Art Evans, the actor known for his roles in Die Hard 2 and A Soldier’s Story, has died. He was 82.
The actor’s rep tells Deadline he died of diabetes on Saturday, Dec. 21. No other details were immediately available.
Born March 27, 1942 in Los Angeles, Evans came up at Frank Silvera’s Theater of Being before landing his first credited onscreen role in a 1976 episode of Chico and the Man. He’s since gone on to amass more than 120 film and television credits.
Evans appeared in such films as Death Wish (1974), Leadbelly (1976), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), The In-Laws (1979), The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979), Christine (1983), Fright Night (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Native Son (1986), School Daze (1988), Tales from the Hood (1995) and The Story of Us (1999).
On TV, Evans played mailroom clerk Morgan in the 1982-’88 ABC series adaptation of 9 to 5 (1980). His other television credits include episodes of M*A*S*H, The Fall Guy, Hill Street Blues, 227, In the Heat of the Night, Doogie Howser M.D., A Different World, Mad About You, Family Matters, Walker Texas Ranger, The X-Files, Monk, Everybody Hates Chris, The Sarah Silverman Program, Last Man Standing and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
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Evans is survived by wife Babe and son Ogadae.
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