Richard Evans

Richard Rodell Evans (January 23, 1935 – October 2, 2021) was an American film and television actor. He guest starred in numerous television series such as Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Sea Hunt, Cheyenne, The Rifleman, Bonanza,The Fugitive, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Iron Horse, The Men from Shiloh, Star Trek (episode, "Patterns of Force"), and The High Chaparral.

Life and career Richard Rodell Evans was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 23, 1935.

In 1960 he appeared on The Rifleman in S2, E20 "Sins of the Father" as Shep Coleman. On April 15, 1962, Evans was cast as a young cutthroat, Billy Deal, in the episode "Sunday" of the ABC-WB western series, Lawman. He also was in a 1969 Lassie episode, "No Margin for Error" (Season 16). Evans also played secondary roles in several B-films. Evans is best remembered for his portrayal of college English professor Paul Hanley in the ABC soap opera Peyton Place, a role which he played in 1965.

Evans died from cancer on October 2, 2021, at the age of 86.

Filmography 1962 The Rifleman Bruce Season 4 Episode 19: "Young Man's Fancy"1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Harry Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You"1960 Kidnapped Ransome, the cabin boy Uncredited1960 Too Soon to Love Jim Mills 1965 Synanon Hopper 1965 The Return of Mr. Moto Chief Inspector Marlow 1968 Star Trek Isak Season 2 Episode 21: "Patterns of Force"1969 The Virginian (TV series) Tom Kabe Season 8 Episode 2: "A Flash of Darkness" 1970 Macho Callahan Mulvey 1972 Dirty Little Billy Goldie 1974 The Nickel Ride Bobby 1977 Islands in the Stream Willy 1991 Going Under Shipyard Worker 2007 Shadow of Rain Angelo 2015 Emperor of Time Eadweard Muybridge