
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Evers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
85 acting credits
Acting · 85

Perry Mason
1957

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Mannix
1967

Bonanza
1959

The A-Team
1983

Star Trek
1966

Ironside
1967

Charlie's Angels
1976

Knight Rider
1982

Mission: Impossible
1966

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Quincy, M.E.
1976

The Rockford Files
1974

The Virginian
1962

Matlock
1986

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

T. J. Hooker
1982

Combat!
1962

Cannon
1971

Hart to Hart
1979

Cheyenne
1955

Happy Days
1974

The F.B.I.
1965

The Wild Wild West
1965

The Big Valley
1965

Medical Center
1969

Studio One
1948

CHiPs
1977

Barnaby Jones
1973

Run for Your Life
1965

The Fall Guy
1981

The Rookies
1972

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

The Defenders
1961

Gunsmoke
1955

The Invaders
1967

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Vega$
1978

Adventures in Paradise
1959

Surfside 6
1960

Switch
1975

The Bionic Woman
1976

The Mod Squad
1968

Tarzan
1966

Felony Squad
1966

Judd, for the Defense
1967

The Rebel
1959

Branded
1965

Police Story
1973

The Green Hornet
1966

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967

The Phil Silvers Show
1955

Matt Helm
1975

The Manhunter
1974

Bus Stop
1961

Channing
1963

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971

Kodiak
1974

The Fantastic Journey
1977

The Green Berets
1968

New York Confidential
1959

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979

Tallahassee 7000
1961

Guadalcanal Diary
1943

Basket Case 2
1990

The Brain That Wouldn't Die
1962

P.J.
1968

The Illustrated Man
1969
Wrangler
1960

Claws
1977

A Piece of the Action
1977

Barracuda
1978

The Fantastic Journey
1977

Golden Gate
1981

The Young Lawyers
1969

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967

Pretty Boy Floyd
1960

Fer-de-Lance
1974

Shadow of Fear
1974

House of Women
1962

What's Locked Behind That Door?
2025

The Best Years
1963

Phantasmatapes
2025

Almost Finished
2025