Years active 1936-1994 Name DeForest Covan | Role Actor | |
Born September 9, 1917 ( 1917-09-09 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation actor, dancer, entertainer Died September 8, 2007, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies and TV shows Rocky, That's My Mama, To Sleep with Anger, One Good Cop, Honkytonk Man Similar People Lisle Wilson, George Memmoli, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, John G Avildsen | ||
DeForest Covan (September 9, 1917 - September 8, 2007) was an American actor, dancer, and former black vaudeville performer. From his first film appearance in 1936, in The Singing Kid, his acting career stretched to the 1990s, with appearances in Martin (1993) and NYPD Blue (1993).
Filmography
Actor
1994
Headless! (Short)
1993
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Mr. Mac
- Emission Accomplished (1993) - Mr. Mac
1993
Martin (TV Series) as
Man in Audience #2
- Variety Show (1993) - Man in Audience #2
1991
One Good Cop as
Older Man
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) as
Harry
- Birds Gotta Fly (1991) - Harry
- Postcards from the Faultline (1991) - Harry
- Tis the Season (1990) - Harry
- The Wind Rancher (1990) - Harry
1990
Equal Justice (TV Series) as
Man in Crowd
- Balancing Act (1990) - Man in Crowd
1990
To Sleep with Anger as
Fred Jenkins (as DeForest Coven)
1988
The Night Before as
Concierge (as De Forest Covan)
1982
Honkytonk Man as
Gravedigger
1981
Body and Soul as
Cut Man (as DeForrest Covan)
1981
Evilspeak as
Janitor
1981
Midnight Lace (TV Movie) as
Fred
1980
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie as
Pinochle Player
1979
When a Stranger Calls as
Officer #1 (as De Forest Covan)
1979
Carter Country (TV Series) as
Minister
- The Big Move: Part 3 (1979) - Minister
1979
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens as
Zebulon
1978
Good Times (TV Series) as
Shorty / Rev. Beasley
- Write On, Thelma (1978) - Shorty
- Something Old, Something New (1978) - Rev. Beasley
1977
The Incredible Melting Man as
Janitor
1977
New York, New York as
Porter (as De Forest Covan)
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Markle
- Can't Win for Losin' (1976) - Markle
1976
Rocky as
Apollo's Corner
1976
Kojak (TV Series) as
Cabbie
- Bad Dude (1976) - Cabbie
1976
Medical Story (TV Series) as
Patient in Robe
- The Quality of Mercy (1976) - Patient in Robe
1975
Police Story (TV Series) as
Shine Man
- The Cut Man Caper (1975) - Shine Man
1975
The Day of the Locust as
Shoe Shine Boy (as De Forest Covan)
1974
That's My Mama (TV Series) as
Josh
- Stephanie's Boyfriend (1975) - Josh
- Clifton and Politics (1975) - Josh
- Trial and Error (1975) - Josh
- The Image Maker (1975) - Josh
- The Hero (1975) - Josh
- Clifton and the Kid (1975) - Josh
- The Witness (1975) - Josh
- Earl's Girl (1975) - Josh
- The Ambulance Chaser (1975) - Josh
- The Shakedown (1975) - Josh
- The Last Haircut (1975) - Josh
- Mama Gets Fractured (1974) - Josh
- Song and Dance Man (1974) - Josh
- Tracy's Trouble (1974) - Josh
- Oscar's Affair (1974) - Josh
- Clifton's Persuasion (1974) - Josh
- Clifton's Con (1974) - Josh (credit only)
- The Loan (1974) - Josh
- Mama Steps Out (1974) - Josh (credit only)
- Clifton's Big Move (1974) - Josh (credit only)
- Clifton's Sugar Mama (1974) - Josh
- Cousin Albert (1974) - Josh
- Clifton's Dubious Romance (1974) - Josh
- Honesty Day (1974) - Josh
- Whose Child Is This? (1974) - Josh
1974
Black Samson as
Samson's Street People
1974
Apple's Way (TV Series) as
Customer (Bill)
- The Zoo (1974) - Customer (Bill) (as DeForrest Covan)
1973
A Dream for Christmas (TV Movie) as
Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)
1973
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
- The Engagement (1973) - Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
1963
Living Between Two Worlds as
Orderly
1959
Pork Chop Hill as
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
1955
Panther Girl of the Kongo as
Koango (uncredited)
1954
Carmen Jones as
Trainer (uncredited)
1953
Jungle Drums of Africa as
Native Tribesman (uncredited)
1948
No Time for Romance as
Charlie
1942
Take My Life as
'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member
1941
Mr. Washington Goes to Town as
Short Man
1940
South of Suez as
Bita (uncredited)
1940
Drums of the Desert as
Tribesman (uncredited)
1940
New Moon as
Dancer (uncredited)
1940
Chasing Trouble as
Jackson (uncredited)
1939
Pride of the Blue Grass as
Blackie (uncredited)
1939
Reform School as
Bill
1939
King of the Turf
1939
St. Louis Blues as
Dancer (uncredited)
1939
Boy Slaves as
Pinkie (uncredited)
1938
Going Places as
Shoe-Shine (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle as
South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)
1937
Every Day's a Holiday as
Dancer (uncredited)
1937
A Day at the Races as
Black Singer (uncredited)
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing! as
Little Bill (uncredited)
1936
The Singing Kid as
Dancer (uncredited)
Production Manager
1975
Deliver Us from Evil (unit manager)
1963
Living Between Two Worlds (production supervisor)
Assistant Director
1974
Tough (second assistant director)
Soundtrack
1982
Honkytonk Man (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1971
The Bus Is Coming (assistant to producer)
Archive Footage
1966
The Claw Monsters (TV Movie) as
Koango (uncredited)
References
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