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Gene Evans

Gene Evans
Gene Evans
Born: Jul 11, 1922 in Holbrook, Arizona
Died: Apr 01, 1998 in Jackson, Tennessee
Occupation: Actor, Cinematographer,
Active: '50s-'80s
Major Genres: Western, Action
Career Highlights: Shock Corridor, The Steel Helmet, Fixed Bayonets
First Major Screen Credit: Assigned to Danger (1948)
13 Videos for Gene Evans
The Shadow Riders (1982) There Was a Crooked Man (1970) Operation Petticoat (1959)
The Magic of Lassie (1979) Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Fire (1977) Anzio (1968) Donovan's Brain (1953)
Sourdough (1977) The War Wagon (1967) Criss Cross (1948)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
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Biography:

A professional actor since his teens, Gene Evans made his first film appearance in 1947's Under Colorado Skies. Evans' gritty, no-nonsense approach to his craft attracted the attention of like-minded director Sam Fuller, who cast the actor in several of his 1950s film projects. Many consider Evans' portrayal as the grim, born-survivor sergeant in Fuller's The Steel Helmet (1951) to be not only the actor's best performance, but also one of the best-ever characterizations in any war film.

Active in films until 1984, Gene Evans also co-starred in the TV series My Friend Flicka (1956), Matt Helm (1975) and Spencer's Pilots (1976). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.