Gene Evans Movies
A professional actor since his teens, Gene Evans made his first film appearance in 1947's
Under Colorado Skies. Evans' gritty, no-nonsense approach to his craft attracted the attention of like-minded director Sam Fuller, who cast the actor in several of his 1950s film projects. Many consider Evans' portrayal as the grim, born-survivor sergeant in Fuller's
The Steel Helmet (1951) to be not only the actor's best performance, but also one of the best-ever characterizations in any war film. Active in films until 1984, Gene Evans also co-starred in the TV series
My Friend Flicka (1956),
Matt Helm (1975) and
Spencer's Pilots (1976). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
