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Raised on Manhattan's upper west side (his father was a dentist with a thriving practice in Harlem), Evans began his show-business career as a teenage radio act or. After flopping in his first attempt at movie acting, he took a job promoting sales of ladies' slacks for Evan-Picone, the clothing company founded and run by his brother... See full bio »

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Robert J. Shapera
in New York City, New York, USA
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Hide HideProducer (17 titles)
2003 Kid Notorious (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (producer)
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners (producer)
 
1997 The Saint (producer)
 
1996 The Phantom (producer)
 
1995 Jade (producer)
 
1993 Sliver (producer)
 
1990 The Two Jakes (producer)
 
1984 The Cotton Club (producer)
 
1980 Popeye (producer)
 
1980 Urban Cowboy (producer)
 
1979 Players (producer)
 
1977 Black Sunday (producer)
 
1976 Marathon Man (producer)
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1974 Chinatown (producer)
 
1972 The Godfather (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2003 Kid Notorious (TV series)
Kid Notorious
– Pilot (2003) … Kid Notorious (voice)
– White Christmas (2003) … Kid Notorious (voice)
– Wedding Belles (2003) … Kid Notorious (voice)
– Princess Serena (2003) … Kid Notorious (voice)
– Kim Jong Il Must Die (2003) … Kid Notorious (voice)
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1995 Superfights
Day Performer
 
1959 The Best of Everything
Dexter Key
 
1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West
Felix Griffin
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises
Pedro Romero
 
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
Irving Thalberg (as Robert J. Evans)
 
1952 Lydia Bailey
Soldier (as Bob Evans)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2003 Kid Notorious (TV series)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary) (book)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary) (clip source: 1975 Golden Globe Awards)
 
1968 Rosemary's Baby (developer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2012 Love Sex God (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 The Haunting of Pearson Place (inspired by)
 
2006 Celebrating Schlesinger (video short) (special thanks)
 
2005 One Among Us (special thanks)
 
2005 After the Sunset: Interview with a Jewel Thief (video short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Wonderland (the producers and director wish to thank - as Bob Evans)
 
2001 Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (46 titles)
2008 Dominick Dunne: After the Party (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: The Legacy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: The Beginning and the End (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: Filming (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV series documentary)
Quote Reader
– Censored (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
– The Temptations of Eve (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
 
2006 Welcome to the Big House (video documentary short)
 
2006 Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films (video documentary short)
 
2006 Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero (video documentary short)
 
2006 Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Celebrating Schlesinger (video short)
Himself - Producer
 
2005 Going Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #2.33 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack Nicholson (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Before, During and 'After the Sunset' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Last Mogul (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ultimate Film Fanatic (TV series)
Himself - Judge
– Finals (2005) … Himself - Judge
 
2004 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Last Shot
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 7th Heaven (TV series)
Himself
– The Kid Is Out of the Picture (2003) … Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
2002-2003 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 August 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 August 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'The Kid Stays in the Picture' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Narrator (also archive footage)
 
2001 Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Young and the Dead (documentary)
Himself (Paramount executive)
 
2000 Just Shoot Me! (TV series)
Himself
– A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Kill the Alligator and Run (2000) … Himself (voice)
 
1999 Chinatown Revisited with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Himself
 
1996 Cannes Man
Himself - Producer
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1989 Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Salute to Robert Evans (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Recipient
– From Hollywood: The Photoplay Movie Awards (1958) … Himself - Recipient
 
1957 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.41 (1957) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2003 The Award Show Awards Show (TV special documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video: Appeared in Moby's "We are All Made of Stars" video. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 4 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bob Evans | Robert J. Evans

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

...I believe that rules are made to be broken but I believe that vows made between two people must be adhered to. And I got married two weeks ago, and my vows are what we're talking about now: the four Ls. My vows are very simple: like, love, in love and lust - if we are to make our union work, I vow to adhere to at least two of them everyday... See more »

Trivia:

Declined offers to produce then future blockbusters Airport, The French Connection, and Jaws. See more »

Trademark:

Often wears large, square-framed, tinted eyeglasses See more »

Nickname:

Bobby See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer