Peter Evans (May 27, 1950 â€" May 20, 1989) was an American actor. He
won the 1976 Clarence Derwent Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk
Award for his portrayal of Richie in David Rabe's Streamers. However,
he was best known for his role as Russ Merman in the 1980s sitcom 9 to
5.Evans was born in 1950 in Englewood, New Jersey, to Dudley and
Caroline Evans. He had a brother, John Randall, and a sister,
Elizabeth Temple. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover. In 1972, he
graduated from Yale University. For three years, Evans attended the
Central School of Speech and Drama.In 1975, Evans made his debut in
the New York theater with David Storey's Life Class. In 1976, Mike
Nichols directed him in David Rabe's Streamers, in which he portrayed
Richie. His performance as Richie won him the Clarence Derwent Award
and garnered him a Drama Desk Award nomination. In 1977, he appeared
opposite Ellis Rabb in David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. In 1979,
he appeared opposite Maggie Smith in Tom Stoppard's Night and Day. In
1982, Evans played James Leeds in a Broadway production of Mark
Medoff's Children of a Lesser God.In 1977, he appeared in the PBS
miniseries Best of Families. In 1979, Evans reprised his role in a
television film adaptation of A Life in the Theatre. He also portrayed
Russ Merman in the 1980s sitcom 9 to 5. He was in an episode of St.
Elsewhere in 1984.
won the 1976 Clarence Derwent Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk
Award for his portrayal of Richie in David Rabe's Streamers. However,
he was best known for his role as Russ Merman in the 1980s sitcom 9 to
5.Evans was born in 1950 in Englewood, New Jersey, to Dudley and
Caroline Evans. He had a brother, John Randall, and a sister,
Elizabeth Temple. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover. In 1972, he
graduated from Yale University. For three years, Evans attended the
Central School of Speech and Drama.In 1975, Evans made his debut in
the New York theater with David Storey's Life Class. In 1976, Mike
Nichols directed him in David Rabe's Streamers, in which he portrayed
Richie. His performance as Richie won him the Clarence Derwent Award
and garnered him a Drama Desk Award nomination. In 1977, he appeared
opposite Ellis Rabb in David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. In 1979,
he appeared opposite Maggie Smith in Tom Stoppard's Night and Day. In
1982, Evans played James Leeds in a Broadway production of Mark
Medoff's Children of a Lesser God.In 1977, he appeared in the PBS
miniseries Best of Families. In 1979, Evans reprised his role in a
television film adaptation of A Life in the Theatre. He also portrayed
Russ Merman in the 1980s sitcom 9 to 5. He was in an episode of St.
Elsewhere in 1984.
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