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 NBCs The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford1 In 19631964 Evers starred as 41yearold Professor Howe in the 26episode ABC drama Channing based on life on a college campus with costar Henry Jones 19121999 Evers most enduring role derived from the 1959 Bmovie classic The Brain That Wouldnt Die which was not released until 1962 In 1966 Evers appeared on the episode The Insider of NBCs The Road West starring Barry Sullivan as the patriarch of a family of pioneers relocated to Kansas From 19671969 he appeared sporadically as James Sonnett the missing son sought by the Walter Brennan character Will Sonnett in ABCs The Guns of Will Sonnett Dack Rambo costarred as Evers son and Brennans 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia