Art Evans (actor)
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Art Evans | |
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Born | Arthur James Evans March 27, 1942 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1972–present |
Arthur James Evans (born March 27, 1942) is an American
Evans was born in Berkeley, California. His acting career, spanning almost 40 years, started with Frank Silvera's Theater of Being in Los Angeles.[1] He took a starring role in The Amen Corner which transferred to Broadway in 1965.[2] His first uncredited acting performance in film was Claudine in 1974. His first credited role was in Chico and the Man as Bubba in the episode "Too Many Crooks" which aired in 1976, and his talents for many instruments came in handy when playing Blind Lemon Jefferson in the movie Leadbelly (1976).
One of Evans's early roles was the first victim in the
Evans also starred in the music video for Stevie Wonder's "Go Home".
In 2010, Art Evans was seen in
Selected filmography
- Sisters (1972) as African Room Waiter (uncredited)
- Claudine (1974) as Young Brother (uncredited)
- Death Wish (1974) as Police at Precinct (uncredited)
- Amazing Grace (1974) as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
- Leadbelly (1976) as Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) as Man At Bar
- Big Time (1977) as Buzz Murdock
- Youngblood (1978) as Junkie
- The In-Laws (1979) as Driver
- The Main Event (1979) as Fighter
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) as Baggage Master
- First Family (1980) as Longo's Right Hand Man
- Wrong Is Right (1982) as Warehouse Guard
- National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) as Carl Clapton
- Christine (1983) as Auto Assembly Worker (uncredited)
- A Soldier's Story (1984) as Private Wilkie
- Tuff Turf (1985) as Security Guard
- Into the Night (1985) as Jimmy
- Fright Night (1985) as Detective Lennox
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) as Arturo
- Ruthless People (1986) as Lt. Bender
- Native Son (1986) as Doc
- White of the Eye(1987) as Detective Charles Mendoza
- School Daze (1988) as Cedar Cloud
- The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Jump Jones
- A Different World (1989, TV Series) as Mr. Johnson (Ron Johnson's father)
- Downtown (1990) as Henry Coleman
- Die Hard 2 (1990) as Leslie Barnes
- Mom (1991) as Lt. Hendrix
- The Finishing Touch (1992) as Lieutenant Morman
- Trespass (1992) as Bradlee
- CB4 (1993) as Albert Sr.
- Bitter Harvest (1993) as Earl Yates
- Tales from the Hood (1995) as Eli
- Bushwhacked (1995) as Marty (uncredited)
- The Great White Hype (1996) as Minister
- Metro (1997) as Lt. Sam Baffett
- The Breaks (1999)
- The Story of Us (1999) as George
- The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (2000)
- Deadly Rhapsody (2001) as James Tanner
- Interstate 60 (2002) as Otis[3][4]
- Young Cesar (2007)
- Everybody Hates Chris (2007, TV Series) as Luther
- Shades of Ray (2008) as Tyler
- Machete Joe (2010) as Sammy
- House Under Siege (2010) as Jack Miller
- Church (2010) as Pastor Jones
- Anderson's Cross (2010) as Grandfather
- iSteve (2013) as Ol' Mose
- Gemini Rising (2013) as General Tabor
- Orphaned (2018) as Councilman Haley
References
- ^ http://www.fsww.org/whois.html [when accessed on July 10, 2018, this cite was no longer active]
- ^ "The Amen Corner – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
- ^ https://www.ivi.tv/watch/63171/person
- ^ https://en.kinorium.com/138889/cast/
External links
- Art Evans at IMDb
- Art Evans at the Internet Broadway Database
- Art Evans TV Guide