone Ranger'' – episode Behind the Law - Henchman Link (1951)
** (Season 1 Episode 49: "The Star Witness") (1950) - Henchman Nat
** (Season 2 Episode 21: "Behind the Law") (1951) - Henchman Link
* ''[[My Friend Flicka]]'' series (Feb 1956 - Aug 1957)
* ''[[The Restless Gun]]'' episode The Coward - Will Fetter (1958)
* ''[[My Friend Flicka]]'' series (1955-1956) (39 episodes)
* ''[[Wagon Train]]'' - episode The Sarah Drummond Story - Jeb Drummond (1958)
* ''[[The Restless Gun]]'' (1958) (Season 1 Episode 16: "The Coward") - Will Fetter
* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' – 4 episodes (1959-1964)
* ''[[Wagon Train]]'' (1958-1964) (2 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 27: "The Sarah Drummond Story") (1958) - Jeb Drummond
* ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' – 4 episodes (1959-1965)
** (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Duncan McIvor Story") (1964) - Sergeant Jake Orly
* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' – episode The Fear Merchants - Andy Fulmer (1960)
* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (1960-1964) (2 episodes)
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' - episode The Kerry Blue - Ned O'Malley (1962)
** (Season 8 Episode 32: "Cap'n Pegleg") (1960) - Rufus Logan (uncredited)
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' - episode The Accomplice - Sheriff Luke Donaldson (1962)
** (Season 12 Episode 14: "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold") (1964) - Winfield Stratton
* ''Bonanza'' – episode Journey Remembered - Lucas Rockwell (1963)
* ''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'' - episode Extradition: Parts 1 & 2 - Charlie Hacker (1963)
* ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (1959-1965) (6 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 7: "Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse") (1959) - Wes Thomas
* ''Wagon Train'' - episode The Duncan McIvor Story - Sgt. Jake Orly (1964)
** (Season 3 Episode 16: "Incident on the Road Back") (1961) – Tom Wilson
* ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' – episode The First Stone - Joshua Craig (1965)
** (Season 5 Episode 5: "Incident of the Prodigal Son") (1962) - Sam Hargis
* ''[[Branded (TV series)|Branded]]'' – episode The Bounty - Matthew Paxton (1965)
** (Season 6 Episode 3: "Incident at El Crucero") (1963) - Gus Cornelius
* ''[[The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)|The Legend of Jesse James]]'' – episode Vendetta - Jake Burnett (1965)
** (Season 6 Episode 18: "Incident at Gila Flats") (1964) - Sergeant Pike
* ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' – episode The Pride of the Bottom of the Barrel - Sgt. Stoddard (1966)
** (Season 7 Episode 17: "Moment in the Sun") (1965) - Royal K. Shaw
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' - episode Trail to Ashley Mountain - Blanchard (1966)
* ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' – episode Message from Beyond - Al Hayes (1967)
* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' (1960-1970) (3 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 20: "The Fear Merchants") (1960) - Andy Fulmer
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode A Hat - Clint Sorils (1967)
** (Season 5 Episode 8: "Journey Remembered") (1963) - Lucas Rockwell
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode The First People - Thomas Evans (1968)
** (Season 12 Episode 7: "The Trouble with Trouble") (1970) - Montana Perkins
* ''Daniel Boone'' – episode The Man - Stark (1969)
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 28: "The Kerry Blue") - Ned O'Malley
* ''Dragnet 1966'' – TV movie - Captain Hugh Brown (1969)
* ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 1: "A Piece of the Action") - Ed Krutcher
* ''Bonanza'' – episode The Trouble with Trouble - Montana Perkins (1970)
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1962-1970) (3 episodes)
* ''Here Come the Brides '' - episode S2E20: Two Worlds - Jacob Marsh (1970)
** (Season 1 Episode 13: "The Accomplice") (1962) - Sheriff Luke Donaldson
* The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name of ''The Virginian'' - episode With Love, Bullets and Valentines - Harv Plimpton (1970)
** (Season 5 Episode 8: "Trail to Ashley Mountain") (1966) - Blanchard
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode Snow Train: Parts 1 & 2 - Billy (1970)
** (Season 9 Episode 4: "Love, Bullets and Valentines") (1970) - Harv Plimpton (''The Men From Shiloh'', the rebranded name of ''The Virginian'')
* ''[[Mannix]]'' – episode Murder Times Three - Dan Brockway (1971)
* ''[[Longstreet (TV series)|Longstreet]]'' – episode Wednesday's Child - Fred Decker (1971)
* ''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'' (1963-1974) (10 episodes)
** (Season 9 Episode 10: "Extradition: Part 1") (1963) - Charlie Hacker
* ''[[Nichols (TV series)|Nichols]]'' – episode Deer Crossing - Durand (1971)
** (Season 9 Episode 11: "Extradition: Part 2") (1963) - Charlie Hacker
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode Phoenix - Jess Hume (1971)
** (Season 13 Episode 6: "A Hat") (1967) - Clint Sorils
* ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'' - episode The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg - Phillips (1972)
** (Season 13 Episode 23: "The First People") (1968) - Thomas Evans
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode Tatum - Bodie Tatum (1972)
** (Season 16 Episode 6: "Snow Train: Part 1") (1970) - Billy
* ''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'' – Mr. Horrell (1973)
** (Season 16 Episode 7: "Snow Train: Part 2") (1970) - Billy
* ''Ironside'' – episode Downhill All the Way Parker (1973)
** (Season 17 Episode 2: "Phoenix") (1971) - Jess Hume
* ''Gunsmoke'' - episode The Iron Blood of Courage - Shaw Anderson (1974)
