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name: "Troy Evans"
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born: "16 February 1948"
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# Troy Evans

Actor. Born 16 February 1948 in Missoula, Montana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 February 1948, Missoula, Montana, USA
- **Active:** 1982–1994

## Biography

Troy Evans is an American actor. He was born on 16 February 1948 in Missoula, Montana, and served in the United States Army with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. He began acting in the early 1980s.

Evans is known for his role as Roger Podacter in the film *Ace Ventura: Pet Detective* (1994). He played Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television series *ER* and Detective II Johnson (Barrel) in the series *Bosch*. Other film credits include *Demolition Man* (1993), *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), *The Frighteners* (1996) and *Under Siege* (1992). He has also provided voice work in animated films such as *Epic* (2013).

He is married to Heather McLarty.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ace Ventura: Pet Detective* (1994), Fi1m 44, as Podacter — [page](https://film.one/film/ace-ventura-pet-detective.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), Fi1m 88, as Cop — [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

## Also known for

- *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), Police Chief
- *Demolition Man* (1993), Tough Cop
- *The Book of Life* (2014), Old Man Hemingway (voice)
- *Epic* (2013), Thistle Jinn (voice)
- *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), Antisocial Trucker
- *Home on the Range* (2004), Additional Voices (voice)
- *The Frighteners* (1996), Sheriff Perry
- *Under Siege* (1992), Granger

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