Active Years: 1901 - 1989

Position: English actor whose first appearances on the stage were in amateur dramatizations of Hardy’s novels.

Career Highlights: Journey’s End (1928), Hamlet (1934).

Career Totals: As all English actors, Evans is off the scales in roles.

Scouting Report: Joined the Old Vic company in 1934 and was seen in variety of parts, including Hamlet in its entirety, which he later played with great success in New York. Moved to America in 1935 and remained, becoming an American citizen in 1941.

Teammates and Contemporaries: Katherine Cornell, Ethel Terry,

Fun Statistic: During the Second World War he entertained the troops with what he called G.I. versions of Hamlet, which he subsequently published. Evans was also known for his role as Samantha’s father on the hit television series Bewitched.