---
name: "Robert Evans"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-evans"
fi1m_id: "robert-evans"
imdb_id: "nm0263172"
tmdb_id: 12288
wikidata_id: "Q1826885"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "29 June 1930"
died: "26 October 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T16:48:32.419781+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Evans

## Identity

Robert Evans

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-evans
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-evans
- **IMDb ID:** nm0263172
- **TMDB ID:** 12288
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1826885
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1826885, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263172/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12288

Producer. Born 29 June 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 26 October 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 29 June 1930, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 26 October 2019
- **Active:** 1968–1980
- **Also known as:** Robert J. Shapera, Robert J. Evans, Bob Evans, Bobby Evans
- **Frequently works with:** [Roman Polanski](https://film.one/person/roman-polanski.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 92 (1), 1970s 79 (4), 1980s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 75 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $570m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1826885, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263172/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12288

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Godfather*](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md) (93), [*Rosemary's Baby*](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md) (92), [*Marathon Man*](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Chinatown*](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md) (93)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Urban Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md) (61)

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## Biography

Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera) was an American film producer and studio executive. Born in New York City on 29 June 1930, he died on 26 October 2019.

He began his career as an actor before moving into producing. In 1967 he became head of production at Paramount Pictures, where he oversaw a run of commercially and critically successful films that included *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), *Love Story* (1970), *The Godfather* (1972) and *Chinatown* (1974). He later produced films independently, among them *Marathon Man* (1976) and *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* (2003).

Evans wrote the memoir *The Kid Stays in the Picture* (1994), which was adapted into a 2002 documentary.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Popeye* (1980), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/popeye.md)
- *Urban Cowboy* (1980), Fi1m 61, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md)
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *Chinatown* (1974), Fi1m 93, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *The Godfather* (1972), Fi1m 93, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)
- *Love Story* (1970), Fi1m 57, Executive Producer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/love-story.md)
- *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Making of Chinatown* (2007), Actor
- *The Last Mogul* (2005), Actor
- *Kid Notorious* (2003), series, as Robert Evans (voice) · Creator
- *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* (2003), Producer
- *The Kid Stays in the Picture* (2002), Narrator, Book
- *The Out-of-Towners* (1999), Producer
- *An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn* (1998), as Robert Evans
- *The Saint* (1997), Producer
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Robert Evans
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Phantom* (1996), Producer
- *Jade* (1995), Producer
- *Sliver* (1993), Producer
- *The Two Jakes* (1990), Producer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Robert Evans (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *The Cotton Club* (1984), Producer
- *Popeye* (1980), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/popeye.md)
- *Urban Cowboy* (1980), Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md)
- *Taboo: The Single and the LP* (1980), Producer
- *Players* (1979), Producer
- *Black Sunday* (1977), Producer
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *Chinatown* (1974), Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *The Godfather* (1972), Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)
- *Love Story* (1970), Executive Producer, Producer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/love-story.md)
- *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md)
- *The Best of Everything* (1959), as Dexter Key
- *The Fiend Who Walked the West* (1958), as Felix Griffin
- *The Sun Also Rises* (1957), as Pedro Romero
- *Man of a Thousand Faces* (1957), as Irving Thalberg
- *Lydia Bailey* (1952), as Soldier
- *Whip Smart*, Producer
- *The Saint*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Foto Ali MacGraw & Robert Evans di Majalah Varianada Edisi 87 Tahun 1972](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-067fd7ef2805.jpg) Foto Ali MacGraw & Robert Evans di Majalah Varianada Edisi 87 Tahun 1972 — Majalah Varianada, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Ali_MacGraw_%26_Robert_Evans_Majalah_Varianada_Edisi_87_Tahun_1972.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Evans at a ceremony for Slash to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-15039d3ae6bd.jpg) Robert Evans at a ceremony for Slash to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012) — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/RobertEvansHWOFJul2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photos of Robert Evans and Cathy Lee Crosby in 1981. The original caption reads: PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE-TO-DRUGS CAMPAIGN--Actress Cathy Lee Crosby and m](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-ca2cac942b92.jpg) Publicity photos of Robert Evans and Cathy Lee Crosby in 1981. The original caption reads: PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE-TO-DRUGS CAMPAIGN--Actress Cathy Lee Crosby and m — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Robert_Evans_1981.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![This photo was taken in 1995 at Robert Evans' home. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-ec92c2953139.jpg) This photo was taken in 1995 at Robert Evans' home. (2018) — TwinsofSedona, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Robert_Evans_Close_Up_1995.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Evans](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-72d2ed9678bc.jpg) Robert Evans — Image via TMDB
- ![Sharon Hugueny and Bob Evans, 1961](https://film.one/media/person/47/gallery-4bbd7ca1bac1.jpg) Sharon Hugueny and Bob Evans, 1961 — Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Sharon_Hugueny_and_Bob_Evens%2C_honeymoon_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1975: Best Picture (nominated), for *Chinatown*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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