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DeForest Covan (1917–2007)

Actor | Production Manager | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Trivia:

Nephew of vaudeville dancer Willie Covan.

Born:

in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1994 Headless! (short)
 
1993 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Mr. Mac
– Emission Accomplished (1993) … Mr. Mac
 
1993 Martin (TV series)
Man in Audience #2
– Variety Show (1993) … Man in Audience #2
 
1991 One Good Cop
Older Man
 
1990 Gabriel's Fire (TV series)
Harry (episodes 9, 12, 17, 21)
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Man in Crowd
– Balancing Act (1990) … Man in Crowd
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
Fred Jenkins (as DeForest Coven)
 
1988 The Night Before
Concierge (as De Forest Covan)
 
1982 Honkytonk Man
Gravedigger
 
1981 Body and Soul
Cut Man (as DeForrest Covan)
 
1981 Evilspeak
Janitor
 
1981 Midnight Lace (TV movie)
Fred
 
1979 When a Stranger Calls
Officer #1 (as De Forest Covan)
 
1979 Carter Country (TV series)
Minister
– The Big Move: Part 3 (1979) … Minister
 
1979 Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
Zebulon
 
1978 Good Times (TV series)
Rev. Beasley / Shorty
– Write On, Thelma (1978) … Shorty
– Something Old, Something New (1978) … Rev. Beasley
 
1977 The Incredible Melting Man
Janitor
 
1977 New York, New York
Porter (as De Forest Covan)
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Markle
– Can't Win for Losin' (1976) … Markle
 
1976 Rocky
Apollo's Corner
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Cabbie
– Bad Dude (1976) … Cabbie
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Shine Man
– The Cut Man Caper (1975) … Shine Man
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
Shoe Shine Boy (as De Forest Covan)
 
1974-1975 That's My Mama (TV series)
Josh
– Stephanie's Boyfriend (1975) … Josh
– Clifton and Politics (1975) … Josh
– Trial and Error (1975) … Josh
– The Image Maker (1975) … Josh
– The Hero (1975) … Josh
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1974 Black Samson
Samson's Street People
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Bill, the Customer
– The Zoo (1974) … Bill, the Customer
 
1973 A Dream for Christmas (TV movie)
Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)
 
1973 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
– The Engagment/The Member of the Wedding (1973) … Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
 
1963 Living Between Two Worlds
Orderly
 
1959 Pork Chop Hill
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
 
1955 Panther Girl of the Kongo
Koango (uncredited)
 
1954 Carmen Jones
Trainer (uncredited)
 
1953 Jungle Drums of Africa
Native Tribesman (uncredited)
 
1948 No Time for Romance
 
1942 Take My Life
'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member
 
1941 Mr. Washington Goes to Town
Short Man
 
1940 South of Suez
Bita (uncredited)
 
1940 Drums of the Desert
Tribesman (uncredited)
 
1940 New Moon
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1940 Chasing Trouble
Jackson (uncredited)
 
1939 Pride of the Blue Grass
Blackie (uncredited)
 
1939 Reform School
Bill
 
1939 St. Louis Blues
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1939 Boy Slaves
Pinkie (uncredited)
 
1938 Going Places
Shoe-Shine (uncredited)
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle
South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)
 
1937 Every Day's a Holiday
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1937 A Day at the Races
Black Singer (uncredited)
 
1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Little Bill (uncredited)
 
1936 The Singing Kid
Dancer (uncredited)
 
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1977 Deliver Us from Evil (unit manager)
 
1974 Tough (second assistant director)
 
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1971 The Bus Is Coming (assistant to producer)
 
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1966 The Claw Monsters (TV movie)
Koango, rescued native (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

De Forest Covan | DeForrest Covan | DeForest Coven
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Trivia:

Nephew of vaudeville dancer Willie Covan. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo