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Jason Evers

Jason Evers

Actor · 1922 – 2005 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Series24

  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.5

    Murder, She Wrote

    1984 · 471 votes

  • TV7.5

    Bonanza

    1959 · 500 votes

  • TV8.0

    Star Trek

    1966 · 1.6K votes

  • TV6.8

    Ironside

    1967 · 71 votes

  • TV7.5

    Knight Rider

    1982 · 1.5K votes

  • TV6.8

    Mannix

    1967 · 56 votes

  • TV7.5

    The A-Team

    1983 · 1.1K votes

  • TV7.6

    Mission: Impossible

    1966 · 320 votes

  • TV7.5

    Quincy, M.E.

    1976 · 123 votes

  • TV7.6

    The Rockford Files

    1974 · 133 votes

  • TV7.2

    Hawaii Five-O

    1969 · 164 votes

  • TV6.5

    T. J. Hooker

    1982 · 98 votes

  • TV7.0

    Matlock

    1986 · 143 votes

  • TV5.4

    Studio One

    1948 · 13 votes

  • TV6.5

    The Virginian

    1962 · 35 votes

  • TV5.6

    The F.B.I.

    1965 · 25 votes

  • TV7.6

    Happy Days

    1974 · 320 votes

  • TV6.7

    Charlie's Angels

    1976 · 241 votes

  • TV6.2

    Cheyenne

    1955 · 26 votes

  • TV6.7

    Cannon

    1971 · 41 votes

  • TV7.9

    Combat!

    1962 · 119 votes

  • TV6.3

    The Defenders

    1961 · 11 votes

  • TV6.9

    Hart to Hart

    1979 · 133 votes

Movies19

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie5.7

    The Green Berets

    1968 · 195 votes

  • Movie5.8

    A Piece of the Action

    1977 · 23 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Guadalcanal Diary

    1943 · 22 votes

  • Movie4.7
  • Movie5.7

    P.J.

    1968 · 15 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Claws

    1977 · 5 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Basket Case 2

    1990 · 162 votes

  • Movie5.6

    The Illustrated Man

    1969 · 74 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie4.2

    Barracuda

    1978 · 38 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Pretty Boy Floyd

    1960 · 4 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Golden Gate

    1981 · 1 votes

  • Movie10.0

    The Young Lawyers

    1969 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.4

    House of Women

    1962 · 10 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Fantastic Journey

    1977 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Fer-de-Lance

    1974 · 8 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie6.3

    Shadow of Fear

    1974 · 4 votes