Jason Evers
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.
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The A-Team
Taggart
The Fall Guy
Combat!
Pvt. Jim Culley
Star Trek
Rael
Charlie's Angels
Larry Fallon
Bonanza
Tom Blackwell
Bonanza
J.D. Lambert
Mannix
Switch
Capt. Topping
The F.B.I.
Allen Bennett
The F.B.I.
Captain Thomas
Run for Your Life
Garret Hamilton
Murder, She Wrote
Marshall MacGill
The Defenders
Steve Janos
Knight Rider
Herb Bremen
Knight Rider
Edward Grant
Studio One
Barnaby Jones
Gil Turner
Perry Mason
Stuart Benton
Perry Mason
Clint Robert Miller
Perry Mason
Roy Galen
Medical Center
Ken Palmer
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Happy Days
New York Confidential
The Rockford Files
Brad Davies
The Rockford Files
Paul Silvan
Hawaii Five-O
Charles Irwin
Hawaii Five-O
Wallis
Hawaii Five-O
Lt. Dexter
The Invaders
Maj. Dan Keller
Surfside 6
Vega$
Hart to Hart
Cannon
Art Miller
Adventures in Paradise
Rick Leyton
The Streets of San Francisco
The Big Valley
Colter
The Big Valley
George Akers
Cheyenne
The Bionic Woman
The Rebel
George Tess
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Wild Wild West
Commander Beech
Matt Helm
Alan Grant
Felony Squad
Bus Stop
T. J. Hooker
Warren Avery
The Rookies
The Mod Squad
The Manhunter
CHiPs
Fred Gesslin
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Peter James
Tarzan
Ramon
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Ironside
77 Sunset Strip
Police Story
Mission: Impossible
Walter Townsend
Mission: Impossible
Ray Dunson
Matlock
Branded
The Virginian
Sheriff Harry Lundy
Gunsmoke
Ben
Gunsmoke
Collie
Gunsmoke
Charlie Ross
Tallahassee 7000
The Fantastic Journey
Atar
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Kodiak
Darcy
The Green Hornet
Dirk
Judd for the Defense
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
E-2
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)
Channing
Professor Joseph Howe
Wrangler
Pitcairn
The Green Berets
Capt. Coleman
Basket Case 2
Lou
A Piece of the Action
Ty Shorter
Guadalcanal Diary
Bit Role (uncredited)
Barracuda
Dr. Elliot Snow
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sheriff Blackie Faulkner
The Illustrated Man
Simmons
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Ramón
House of Women
Dr. Conrad
P.J.
Jason Grenoble
Golden Gate
Harry Stillwell
Fer-de-Lance
Commander Kirk
Shadow of Fear
Martin Forester
Claws
Jason Monroe
The Young Lawyers
Michael Cannon
The Fantastic Journey
Atar