** (Season 18 Episode 10: "Tatum") (1972) - Bodie Tatum
* ''Gunsmoke'' – episode Thirty a Month and Found - Will Parmalee (1974)
** (Season 19 Episode 19: "The Iron Blood of Courage") (1974) - Shaw Anderson
* ''[[Spencer's Pilots]]'' – 6 episodes - Spencer Parish (1976)
** (Season 20 Episode 5: "Thirty a Month and Found") (1974) - Will Parmalee
* ''[[The Rhinemann Exchange]]'' - TV miniseries - Colonel Barton (1977)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' - episode Rainbow's End - Jimmy Kelly (1978)
* ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' (1965-1969) (2 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 16: "The First Stone") (1965) - Joshua Craig
* ''Lassie: A New Beginning'' – TV movie - Sheriff Marsh (1978)
** (Season 6 Episode 4: "The Man") (1969) - Stark
* ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'' – episode Oh Say Can You Sing (1978)
* ''[[Branded (TV series)|Branded]]'' (1965) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Bounty") - Matthew Paxton
* ''[[The Eddie Capra Mysteries]]'' - episode How Do I Kill Thee? (1978)
* ''[[The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)|The Legend of Jesse James]]'' (1965) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Vendetta") - Jake Burnett
* ''Lassie: A New Beginning'' – episode Oh Say Can You Sing – Sheriff Marsh (1978)
* ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' (1966) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Pride of the Bottom of the Barrel") - Sergeant Stoddard
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' - episode Cruising Angels - Webner (1979)
* ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' (1967-1973) (2 episodes)
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' – episode Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms - Confederate Asking for money (1979)
** (Season 1 Episode 1: "Message from Beyond") (1967) - Al Hayes
* ''[[Casino (1980 film)|Casino]]'' - TV movie - Captain K.L. Fitzgerald (1980)
** (Season 7 Episode 8: "Downhill All the Way Parker") (1973) - Parker
* ''[[Vega$]]'' - episode Murder by Mirrors - Marcus Hinton (1981)
* ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' - episode Murder in the Saddle - Ray Dudley (1981)
* ''[[Dragnet 1966]]'' (1969) (TV movie) - Captain Hugh Brown
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' - episode Blood and Guts - Clayton Kibbee (1982)
* ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' (1970) (Season 2 Episode 20: "Two Worlds") - Jacob Marsh
* ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' - episode Betty Grable Flies Again - Arch McBride (1983)
* ''[[Mannix]]'' (1971) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Murder Times Three") - Dan Brockway
* ''[[Longstreet (TV series)|Longstreet]]'' (1971) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Wednesday's Child") - Fred Decker
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' - episode We're Off to Kill the Wizard - Nils Highlander (1984)
* ''[[Nichols (TV series)|Nichols]]'' (1971) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Deer Crossing") - Durand
* ''[[The A-Team]]'' - episode Bounty - Darrow (1985)
* ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'' (1972) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg") - Phillips
* ''Murder, She Wrote'' - episode Trial by Error - Otto Fry (1986)
* ''[[Spencer's Pilots]]'' (1976) (11 episodes) - Spencer Parish
* ''Simon & Simon'' - episode The Last Harangue - Freight Yard Supervisor (1986)
* ''[[The Rhinemann Exchange]]'' (1977) (TV miniseries) (Season 1 Episode 1) - Colonel Barton
* ''Simon & Simon'' - episode Deep Water Death - Captain Kyle Bates (1987)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1978) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Rainbow's End") - Jimmy Kelly
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' – episode Mission of Gold - Gus Weinstein (1987)
* ''Lassie: A New Beginning'' (1978) (TV movie) - Sheriff Marsh
* ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'' (1978) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Oh Say Can You Sing") - Sergeant Feinauer
* ''[[The Eddie Capra Mysteries]]'' (1978) (Season 1 Episode 6: "How Do I Kill Thee?") - Drew Collins
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' (1979) (Season 4 Episode 12: "Cruising Angels") - James Webner
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' (1979) (Season 3 Episode 3: "Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms") - Confederate asking for money
* ''[[Casino (1980 film)|Casino]]'' (TV movie) (1980) - Captain K.L. Fitzgerald
* ''[[Vega$]]'' (1981) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Murder by Mirrors") - Marcus Hinton
* ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' (1981) (Season 2 Episode 12: "Murder in the Saddle") - Ray Dudley
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' (1982) (Season 10 Episode 12: "Blood and Guts") - Clayton Kibbee
* ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' (1983-1987) (3 episodes)
** (Season 3 Episode 10: "Betty Grable Flies Again") (1983) - Arch McBride
** (Season 5 Episode 23: "The Last Harangue") (1986) - Freight Yard Supervisor
** (Season 6 Episode 13: "Deep Water Death") (1987) - Captain Kyle Bates
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1984-1986) (2 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 7: "We're Off to Kill the Wizard") (1984) - Nils Highlander
** (Season 2 Episode 13: "Trial by Error") (1986) - Otto Fry
* ''[[The A-Team]]'' (1985) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Bounty") - Darrow
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' (1987) (Season 4 Episode 17: "Mission of Gold") - Gus Weinstein
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 27 August 2024

This article is about the actor (1922–1998). For the pyrotechnician (1937–2008), see Gene Evans (pyrotechnician).
Gene Evans
Gene Evans in Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
Born
Eugene Barton Evans

(1922-07-11)July 11, 1922
Holbrook, Arizona, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1998(1998-04-01) (aged 75)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Years active1947–1989
Spouse(s)Mary Elaine Hert (1968-1971) (her death)
Patricia Ann Willis (14 January 1956 - ?) (divorced)

Eugene Barton Evans (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.

Early life

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Evans was born in Holbrook, Arizona and raised in Colton, California. Right after finishing high school, he began performing in summer stock at the Penthouse Theatre in Altadena, California.[1] Evans served in the United States Army during World War II and achieved the rank of sergeant.[2] He performed with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe.

Career

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Evans made his film debut in the 1947 film Under Colorado Skies as Henchman Red, and appeared in dozens of films and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys, such as soldiers and lawmen.[3]

Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by Samuel Fuller. In his memoir, A Third Face, Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film The Steel Helmet (1950). Fuller threw an M1 Garand rifle at Evans, who caught it and inspected it as a soldier would have done. Evans had been a United States Army engineer in World War II. Fuller kept Evans and refused John Wayne for the role and fought to keep Evans despite Robert L. Lippert and his partner wanting Larry Parks for the role.[4] Fuller walked off the film and would not return until Evans was reinstated.[5] Evans also appeared in Fuller's Fixed Bayonets!,[6] Hell and High Water,[7] Shock Corridor[8] and lost 30 pounds to play the lead in Park Row.[9]

Evans portrayed the authoritarian but wise father Rob McLaughlin on the 1956-1957 television series My Friend Flicka. He next co-starred in 1958 as Major Al Arthur in Damn Citizen, a film based on the life of crusading State Police superintendent Francis Grevemberg of Louisiana. In 1960, Evans was cast as Otis Stockert in "The Frontiersman" on the Western series Wichita Town. The same year, he was cast as Boone Hackett in the episode "Die Twice" of the Western series Johnny Ringo. He was cast in 1960 as army sergeant Dan Phillips in the episode "The Quota" of Riverboat. In the story, Phillips shanghais Grey Holden (Darren McGavin) and a crew member of the river vessel Enterprise to meet the army's "quota" for new recruits.[10]

