Biography
Arthur James “Art” Evans 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 probab...
Known For
Complete Filmography
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
as Himself
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare ...
Alien Rising
2013
as General Tabor
When a seemingly abandoned alien spacecraft is discovered orbiting Neptune, a top secret expedition is sent to investigate. In the derelict hulk they ...
iSteve
2013
as Ol’ Mose
A comedic look at the life of Steve Jobs.
Anderson's Cross
2010
as Grandfather
Nick Anderson, Kevin Daniels, and Tracey Green do everything together. They are the best of friends, and yet they couldn't be more different. Neighbor...
Church: The Movie
2010
as Pastor Jones
When a reformed bad boy returns to The Church on the Hill as its Youth Leader, he has his hands full with boisterous kids, a congregation that's $27,0...
House Under Siege
2010
as Jack Miller
Two young boys and a girl commit a diamond robbery on Halloween. During escape the girl is fatally shot. One of the boys knows a doctor (Jeremy London...
Machete Joe
2010
as Sammy
A group of out-of-work actors decide to take their careers into their own hands by shooting a low-budget horror film, about an urban myth. With only 1...
Shades of Ray
2008
as Tyler
American-born Ray Rehman comes home one night to find his Pakistani father on his doorstep. Ray's Caucasian mother threw him out. It's an awkward time...
Jada
2008
as Howard
Jada is the faith based story of a woman whose life becomes chaotic when her husband is killed in a questionable car accident. Her once-comfortable mi...
Young Cesar
2007
When Ali Dean went to prison, left behind two sons. Tariq trains to become a boxer, but his brother, Cesar, ends up on the streets dealing drugs. And ...
Never Die Alone
2004
as Mr. Waters
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.
Gas
2004
as Will
Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon (Alexander) soon learns that in order to claim his share of the family inheritance...
The Watermelon Heist
2003
as Mailman
To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen," awarding $10,000 to whoever can find the juicies...
Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003
as Willie Ray
In this urban comedy, an aspiring young filmmaker named Sherlock heads off to Hollywood in hopes of making a blockbuster action movie and becoming fam...
Interstate 60
2002
as Otis
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Boys Klub
2001
as Father Sal
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends with a group of neighborhood kids and encouraged b...
Rhapsody
2001
as James Tanner
The life of a beautiful rising female recording star is placed in jeopardy when she witnesses the drive-by shooting of a rival rap-star in Las Vegas. ...
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
2000
2000 action comedy
After All
1999
An ambitious news reporter refuses to let anything come between her and her dream of being an anchorwoman until a former lover she thought was out of ...
Always Outnumbered
1998
as Markham Peale
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighb...
Metro
1997
as Lt. Sam Baffett
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put hi...
The Great White Hype
1996
as Minister
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the on...
Bushwhacked
1995
as Marty (uncredited)
A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and...
Tales from the Hood
1995
as Eli (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.
Bitter Harvest
1993
as Earl Yates
Travis has just buried his father, when Kelly, an attractive hitchhiker walks into his life. At the same time, another attractive blonde, Jolene, star...
CB4
1993
as Albert Sr.
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these th...
Trespass
1992
as Bradlee
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't...
The Finishing Touch
1992
as Lieutenant Morman
Sam Stone is a cop with personal as well as professional problems. Stone investigates a series of killings in the night club scene. His ex-wife, also ...
Revenge of the Nerds Unaired Pilot
1991
as Wallace Carter
Unaired pilot based on the movie of the same name. Lewis, Gilbert, Booger and Wormser are kicked out of their dorm by the Alpha-Betas, so they join th...
Die Hard 2
1990
as Leslie Barnes
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Chris...
Mom
1990
as Lt. Hendrix
During a time when the city of Los Angeles is terrorized by animal attack style murders, a kindly elderly lady provides a nomad with room and board. I...
Downtown
1990
as Henry Coleman
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get ...
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Jump Jones
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapi...
School Daze
1988
as Cedar Cloud
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
White of the Eye
1987
as Mendoza
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives...
Native Son
1986
as Doc
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teen...
Ruthless People
1986
as Lt. Bender
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exc...
Long Time Gone
1986
as Neighbor #1
A "world-class screw-up" private eye finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited with his estranged 11-year old son.
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Arturo
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related inci...
Fright Night
1985
as Detective Lennox
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; ...
Handsome Harry's
1985
as Speedy Simms
American TV-Comedy
Seduced
1985
as Cop #1
Cybill Shephard stars as Vicky, a woman married to a rich old man, who has one foot in the grave. Gregory Harrison plays Mike Riordon a district attor...
Into the Night
1985
as Jimmy
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Tuff Turf
1985
as Security Guard
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984
as Walton
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as...
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Private Wilkie
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also...
The Seduction of Gina
1984
as Delivery Man
Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackjack. Increasingly obsessed with gambling, she keeps...
Christine
1983
as Auto Assembly Worker (uncredited)
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to he...
Class Reunion
1982
as Carl Clapton
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sad...
Wrong Is Right
1982
as Warehouse Guard
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in th...
Between Two Brothers
1982
as Sanitation Worker
Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less polished brother, Russ, who runs the family business a...
First Family
1980
as Longo's Right Hand Man
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
1980
as Intern
A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to...
Skag
1980
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forces him to stay home and try to put his life...
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Baggage Master
Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy du...
The Main Event
1979
as Fighter
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea h...
The In-Laws
1979
as Treasury Truck Driver
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a ...
The In-Laws
1979
as Driver
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
as Principal
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she ...
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Abdul
Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholism, and her stay in a psychiatric center after a fe...
Some Kind of Miracle
1979
as Elvis
The story of a TV newscaster who is paralyzed in a surfing accident and how he, and his fiance, have to adjust to his being in a wheelchair for the re...
Youngblood
1978
as Junkie
An angry Vietnam veteran leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.
Big Time
1977
as Buzz Murdock
A small time con-artist gets between the FBI and a suitcase filled with money.
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Man At Bar
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Minstrel Man
1977
as Tambo
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succ...
Leadbelly
1976
as Blind Lemon Jefferson
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of th...
The Orphan and the Dude
1975
as Curtis 'The Dude' Brown
Two oddballs, one a black man called "The Dude" and one white, called "The Orphan" share a Culver City, California apartment.
Amazing Grace
1974
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
A widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumben...
Death Wish
1974
as Police Officer at Precinct (uncredited)
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be ...
Claudine
1974
as Young Brother (uncredited)
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one c...
Sisters
1973
as African Room Waiter (uncredited)
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, s...