Jason Evers (January 2, 1922 - March 13, 2005) was an American actor.
Evers was born Herb Evers in New York City, New York. After quitting high school to join the Army, Evers was so inspired by stars like John Wayne (whom he would later appear with in The Green Berets) that he decided to try acting. A stint on Broadway led to Hollywood, where his first big break was the 1960 television series Wrangler. In 1963 another series, Channing, followed. His most enduring role derived from the 1962 B-movie classic The Brain That Wouldn't Die.
Evers continued to garner parts in films and television, guest starring with Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet episode "Eat, Drink and be Dead" (1966) and getting a recurring part in the Western series The Guns of Will Sonnett, but they were of an increasingly minor nature. His final film appearance was 1990's Basket Case 2. He returned to New York in his later years, many of which he spent married to actress Shirley Ballard.
He died of heart failure on March 13, 2005, in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by a sister and a cousin.
Although most of us know him as playing Dr. Bill Corter in the 1962 cult film Brain That Wouldn't Die, The (1962), Jason Evers (born Herb Evers in New York, New York 1922) has done much more than meets the eye. Originally quitting school to join the Army during WWII, Evers later decided to act after seeing many Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart. His first big break was in 1960 in a TV series called "Wrangler" (1960) followed by several roles in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), House of Women (1962) and another TV series called "Channing" (1963). When 1970 came along Evers's career began to decline. He did a sequel to _Planet of the Apes (1968) with Roddy McDowell in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), went back to TV in a film called Fer-de-Lance (1974) (TV), was a vengeful hunter out to kill a murderous grizzly bear in Claws (1977) and then a biologist out to stop man-eating fish with Wayne Crawford in Barracuda (1978). After 67 TV guest-appearances throughout the 80s, Evers suddenly returned to the big screen in 1990 for Basket Case 2 (1990).