In 1961, Evans guest-starred as Sheriff Tom Wilson in "Incident on the Road Back" in Rawhide. He then was cast as Walter Kopek, an undercover agent of the United States Treasury Department in the 1963 episode "The Moonshiners" of GE True, hosted by Jack Webb. In this episode's plot, Kopek moves against a bootlegging operation in Florida run by the mobster Bill Munger (Robert Emhardt).[11]

Evans was cast as the historical Winfield Scott Stratton, a miner in Colorado, in the 1964 episode "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold" on Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

In 1966, Evans appeared on the drama series Perry Mason as Sheriff "Moose" Dalton in "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal". He starred as well in Peopletoys in 1974 with Leif Garrett, and in the fall of 1976, Evans starred on the adventure series Spencer's Pilots.

In January 1979, Evans appeared as Garrison Southworth in one episode of Dallas. He guest-starred in 10 episodes of Gunsmoke. In 1965, Evans guest-starred as Jake Burnett in the episode "Vendetta" of The Legend of Jesse James. Two years later, he appeared as Deedricks in the episode "Breakout" of Custer.

In January 1982, Evans performed in the role of war reporter Clayton Kibbee in an episode of CBS's M*A*S*H titled "Blood and Guts". He also appeared on stage in the late 1980s as the gruesome Papa in the stage production Papa Is All, directed by playwright Tommy F. Scott in Jackson, Tennessee. Evans retired to a farm in Tennessee following his role in the original film version of Walking Tall.

He was active in the local theater in Jackson, Tennessee, with “On Borrowed Time” and “Love Letters” as well as “Papa is All”.

Death

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Evans died at age 75 of heart failure at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, on April 1, 1998.[12]

