Jason Evers
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Evers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1990 · Basket Case 2 as Lou
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · Knight Rider: Halloween Knight as Edward Grant
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Marshall MacGill
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · The A-Team as Taggart
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Herb Bremen
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Edward Grant
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Warren Avery
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as
- 1981 · Golden Gate as Harry Stillwell
- 1979 · Big Shamus, Little Shamus as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1978 · Barracuda as Dr. Elliot Snow
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1977 · A Piece of the Action as Ty Shorter
- 1977 · CHiPs as Fred Gesslin
- 1977 · The Fantastic Journey as Atar
- 1977 · Claws as Jason Monroe
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Peter James
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Larry Fallon
- 1976 · The Bionic Woman as
- 1975 · Matt Helm as Alan Grant
- 1975 · Switch as Capt. Topping
- 1974 · Fer-de-Lance as Commander Kirk
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Brad Davies
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Paul Silvan
- 1974 · Kodiak as Darcy
- 1974 · The Manhunter as
- 1974 · Shadow of Fear as Martin Forester
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Gil Turner
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1971 · Cannon as Art Miller
- 1971 · Escape from the Planet of the Apes as E-2
- 1969 · The Young Lawyers as Michael Cannon
- 1969 · Medical Center as Ken Palmer
- 1969 · The Illustrated Man as Simmons
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Charles Irwin
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Wallis
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Lt. Dexter
- 1968 · The Green Berets as Capt. Coleman
- 1968 · P.J. as Jason Grenoble
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · The Guns of Will Sonnett as
- 1967 · Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Ramón
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · The Invaders as Maj. Dan Keller
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Walter Townsend
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Ray Dunson
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · The Green Hornet as Dirk
- 1966 · Star Trek as Rael
- 1966 · Tarzan as Ramon
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Allen Bennett
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Captain Thomas
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Commander Beech
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Colter
- 1965 · The Big Valley as George Akers
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Garret Hamilton
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1963 · Channing as Professor Joseph Howe
- 1962 · Combat! as Pvt. Jim Culley
- 1962 · The Virginian 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 · Bus Stop as
- 1961 · The Defenders as Steve Janos
- 1961 · Tallahassee 7000 as
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · Wrangler as Pitcairn
- 1960 · Pretty Boy Floyd as Sheriff Blackie Faulkner
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Rick Leyton
- 1959 · The Rebel as George Tess
- 1959 · Bonanza as Tom Blackwell
- 1959 · Bonanza as J.D. Lambert
- 1959 · New York Confidential as
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Stuart Benton
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Clint Robert Miller
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Roy Galen
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ben
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Collie
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Charlie Ross
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1943 · Guadalcanal Diary as Bit Role (uncredited)