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Richard Evans | |
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Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | January 23, 1935
Died | October 2, 2021 86) | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–2007 |
Richard Rodell Evans (January 23, 1935 – October 2, 2021) was an American film and television actor. He guest starred in numerous television series such as Wagon Train , Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Sea Hunt , Cheyenne , The Rifleman , Bonanza , The Fugitive , Perry Mason , Gunsmoke , The Iron Horse , The Men from Shiloh , Star Trek (episode, "Patterns of Force"), and The High Chaparral .
Richard Rodell Evans was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 23, 1935. [1]
On April 15, 1962, Evans was cast as a young cutthroat, Billy Deal, in the episode "Sunday" of the ABC-WB western series, Lawman . He also was in a 1969 Lassie episode, "No Margin for Error" (Season 16).
Evans also played secondary roles in several B-films.
Evans is best remembered for his portrayal of college English professor Paul Hanley in the ABC soap opera Peyton Place , a role which he played in 1965. [2] [ better source needed ]
Evans died from cancer on October 2, 2021, at the age of 86. [3] [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harry | Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You" |
1959 | Kidnapped | Ransome, the cabin boy | Uncredited |
1960 | Too Soon to Love | Jim Mills | |
1965 | Synanon | Hopper | |
1965 | The Return of Mr. Moto | Chief Inspector Marlow | |
1968 | Star Trek | Isak | Season 2 Episode 21: "Patterns of Force" |
1969 | The Virginian (TV series) | Tom Kabe | Season 8 Episode 2: "A Flash of Darkness" |
1970 | Macho Callahan | Mulvey | |
1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Goldie | |
1974 | The Nickel Ride | Bobby | |
1977 | Islands in the Stream | Willy | |
1991 | Going Under | Shipyard Worker | |
2007 | Shadow of Rain | Angelo | |
2015 | Emperor of Time | Eadweard Muybridge |
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