Art Evans
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 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."
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.391 |
| Birthday | 1942-03-27 |
| Place of Birth | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Art J. Evans, |
1983
Christine
6.9/1998
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to he...
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Christine
1990
Die Hard 2
6.958/5867
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...
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Die Hard 2
1997
Metro
5.7/561
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...
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Metro
1987
White of the Eye
5.821/70
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...
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White of the Eye
1984
A Soldier's Story
6.8/188
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...
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A Soldier's Story
1998
Always Outnumbered
6.5/24
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...
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Always Outnumbered
1990
Downtown
5.7/40
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get...
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Downtown
1993
CB4
6/126
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...
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CB4
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.5/27
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...
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
Native Son
5.6/11
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...
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Native Son
2013
iSteve
5/33
A comedic look at the life of Steve Jobs.
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iSteve
1999
After All
0/0
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...
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After All
1993
Bitter Harvest
4.7/15
Travis has just buried his father, when Kelly, an attractive hitchhiker walks into his life. At the same time, another attractive blonde, Jolene, star...
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Bitter Harvest
1995
Bushwhacked
5.3/117
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...
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Bushwhacked
1979
The In-Laws
6.643/119
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...
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The In-Laws
2010
House Under Siege
3.5/2
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...
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House Under Siege
1985
Handsome Harry's
0/0
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Handsome Harry's
1978
Youngblood
4.2/5
An angry Vietnam veteran leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.
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Youngblood
1988
School Daze
5.8/98
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
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School Daze
2013
Alien Rising
4.556/9
When a seemingly abandoned alien spacecraft is discovered orbiting Neptune, a top secret expedition is sent to investigate. In the derelict hulk they...
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Alien Rising
1976
Leadbelly
6.2/6
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...
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Leadbelly
1985
Fright Night
7/1390
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor;...
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Fright Night
1975
The Orphan and the Dude
0/0
Two oddballs, one a black man called "The Dude" and one white, called "The Orphan" share a Culver City, California apartment.
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The Orphan and the Dude
1977
Minstrel Man
0/0
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...
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Minstrel Man
1977
Big Time
4/1
A small time con-artist gets between the FBI and a suitcase filled with money.
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Big Time
1979
Some Kind of Miracle
0/0
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...
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Some Kind of Miracle
1979
The Cracker Factory
9.5/2
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...
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The Cracker Factory
1979
The In-Laws
6.643/119
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...
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The In-Laws
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
6.4/67
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...
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1982
Wrong Is Right
5.5/55
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in th...
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Wrong Is Right
1980
First Family
3/5
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.
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First Family
1985
Seduced
2.5/2
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...
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Seduced
1982
Class Reunion
5/41
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...
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Class Reunion
1986
Long Time Gone
0/0
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.
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Long Time Gone
1985
Tuff Turf
5.9/108
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.
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Tuff Turf
1985
Into the Night
6.5/296
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.
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Into the Night
1986
Ruthless People
6.615/404
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
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Ruthless People
1989
The Mighty Quinn
6.174/118
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapi...
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The Mighty Quinn
1990
Mom
5.5/26
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...
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Mom
1992
The Finishing Touch
2.5/3
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...
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The Finishing Touch
1996
The Great White Hype
5.23/100
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...
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The Great White Hype
1992
Trespass
6.3/197
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...
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Trespass
1995
Tales from the Hood
6.298/163
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.
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Tales from the Hood
2000
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
0/0
2000 action comedy
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The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
2002
Interstate 60
7.394/687
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
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Interstate 60
2001
Rhapsody
1.5/2
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....
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Rhapsody
2001
Boys Klub
5.6/5
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...
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Boys Klub
2004
Gas
8/2
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...
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Gas
2007
Young Cesar
10/1
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...
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Young Cesar
2003
The Watermelon Heist
1/1
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...
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The Watermelon Heist
2004
Never Die Alone
5.421/120
A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.
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Never Die Alone
2010
Church: The Movie
0/1
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...
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Church: The Movie
2010
Machete Joe
1.5/2
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...
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Machete Joe
2010
Anderson's Cross
4.3/6
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...
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Anderson's Cross
2008
Shades of Ray
6.9/13
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...
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Shades of Ray
1973
Sisters
6.7/396
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, s...
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Sisters
1980
Skag
0/0
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...
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Skag
1980
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
2/1
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...
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The Boy Who Drank Too Much
1974
Death Wish
6.898/856
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...
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Death Wish
1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4.25/8
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...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
The Main Event
5.202/57
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...
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The Main Event
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
6.8/16
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...
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You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit
0/0
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...
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Super Spy: The Final Exit
1984
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
6.2/5
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...
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Solomon Northup's Odyssey
2008
Jada
0/0
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...
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Jada
1984
The Seduction of Gina
4.5/4
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...
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The Seduction of Gina
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.522/67
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Fun with Dick and Jane
1974
Claudine
7/32
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...
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Claudine
1982
Between Two Brothers
0/0
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...
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