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name: "Gene Evans"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gene-evans"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 July 1922"
died: "1 April 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:34.899971+00:00"
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# Gene Evans

Actor. Born 11 July 1922 in Holbrook, Arizona, USA. Died 1 April 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1922, Holbrook, Arizona, USA
- **Died:** 1 April 1998

## Biography

Gene Evans (1922–1998) was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and television programmes from 1947 to 1989. Born in Holbrook, Arizona, he was raised in Colton, California, and served in the US Army during the Second World War, performing with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe.

He made his film debut in *Under Colorado Skies* (1947) and became known for tough-guy roles as soldiers, lawmen and heavies. Evans worked frequently with director Samuel Fuller, appearing in *The Steel Helmet* (1951), *Fixed Bayonets!* (1951), *Park Row* (1952) and *Shock Corridor* (1963). He played the Deputy Sheriff in *Ace in the Hole* (1951) and featured in other films including *The Asphalt Jungle* (1950), *Operation Petticoat* (1959) and *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid* (1973).

On television he portrayed Rob McLaughlin in the series *My Friend Flicka* (1956–1957) and made guest appearances in programmes such as *Bonanza*, *The A-Team* and *Murder, She Wrote*. Evans retired to a farm in Tennessee.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ace in the Hole* (1951), Fi1m 87, as Deputy Sheriff — [page](https://film.one/film/ace-in-the-hole.md)

## Also known for

- *The A-Team* (1983), Darrow
- *The Asphalt Jungle* (1950), Policeman at Ciavelli's Apartment (uncredited)
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), Jimmy Kelly
- *Bonanza* (1959), Andy Fulmer
- *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid* (1973), Mr. Horrell
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Otto Fry, Nils Highlander
- *Operation Petticoat* (1959), Chief Molumphry
- *Shock Corridor* (1963), Boden

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