Gene Evans
| Gene Evans | |
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Evans in Fixed Bayonets!
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| Born |
Eugene Barton Evans July 11, 1922 Holbrook, Arizona, USA |
| Died | April 1, 1998 (aged 75) Jackson, Tennessee, USA |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Highland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Tennessee |
| Years active | 1947–1989 |
Eugene Barton "Gene" Evans (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998) was an American actor.
Evans was born in Holbrook, Arizona, but reared in Colton, California. His acting career began while he was serving in the United States Army during 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 films and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys such as 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 (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 United States Army engineer in World War II. Fuller kept Evans and refused John Wayne for the role. and fighting to keep him despite Robert L. Lippert and his partner wanting Larry Parks for the role. Fuller walked off the film and would not return until Evans was reinstated. Evans also appeared in Fuller's Fixed Bayonets!,Hell and High Water,Shock Corridor and lost thirty pounds to play the lead in Park Row.
Evans portrayed the authoritarian but wise father, Rob McLaughlin, on the 1956-1957 CBS television series My Friend Flicka, based on the novel and film.
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