Jason Evers
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-01-02 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2005-03-13
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Star Trek
as Rael
Perry Mason
as Stuart Benton
Perry Mason
as Clint Robert Miller
Perry Mason
as Roy Galen
Murder, She Wrote
as Marshall MacGill
Bonanza
as Tom Blackwell
Bonanza
as J.D. Lambert
The A-Team
as Taggart
Mission: Impossible
as Walter Townsend
Mission: Impossible
as Ray Dunson
Happy Days
Knight Rider
as Herb Bremen
Knight Rider
as Edward Grant
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Peter James
Charlie's Angels
as Larry Fallon
The Rockford Files
as Brad Davies
The Rockford Files
as Paul Silvan
Ironside
Mannix
Hawaii Five-O
as Charles Irwin