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Mike Evans (I) (1949–2006)

Writer | Actor | Soundtrack

Clean cut and smoothly handsome as a youth, Mike Evans got on board the Norman Lear TV train in the early 1970s and took a straight ride to sitcom stardom in both a landmark comedy series and its black-oriented spin-off. Born Michael Jonas Evans in Salisbury, North Carolina, on November 3, 1949... See full bio »

Born:

Michael Jonas Evans
in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Died:

(age 57) in Twentynine Palms, California, USA
Still of Marla Gibbs, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford and Berlinda Tolbert in The Jeffersons Still of Marla Gibbs, Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford, Berlinda Tolbert and Ned Wertimer in The Jeffersons Still of Mike Evans and Berlinda Tolbert in The Jeffersons
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1974-1979 Good Times (TV series)
– The End of the Rainbow (1979) (creator / as Michael Evans)
– A Matter of Mothers (1979) (creator / as Michael Evans)
– The Physical (1979) (creator / as Michael Evans)
– J.J. and T.C. (1979) (creator / as Michael Evans)
– Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? (1979) (creator / as Michael Evans)
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1975-1985 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Lionel Jefferson
– Sayonara: Part 2 (1985) … Lionel Jefferson
– Sayonara: Part 1 (1985) … Lionel Jefferson
– Blazing Jeffersons (1982) … Lionel Jefferson
– A Whole Lot of Trouble (1981) … Lionel Jefferson (credit only)
– The Separation: Part 2 (1981) … Lionel Jefferson
See all 35 episodes »
 
1977 The Richard Pryor Special? (TV movie)
Writer
 
1976-1977 The Practice (TV series)
Lenny
– Oh, Brother (1977) … Lenny
– Jules and Lenny (1977) … Lenny
– Jules Takes a Partner (1976) … Lenny
– A Doctor's Doctor (1976) … Lenny
– Judy Sinclair (1976) … Lenny
See all 6 episodes »
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Arnold Simms
– Part II: Chapters 3 and 4 (1976) … Arnold Simms (uncredited)
– Part I: Chapters 1 and 2 (1976) … Arnold Simms
 
1975 Far Out Space Nuts (TV series)
– Galaxy's Greatest Athlete (1975)
 
1971-1975 All in the Family (TV series)
Lionel Jefferson
– Mike Makes His Move (1975) … Lionel Jefferson
– The Jeffersons Move on Up (1975) … Lionel Jefferson
– George and Archie Make a Deal (1974) … Lionel Jefferson
– Lionel the Live-In (1974) … Lionel Jefferson
– The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 1 (1974) … Lionel Jefferson
See all 33 episodes »
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Paul Hudson
– For Good or Evil (1974) … Paul Hudson
 
1974 The House on Skull Mountain
Phillippe Wilette
 
1973 Voyage of the Yes (TV movie)
Orlando B. Parker
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Jerome Wilson (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding")
– Love and the Clinic/Love and the Perfect Wedding/Love and the President/Love and the Return of Raymond (1972) … Jerome Wilson (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding") (as Michael Evans)
 
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Henry Fathington
 
1972 Call Her Mom (TV movie)
Wilson (as Mike Jonas Evans)
 
1972 Killer by Night (TV movie)
Marley
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1973 Voyage of the Yes (TV movie) (performer: "El Condor Pasa")
 
1972 All in the Family (TV series)
– Sammy's Visit (1972) (performer: "Battle Hymn Of The Republic")
 
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1980 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself
– The Jeffersons vs. Dallas (1980) … Himself
– The Jeffersons vs. Dukes of Hazzard (1980) … Himself
 
1974 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself / guest panelist
– Episode dated 5 November 1974 (1974) … Himself/guest panelist
 
1974 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 All-Star Baffle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Michael Evans | Mike Jonas Evans
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Both Evans and his writing partner Eric Monte drifted into entertainment oblivion after the demise of Good Times in 1979. While Evans stayed afloat for a time, returning to his Lionel Jefferson acting role until 1981, Monte, who also wrote the film Cooley High, subsequently developed a crack addiction and had a series of strokes before being discovered living in an East L.A... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio