Maurice Herbert Evans (June 3, 1901 - March 12, 1989) was an English actor who became a US citizen in 1941.

Evans was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the son of Laura (née Turner) and Alfred Herbert Evans, who was an analytical chemist. He first appeared on the stage in 1926 and joined the Old Vic Company in 1934, playing Hamlet, Richard II and Iago. His first appearance on Broadway was in Romeo and Juliet opposite Katharine Cornell in 1936, but he made his biggest impact in Shakespeare's Richard II, a production whose unexpected success was the surprise of the 1937 theatre season and allowed Evans to play Hamlet (1938) (the first time that the play was performed uncut on the New York stage), Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I (1939), Macbeth (1941), and Malvolio in Twelfth Night (1942) opposite the Viola of Helen Hayes, all under the direction of Margaret Webster. When World War II arrived, he was in charge of an Army Entertainment Section in the Central Pacific and played his famous "G.I. version" of Hamlet that cut the text of the play to make Prince Hamlet more decisive and appealing to the troops, an interpretation so popular that he took it to Broadway in 1945. He then shifted his attention to the works of Shaw, notably as John Tanner in Man and Superman and as King Magnus in The Apple Cart. He was also a successful Broadway producer of productions in which he did not appear, notably Teahouse of the August Moon.

American television audiences of the 1960s will remember Evans as Samantha's father, Maurice (the character was originally name Victor when he was introduced), on the sitcom Bewitched. He also played "The Puzzler" on Batman. Many younger viewers discovering these programmes in syndication are unaware of Evans' Shakespearean pedigree. His real-life insistence that his first name was pronounced the same as the name "Morris" was ironically at odds with his Bewitched character's contrasting stance that it be pronounced "Maw-REESE".

Evans had great impact onscreen as well, memorably in two 1968 films: as the evolved orangutan, Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes and as Rosemary's friend Hutch in the thriller Rosemary's Baby.

Evans died of cancer in East Sussex, England, aged 87.

Maurice Eugene Evans (born November 8 1978, in Wichita, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Orlando Magic. A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) swingman, Evans weighs 220 lb (100 kg), of which he is very muscularly and athletically built.

Evans, known for his strong defense and athleticism, played collegiately at Wichita State University for two seasons, but philosophical differences with then coach Randy Smithson caused him to transfer to the University of Texas at Austin. After not having been selected in the 2001 NBA Draft, he signed as a free agent for the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played in only 10 games. In 2002, he moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos BC, and in the following, 2003-04 season he played for the Italian power Benetton Basket Treviso (winning the Italian Cup). In 2004, he made the roster for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and became a rotation player. He started 11 of 65 games, and played 19 minutes per game on the season, contributing 6.4 points. In 2005, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Pistons, where he was reunited with his former coach and close friend Flip Saunders, and played a rotation role of 14 minutes per game, averaging 5.2 points per game.

On 28 June, 2006, the Pistons traded Evans to the Los Angeles Lakers for the draft rights to Cheick Samb, following Evans' request to be moved to a team where he would be given more playing time.

On November 20, 2007, he along with teammate Brian Cook were traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Trevor Ariza.

Maurice George Evans (22 September 1936-18 August 2000) was a football player with Reading Football Club, and later manager of Shrewsbury, Reading and Oxford United.

Evans was born in Didcot (now in Oxfordshire, but then in Berkshire) in 1936. He signed for Reading in 1952 as a ground staff junior, aged just 16. He soon won his place at left-half in the first team and held it throughout the adversities of National Service in the RAF. He went on to make the wing-half position his own for the next ten seasons, and was a skilful, thoughtful player without an ounce of malice in him, playing 459 first-team games without being booked once. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Evans was voted the best right-winger with 48.4% of the vote blank">http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10306~702820,00.html.

After leaving the club in 1967, he briefly took over as player-manager at Andover before joining _Shrewsbury as player-coach, eventually becoming their manager in 1972. He returned to Elm Park as Charlie Hurley's assistant manager in 1974, and finally took over as manager in 1977. He managed the 1978-79 championship-winning team, securing the Manager Of The Year Award in the process. He remained Reading manager until 1984, making perceptive signings from non-league football such as Kerry Dixon and Trevor Senior. Dixon was later capped several times by the England team and for almost a decade was Chelsea's key goalscorer. Senior never achieved the heights experienced by Dixon, although he was a highly accomplished goalscorer for Reading, particularly when they won promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions in 1985-86.

Evans then joined Oxford United as Chief Scout and Youth Development Officer. He became the manager after the resignation of Jim Smith in the summer of 1985, and led the team in their first season in the top flight of English football. The season ended with United beating QPR (managed by Smith) 3-0 in the final of the Milk Cup at Wembley, and avoiding relegation by achieving the same scoreline over Arsenal in the last game of the season a week or so later. At the Wembley final, Evans famously sent up long-serving club physio Ken Fish in his place to collect his winner's medal; this gesture is seen as typifying his modesty and generosity.

In November 1986 Oxford briefly occupied eighth place in the First Division - their highest standing yet - but they finished 18th in the final table and Evans resigned in March 1988 just before Oxford's relegation.

He continued at the club in various capacities, including a brief stint as caretaker manager in 1993 and elevation to the board of directors in 1998, before rejoining Reading as Chief Scout in November 1999.

He died of a heart attack on 18 August 2000 at the age of 63.

In memory of Maurice Evans, a plaque was placed in the wall of the Madejski Stadium by Reading F.C., reading "Maurice Evans, 1936-2000. Player, Manager, Gentleman". A lounge at the Kassam Stadium is also named in his honour.

A grand, robust, highly theatrical British classical actor, Maurice Evans was the son of a justice of the peace who enjoyed amateur playwriting on the side. In fact, his father adapted several adaptations of Thomas Hardy (I)'s novels and Evans would often appear in them. Early interest also came in London choirs as a boy tenor. Making his professional stage debut in 1926, Evans made do during his struggling years by running a cleaning and dyeing store. He earned his first triumph three years later in the play "Journey's End". A few attempts as a film lead and/or second lead didn't pan out. Following a season with the Old Vic theatre company, he arrived in America and proceeded to conquer Broadway, establishing himself as one of the world's more illustrious interpreters of Shakespeare. His eloquent, florid portrayals of Romeo, Hamlet, Macbeth and Richard II are considered among the best. He was also deemed a master of Shavian works which included superlative performances in "Major Barbara", "Man and Superman" and "The Devil's Disciple". As a US citizen (1941), he was placed in charge of the Army Entertainment Section, Central Pacific Theater during WWII and left military service with the rank of major. His post-war career included a handful of character film roles, notably Story of Gilbert and Sullivan, The (1953) (as composer Sir Arthur Sullivan), War Lord, The (1965), Rosemary's Baby (1968), and as "Dr. Zaius" in the Planet of the Apes (1968) series. However, films would never be his strong suit, earning much more stature on TV. More importantly, he brought Shakespeare to TV, adapting (and directing) a number of his stage classics. He won an Emmy award in 1960 for his Macbeth (1960/I) (TV). Interestingly, for all his legendary performances under the theatre lights, the elegant, ever-regal stage master is probably best known to generations of audiences for his recurring, non-classical appearances on the "Bewitched" (1964) TV series, as Elizabeth Montgomery (I)'s loving but unapproving warlock father. Evans returned to England in his twilight years and died there in a nursing home of heart failure as a result of a bronchial infection, aged 88.