Brittiskt skådespelare född 3 juni 1901 i Dorchester. Spelade rollen som den idealistiske orangutangen "Dr. Zaius" i både Planet of the Apes och Beneath the Planet of the Apes. The son of a justice of the peace, an amateur playwright, he began his career as a boy singer and later appeared in his father's adaptations of Thomas Hardy's novels. He made his professional stage debut in 1926 and his first London appearance the following year. While striving for recognition, he operated a cleaning and dyeing establishment, but by 1929, when he scored a personal triumph in Journey's End, he was successful enough to devote all his energies to the stage. In 1934 he joined the Old Vic company and the following year he left for the US to begin a long and illustrious career on Broadway, highlighted by eloquent interpretations of Shakespeare and Shaw. He became a US citizen in 1941, and during WWII he was put in charge of the Army Entertainment Section, Central Pacific Theater, with the rank of major. Evans' screen appearances have been sporadic and his film roles have not always been consistent with his stature on the stage. His TV career has been more prolific and prominent, however, consisting of many specials and a regular role in the "Bewitched" series.