| Richard Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 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]
Evans died from cancer on October 2, 2021, at the age of 86.[3] [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |