Greg Evigan | |
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Born | Gregory Ralph Evigan October 14, 1953 South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Sayreville War Memorial High School |
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Years active | 1971–present |
Known for | B.J. and the Bear My Two Dads TekWar Pacific Palisades General Hospital |
Spouse | Pamela C. Serpe (m. 1979) |
Children | |
Website | evigan |
Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, appearing in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar , followed by a stage production of the musical Grease , in which he portrayed the lead, Danny Zuko. Evigan made his feature film debut in Scorchy (1976), then was cast as the lead in the comedy series B. J. and the Bear , in which he starred between 1979 and 1981.
Evigan continued to appear as a guest star on numerous television series throughout the 1980s before being cast as the lead Joey Harris in the comedy series My Two Dads (1987–1990). He later appeared on the science fiction series TekWar (1995–1996), and had guest-starring roles on Melrose Place (1996–1997) and 7th Heaven (1997). He subsequently had starring roles on the soap opera Pacific Palisades (also 1997), and portrayed a record executive in the Canadian series Big Sound from 2001 to 2002.
Evigan's other film credits include the Joey Travolta–directed drama films Mel (1998) and Arizona Summer (2004), the Western film 6 Guns (2010), and the Hallmark Channel film Once Upon a Holiday (2015). In 2018, he guest-starred in a multi-episode arc as Jim Harvey on the soap opera General Hospital .
Evigan was born October 14, 1953, in South Amboy, New Jersey, [1] the son of Ralph Milan Evigan, an electrician, [2] and his wife, Barbara Elizabeth Evigan, a homemaker. [3] Beginning at age 8, Evigan was classically trained in piano, and went on to play the organ and saxophone. [2] As a teenager, he played in several rock bands. [2] Evigan grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey, and attended Sayreville War Memorial High School, graduating in 1971. [4] In 2007 he was inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame for his contributions to the arts. [4]
Evigan began his career after graduating high school, appearing as a replacement in small ensemble roles in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1971, [5] as well as the touring production. [2] Between 1972 and 1973, he starred as Danny Zuko in the Broadway production of Grease , reprising the role for the show's residency in Chicago, alongside Marilu Henner. [2] Evigan moved to Los Angeles and was cast in his feature film debut in the exploitation film Scorchy (1976), starring Connie Stevens. [6]
In 1978, he was cast as Billie Joe "B.J." McKay, a truck driver whose best friend was a chimpanzee named Bear, in the series B.J. and the Bear . [2] Following the series' conclusion in 1981, Evigan continued to work in television, with recurring guest roles on Masquerade (1984) and Murder, She Wrote (1986), then was cast in the comedy series My Two Dads (1987–1990), in which he portrayed a man who co-parents the daughter of his deceased girlfriend alongside her ex-boyfriend. [7]
In 1989, he starred in the sci-fi film DeepStar Six , [6] and later appeared in the sci-fi series TekWar opposite William Shatner, based on a series of books by Shatner. TekWar originated as a series of two-hour television movies in 1994, and then became a series of hour-long episodes that ran in 1995 and 1996. [8] Between 1996 and 1997, Evigan guest-starred as Dr. Dan Hathaway on the soap opera Melrose Place , [9] followed by a main role on Pacific Palisades , in which he portrayed one of several friends who relocate from the Midwest to California. [9] Evigan had a lead role in Joey Travolta's directorial debut, the drama Mel (1998). [10] In 2001, he starred in the psychological thriller film Spirit opposite Elisabeth Moss, playing the father of a teenage girl who believes their home is haunted. [11] He reunited with director Joey Travolta, appearing in his family drama Arizona Summer (2004), [10] followed by a supporting part in River's End (2005). [12] Evigan returned to theater in 2008, appearing as Gar in a stage adaptation of Mask at the Pasadena Playhouse. [13]
In 2015, Evigan had a supporting role in the Hallmark Channel film Once Upon a Holiday, co-starring his daughter Briana. [9] He had a guest-starring role on the network crime series Bones in 2017, [9] followed by a multi-episode character arc as Jim Harvey on General Hospital in 2018. [14]
On June 3, 1979, Evigan married dancer Pamela C. Serpe. [2] The couple has three children. Their daughters, Briana (born 1986) and Vanessa (born 1981) are actresses, while their son Jason (born 1983) is a musician and former frontman of a Los Angeles-based band After Midnight Project.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1976 | Scorchy | Alan | [6] | |
1987 | Stripped to Kill | Detective Heineman | [6] | |
1988 | Private Road: No Trespassing | Brad Carlton | [10] | |
1987 | Echoes in Crimson | Grant Dunovan | [10] | |
1989 | DeepStar Six | Kevin McBride | [6] | |
1996 | Spectre | Will South | Alternate titles: House of the Damned; Escape to Nowhere | [15] |
1998 | Mel | Peter | [10] | |
