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BIRTHDAY
DIED
March 12, 1989

RECENT CREDITS
The Jerk (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1979
Terror in the Wax Museum (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1974
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1970
Rosemary's Baby (FILM)  Jun. 12, 1968
Planet of the Apes (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1968
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BIOGRAPHY
Illustrious Shakespearean and Shavian actor who brought the classics to the masses with his Broadway performances, his numerous wartime productions and peacetime tours and his well-regarded presentations on TV's....
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Illustrious Shakespearean and Shavian actor who brought the classics to the masses with his Broadway performances, his numerous wartime productions and peacetime tours and his well-regarded presentations on TV's "Hallmark Hall of Fame" during the 1950s and 60s.

In films from 1930, Evans is probably best known to contemporary audiences as the inquisitor Zaius in the "Planet of the Apes" films and as Elizabeth Montgomery's warlock father, Maurice on TV's "Bewitched" (1964-72).

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Mike Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy' is a visual and aural feast
Dec. 15, 1999
"Whatever you do, do NOT refer to this film as a musical." That was the proclamation of British filmmaker Mike Leigh when "Topsy-Turvy" was screened at the New York Film Festival. True, there are large-scale musical numbers, but these set pieces are there to illustrate and, in some cases, advance the plot. Instead, what Leigh has achieved is the most successful integration of t...


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