Partial filmography

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Television

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  • The Lone Ranger (1950-1951) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 37: "Devil's Pass") (1950) - Beef Corson
    • (Season 1 Episode 49: "The Star Witness") (1950) - Henchman Nat
    • (Season 2 Episode 21: "Behind the Law") (1951) - Henchman Link
  • My Friend Flicka series (1955-1956) (39 episodes)
  • The Restless Gun (1958) (Season 1 Episode 16: "The Coward") - Will Fetter
  • Wagon Train (1958-1964) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 27: "The Sarah Drummond Story") (1958) - Jeb Drummond
    • (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Duncan McIvor Story") (1964) - Sergeant Jake Orly
  • Death Valley Days (1960-1964) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 8 Episode 32: "Cap'n Pegleg") (1960) - Rufus Logan (uncredited)
    • (Season 12 Episode 14: "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold") (1964) - Winfield Stratton
  • Rawhide (1959-1965) (6 episodes)
    • (Season 2 Episode 7: "Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse") (1959) - Wes Thomas
    • (Season 3 Episode 16: "Incident on the Road Back") (1961) – Tom Wilson
    • (Season 5 Episode 5: "Incident of the Prodigal Son") (1962) - Sam Hargis
    • (Season 6 Episode 3: "Incident at El Crucero") (1963) - Gus Cornelius
    • (Season 6 Episode 18: "Incident at Gila Flats") (1964) - Sergeant Pike
    • (Season 7 Episode 17: "Moment in the Sun") (1965) - Royal K. Shaw
  • Bonanza (1960-1970) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 20: "The Fear Merchants") (1960) - Andy Fulmer
    • (Season 5 Episode 8: "Journey Remembered") (1963) - Lucas Rockwell
    • (Season 12 Episode 7: "The Trouble with Trouble") (1970) - Montana Perkins
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 28: "The Kerry Blue") - Ned O'Malley
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 1: "A Piece of the Action") - Ed Krutcher
  • The Virginian (1962-1970) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 13: "The Accomplice") (1962) - Sheriff Luke Donaldson
    • (Season 5 Episode 8: "Trail to Ashley Mountain") (1966) - Blanchard
    • (Season 9 Episode 4: "Love, Bullets and Valentines") (1970) - Harv Plimpton (The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name of The Virginian)
  • Gunsmoke (1963-1974) (10 episodes)
    • (Season 9 Episode 10: "Extradition: Part 1") (1963) - Charlie Hacker
    • (Season 9 Episode 11: "Extradition: Part 2") (1963) - Charlie Hacker
    • (Season 13 Episode 6: "A Hat") (1967) - Clint Sorils
    • (Season 13 Episode 23: "The First People") (1968) - Thomas Evans
    • (Season 16 Episode 6: "Snow Train: Part 1") (1970) - Billy
    • (Season 16 Episode 7: "Snow Train: Part 2") (1970) - Billy
    • (Season 17 Episode 2: "Phoenix") (1971) - Jess Hume
    • (Season 18 Episode 10: "Tatum") (1972) - Bodie Tatum
    • (Season 19 Episode 19: "The Iron Blood of Courage") (1974) - Shaw Anderson
    • (Season 20 Episode 5: "Thirty a Month and Found") (1974) - Will Parmalee
  • Daniel Boone (1965-1969) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 16: "The First Stone") (1965) - Joshua Craig
    • (Season 6 Episode 4: "The Man") (1969) - Stark
  • Branded (1965) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Bounty") - Matthew Paxton
  • The Legend of Jesse James (1965) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Vendetta") - Jake Burnett
  • The Iron Horse (1966) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Pride of the Bottom of the Barrel") - Sergeant Stoddard
  • Ironside (1967-1973) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 1: "Message from Beyond") (1967) - Al Hayes
    • (Season 7 Episode 8: "Downhill All the Way Parker") (1973) - Parker
  • Dragnet 1966 (1969) (TV movie) - Captain Hugh Brown
  • Here Come the Brides (1970) (Season 2 Episode 20: "Two Worlds") - Jacob Marsh
  • Mannix (1971) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Murder Times Three") - Dan Brockway
  • Longstreet (1971) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Wednesday's Child") - Fred Decker
  • Nichols (1971) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Deer Crossing") - Durand
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1972) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg") - Phillips
  • Spencer's Pilots (1976) (11 episodes) - Spencer Parish
  • The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) (TV miniseries) (Season 1 Episode 1) - Colonel Barton
  • The Incredible Hulk (1978) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Rainbow's End") - Jimmy Kelly
  • Lassie: A New Beginning (1978) (TV movie) - Sheriff Marsh
  • The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Oh Say Can You Sing") - Sergeant Feinauer
  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978) (Season 1 Episode 6: "How Do I Kill Thee?") - Drew Collins
  • Charlie's Angels (1979) (Season 4 Episode 12: "Cruising Angels") - James Webner
  • Fantasy Island (1979) (Season 3 Episode 3: "Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms") - Confederate asking for money
  • Casino (TV movie) (1980) - Captain K.L. Fitzgerald
  • Vega$ (1981) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Murder by Mirrors") - Marcus Hinton
  • Hart to Hart (1981) (Season 2 Episode 12: "Murder in the Saddle") - Ray Dudley
  • M*A*S*H (1982) (Season 10 Episode 12: "Blood and Guts") - Clayton Kibbee
  • Simon & Simon (1983-1987) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 10: "Betty Grable Flies Again") (1983) - Arch McBride
    • (Season 5 Episode 23: "The Last Harangue") (1986) - Freight Yard Supervisor
    • (Season 6 Episode 13: "Deep Water Death") (1987) - Captain Kyle Bates
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984-1986) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 7: "We're Off to Kill the Wizard") (1984) - Nils Highlander
    • (Season 2 Episode 13: "Trial by Error") (1986) - Otto Fry
  • The A-Team (1985) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Bounty") - Darrow
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987) (Season 4 Episode 17: "Mission of Gold") - Gus Weinstein

References

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  1. ^ Tom Vallance, Obituary: Gene Evans, The Independent, 5 April, 1998
  2. ^ Oliver, Myrna. "Gene Evans; Actor Known for 'Tough Guy' Roles", Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1998, page A30.
  3. ^ Myrna Oliver, Gene Evans; Actor Known for ‘Tough Guy’ Roles, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1998
  4. ^ Fuller, Samuel (2002). A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2002.
  5. ^ Fuller, Samuel (2002). A Third Face: My Tale...; 258-259.
  6. ^ Fixed Bayonets, film synopsis and cast and crew credits, Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Hell and High Water, film synopsis and cast and crew credits, TCM. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Eagan, Daniel (2010-01-01). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. A&C Black. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3.
  9. ^ Eder, Bruce. Synopsis of the 1952 film Park Row. AllMovie.
  10. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1997). Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-7864-7386-1.
  11. ^ TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 1963.
  12. ^ The Associated Press (1998). "Gene Evans, Actor, 75", obituary. The New York Times, April 4, 1998. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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