1998 | The Pawn | Ray | [10] | |
2000 | Die! Die! Die! | Matt | Alternate title: Sweet Revenge | [10] |
2002 | Pets | Patrick O'Brian | [10] | |
2004 | Arizona Summer | Rick | [10] | |
2005 | River's End | Chuck Kramer | [10] | |
2008 | 100 Million BC | LCDR Ellis Dorn | [10] | |
2008 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Joseph Harnet | [10] | |
2009 | Megaconda | Parker | ||
2009 | Split Second | Christian | ||
2010 | 6 Guns | Sheriff Barr | [10] | |
2011 | Cinnamon | Kevin Fallon | Alternate title: My Dog's Christmas Miracle | [10] |
2015 | Only God Can | Pastor Rodney | [10] | |
2015 | 16 and Missing | Monte | ||
2016 | Terror Birds | Harvey Sullivan | ||
2019 | A Thousand Miles Behind | Gary | ||
2020 | The Christmas Listing | Herb Erickson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1976 | Good Heavens | Duane | Episode: "Funny Fellow" | |
1976 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Joe Hamilton | Episode: "The Bionic Boy" | |
1977 | A Year at the Top | Greg | 6 episodes | |
1978 | The Runaways | Eddie Couch | Episode: "The Lies We Live In" | |
1978–1981 | B.J. and the Bear | Billie Joe 'B.J.' McKay | 47 episodes | [9] |
1978 | Dallas | Willie Guest | Episode: "Runaway" | [9] |
1978 | One Day at a Time | Doug | 2 episodes | |
1979 | Barnaby Jones | Blue Simpson | Episode: "Target for a Wedding" | |
1983 | Fame | Will Gunther | Episode: "Relationships" | [9] |
1983–1984 | Masquerade | Danny Doyle | 13 episodes | [9] |
1984 | The Yellow Rose | Trey Champion | Episode: "Debt of Honor" | |
1986 | Northstar | Jack North | TV movie | [10] |
1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Brad Kaneally | 2 episodes | [9] |
1986 | Hotel | Tony Patterson | Episode: "Hornet's Nest" | |
1987 | Matlock | Eric Gordon / Josh Sinclair | 2 episodes | [9] |
1987 | Deadly Nightmares | Johnnie | Episode: "In the Name of Love" | |
1987–1990 | My Two Dads | Joey Harris | 60 episodes | [7] |
1989 | The Lady Forgets | Tony Clay | TV movie | [10] |
1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | David Whitmore | Episode: "In the Driver's Seat" | |
1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Cody Powell / Joey Paciorek | 13 episodes | [9] |
1991 | Lies Before Kisses | Ross | TV movie | [10] |
1992 | Columbo: A Bird in the Hand | Harold McCain | TV movie | |
1992 | Just Deserts | Ted Thorn | TV movie | |
1993 | Jack's Place | Mitch Adams | Episode: "The Seventh Meal" | |
1994 | One of Her Own | Charlie Lloyd | TV movie | [10] |
1994–1996 | TekWar | Jake Cardigan | 18 episodes | [8] |
1995 | Deadly Family Secrets | Eddie | TV movie | [10] |
1996–1997 | Melrose Place | Dr. Dan Hathaway | 12 episodes | [9] |
1997 | 7th Heaven | Ron Kramer | Episode: "Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line" | [9] |
1997 | Pacific Palisades | Robert Russo | 13 episodes | [9] |
1998 | Nobody Lives Forever | Detective Rick Barrish | TV movie | |
1998 | Earthquake in New York | John Rykker | TV movie | [10] |
1999 | Survivor | Adam King | TV movie | [10] |
1999 | Family Rules | Nate Harrison | 6 episodes | |
1999 | Touched by an Angel | Bo Beaumont | Episode: "Then Sings My Soul" | |
1999 | Veronica's Closet | Justin | 2 episodes | |
2000 | Oh Baby | Billy | 2 episodes | [9] |
2000–2001 | Big Sound | Bill Sutton | 22 episodes | [9] |
2001 | Spirit | Jesse | TV movie | [10] |
2001 | Reba | Bill Haden | Episode: "The Man and the Moon" | [9] |
2002 | He Sees You When You're Sleeping | Joe | TV movie | [10] |
2003 | Straight From the Heart | Edward Morgan | TV movie | [9] |
2003 | JAG | Master Chief Shattuck | Episode: "Empty Quiver" | |
2004 | Found | Charles Drake | TV movie | [10] |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Sean Walsh | Episode: "Money Plane" | [9] |
2005 | Cerberus | Marcus Cutter | TV movie | [9] |
2006 | Our House | Todd Preston | TV movie | [9] |
2006 | Hoboken Hollow | Tom Stockwell | TV movie | [10] |
2007 | Desperate Housewives | Charles McLain | Episode: "Into the Woods" | [9] |
2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Professor Andrew Graves | TV movie | [10] |
2008 | Mail Order Bride | Tom Rourke | TV movie | [10] |
2008 | Phantom Racer | JJ Sawyer | TV movie | [10] |
2008 | Cold Case | Chuck Pierce | Episode: "One Small Step" | [9] |
2009 | Heat Wave | Ed Dobbs | TV movie | [10] |
2011 | Metal Tornado | Jonathan Kane | TV movie | [10] |
2012 | The Glades | Bruce Phillips | Episode: "Fountain of Youth" | [9] |
2012 | The Finder | Bronski | Episode: "Bullets" | [9] |
2013 | Invasion Roswell | Patrick | TV movie | |
2013 | Shadow on the Mesa | Peter Dowdy | TV movie | [10] |
2015 | Once Upon a Holiday | George | TV movie | [9] |
2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bruce Waters | Episode: "Merchants of Menace" | [9] |
2017 | Bones | Rick Tobine | Episode: "The Final Chapter: The Grief and the Girl" | [9] |
2018 | General Hospital | Jim Harvey | 26 episodes | |
2018 | 9-1-1 | Roger | 2 episodes | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1971 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Annas [2] | Mark Hellinger Theatre | [5] |
1972–1973 | Grease | Danny Zuko | Broadway; Chicago tour | [2] |
2008 | Mask | Gar | Pasadena Playhouse | [13] |
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