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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gene Evans (July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) was an American actor. He was born in Holbrook, Arizona, but reared in Colton, California. His acting career began while he was serving in World War II. He performed with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. Evans made his film debut in 1947 and appeared in dozens of movies and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys like cowboys, sheriffs, convicts and sergeants. Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by Samuel Fuller. In his memoirs A Third Face, Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film The Steel Helmet in 1950. Fuller threw an M1 Garand rifle at Evans, who caught it and inspected it as a soldier would have done. Evans had been a U.S. Army engineer in the war. Fuller kept Evans and refused John Wayne for the role. and fighting to...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
DallasSeries • 1978
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The A-TeamSeries • 1983
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Simon & SimonSeries • 1981
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
RawhideSeries • 1959
Hart to HartSeries • 1979
Route 66Series • 1960
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries • 1983
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
The Lone RangerSeries • 1949
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
GunsmokeSeries • 1955