Richard Evans

Q: When did Richard Evans die?

Richard Evans died on October 2, 2021.

Q: How old was Richard Evans when they died?

Richard Evans was 86 years old at the time of death.

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, 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.