Art Evans
Date of birth: 1942-03-27
Place of birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Art J. Evans
Biography
Arthur James “Art” Evans (March 27, 1942 - December 21, 2024) was an American actor who made multiple film and television program appearances over the span of five decades. His acting career started with Frank Silvera's Theater of Being in Los Angeles. He took a starring role in "The Amen Corner," which transferred to Broadway in 1965. His first uncredited acting performance in film was "Claudine" in 1974. His first credited role was in "Chico and the Man" as Bubba in the episode "Too Many Crooks," which aired in 1976. He is probably best known for his role as Leslie Barnes in the action 1990s film "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," in which he plays an air traffic control tower employee. Evans has also appeared in "Fright Night" and "Fright Night II," as well as many appearances in a variety of television shows such as "M*A*S*H" and "Hill Street Blues." In 1984, Evans co-starred in the all-star African-American drama "A Soldier's Story" as the memorable brown-nosing character, Wilkie. His talents for many instruments came in handy when playing Blind Lemon Jefferson in the movie "Leadbelly." Also starred in the music video for Stevie Wonder's "Go Home."
Movie Credits
Christine
1983-12-09
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes ob
Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in t
Metro
1997-01-16
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber esc
White of the Eye
1987-06-19
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a ser
A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local
Always Outnumbered
1998-03-21
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More impo
Downtown
1990-01-12
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-con
CB4
1993-03-12
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members o
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986-05-02
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After
Native Son
1986-12-24
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn
iSteve
2013-04-14
The story of the modern technology guru Steve Jobs from Apple's humble start to a global phenomenon.
After All
1999-01-22
An ambitious news reporter refuses to let anything come between her and her dream of being an anchor
Bitter Harvest
1993-11-03
Travis has just buried his father, when Kelly, an attractive hitchhiker walks into his life. At the
Bushwhacked
1995-08-04
A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the cr
The In-Laws
1979-06-15
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's
House Under Siege
2010-03-14
Two young boys and a girl commit a diamond robbery on Halloween. During escape the girl is fatally s
Handsome Harry's
1985-07-23
American TV-Comedy pilot
Youngblood
1978-05-24
An angry Vietnam veteran leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.
School Daze
1988-02-12
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during hom
Alien Rising
2013-07-03
When a seemingly abandoned alien spacecraft is discovered orbiting Neptune, a top secret expedition
Leadbelly
1976-05-28
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the
Fright Night
1985-08-02
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry
The Orphan and the Dude
1975-07-18
Two oddballs, one a black man called "The Dude" and one white, called "The Orphan" share a Culver Ci
Minstrel Man
1977-03-02
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two
Big Time
1977-07-31
A small time con-artist gets between the FBI and a suitcase filled with money.
Some Kind of Miracle
1979-01-03
The story of a TV newscaster who is paralyzed in a surfing accident and how he, and his fiance, have
The Cracker Factory
1979-03-16
Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholis
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979-06-27
Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and tryin
First Family
1980-12-25
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep
Wrong Is Right
1982-04-16
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and
The In-Laws
1979-06-15
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's
Seduced
1985-03-12
Cybill Shephard stars as Vicky, a woman married to a rich old man, who has one foot in the grave. Gr
Tuff Turf
1985-01-11
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over dis
Class Reunion
1982-10-29
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until d
Into the Night
1985-02-22
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met
Ruthless People
1986-06-26
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a
Long Time Gone
1986-05-23
A "world-class screw-up" private eye finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited w
The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest re
Mom
1990-06-19
During a time when the city of Los Angeles is terrorized by animal attack style murders, a kindly el
The Finishing Touch
1992-12-16
Sam Stone is a cop with personal as well as professional problems. Stone investigates a series of ki
Trespass
1992-12-25
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an ab
Tales from the Hood
1995-05-24
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local fun
The Great White Hype
1996-05-03
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability o
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
2000-01-01
2000 action comedy
Boys Klub
2001-06-01
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends
Rhapsody
2001-03-15
The life of a beautiful rising female recording star is placed in jeopardy when she witnesses the dr
Gas
2004-01-01
Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon (Alexander) soon learns that in
Young Cesar
2007-06-26
When Ali Dean went to prison, left behind two sons. Tariq trains to become a boxer, but his brother,
Never Die Alone
2004-03-26
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's
The Watermelon Heist
2003-01-01
To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen,
Interstate 60
2002-04-13
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across Amer
Anderson's Cross
2010-05-20
Nick Anderson, Kevin Daniels, and Tracey Green do everything together. They are the best of friends,
Machete Joe
2010-01-29
A group of out-of-work actors decide to take their careers into their own hands by shooting a low-bu
Shades of Ray
2008-10-18
American-born Ray Rehman comes home one night to find his Pakistani father on his doorstep. Ray's Ca
Church: The Movie
2010-04-01
When a reformed bad boy returns to The Church on the Hill as its Youth Leader, he has his hands full
Sisters
1973-03-26
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Dan
Skag
1980-01-06
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stro
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
1980-02-06
A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father unt
Death Wish
1974-07-24
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man v
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979-04-28
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up i
The Main Event
1979-06-22
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she pick
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016-12-02
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring excl
Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003-01-01
In this urban comedy, an aspiring young filmmaker named Sherlock heads off to Hollywood in hopes of
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984-12-10
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slaver
Jada
2008-10-13
Jada is the faith based story of a woman whose life becomes chaotic when her husband is killed in a
The Seduction of Gina
1984-01-17
Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackja
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977-03-18
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in
Claudine
1974-04-22
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where
Between Two Brothers
1982-03-09
Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less poli
Amazing Grace
1974-08-30
A widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers th
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022-11-09
A group of unknowns noticed that a legendary actress had no star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.