Actor, Singer. He was best known for playing the character roles of architects, soldiers, train conductors, clerks, doctors, golfers, valets, and butlers. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Smithson-Barham's Butler' in the classic mystery crime film drama, "Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror" (1942), alongside Basil Rathbone in the role of the great master detective 'Sherlock Holmes' and Nigel Bruce in the role of his assistant 'Dr. John Watson.' The film which was directed by John Rawlins, which was based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, "His Last Bow," and which was written for the screen by Lynn Riggs, and John Bright, and which besides Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, also starred Evelyn Ankers, Montagu Love, Reginald Denny, and Thomas Gomez, tells the story of when a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio 'Voice of Terror,' the Intellegence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes to help in the crisis. He is also best remembered for playing the role of the 'Englishman Questioning Casino's Honesty' in the classic romance film drama, "Casablanca" (1942). The film which was directed by Michael Curtiz, which was written for the screen by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, and which also starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, and Sydney Greenstreet, tells the story of a cynical expatriate American cafe owner who struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. He also appeared in three Best Picture Academy Award winners, the last three of which were in consecutive years: "Grand Hotel" (1932), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), and in four other Best Picture film nominees, "Shanghai Express" (1932), "A Star Is Born" (1937), "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" (1938) and "Foreign Correspondent" (1940). The only other actor to appear in three consecutive Best Picture winners is Harry Davenport, who appeared in "The Life Of Emile Zola" (1937), "You Can't Take It With You (1938), and "Gone With The Wind (1939). He was born one of three children in London, England, to John Evans (1855-), and his wife Mary Evans (1859-), on April 16, 1882. He was educated in his native London, England, and was an actor on the stage there before he eventually moved to the United States to further his acting career in the early 1910s. He continued his acting career on the Broadway stage in New York City in stage productions of such plays as, "Quinneys" (October 18, 1915, to November 1915), as 'Thompson' in "Three Faces East" (Aug 13, 1918), and as 'An Englishman' in "The Varying Shore" (December 05, 1921, to February 1922). During his time on the stage, he worked with the likes of Grace Ade, Emmett Corrigan, Fred J. Fairbanks, Marion Grey, Charles Harbury, Violet Heming, William Jeffrey, Harry Lambart, David L. Leonard, Mary Ilene Mack, Otto Niemeyer, Joseph Selman, Frank Sheridan, Frank Westerton, Cora Witherspoon, Charles Baldwin, Donald Bethune, James Crane, Blythe Daly, Paul Everton, Elsie Ferguson, Charles Francis, Harris Gilmore, Sylvia Gough, Norman Houston, Wright Kramer, Clyde North, Geraldine O'Brien, Rollo Peters, Margot Rieman, and Maidel Turner. During this time he also began appearing in films having worked with actor, producer, and sports promoter, William Aloysius Brady at the World Film Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'E. Faris Hawtrey' in the short film drama, "Where Love Leads" (1916), which was directed by Frank Griffin, and which also starred Ormi Hawley, Rockcliffe Fellowes, and Royal Byron. Besides, "Where Love Leads" (1916), "Grand Hotel" (1932), "Shanghai Express" (1932), "A Star Is Born" (1937), "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" (1938), "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), "Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror" (1942), and "Casablanca" (1942), his many other film credits include, "The Heart Of A Hero" (1916), "The Undying Flame" (1917), "The Star Spangled Banner" (1917), "The Customary Two Weeks" (1917), "The Wild Girl" (1917), "All For A Husband" (1917), "Her Sister" (1917), "Who Loved Him Best?" (1918), "A Daughter In France" (1918), "The Firebrand" (1918), "The Third Degree" (1919), "The Place Of Honeymoons" (1920), "The Devil Dancer" (1927), "Beyond London Lights" (1928), "Speedy" (1928), "The Naughty Duchess" (1928), "Way For A Sailor" (1930), "The Devil To Pay!" (1930), "Newly Rich" (1931), "Chances" (1931), "The Squaw Man" (1931), "Lovers Courageous" (1932), Devil's Lottery" (1932), "Million Dollar Legs" (1932), "Slightly Married" (1932), "The Savage Girl" (1932), "Secrets" (1933), "The Eleventh Commandment" (1933), "The Woman Who Dared" (1933), "Hell Below" (1933), "Reunion In Vienna" (1933), "One Year Later" (1933), "Brief Moment" (1933), "Ship Of Wanted Men" (1933), "Tillie And Gus" (1933), "Riptide" (1934), "Glamour" (1934), "The Man Is Mine" (1934), "Service With A Smile" (1934, he played the role of a 'Golfer' and also performed the song, "Golf Is the Thing," in the film), "Oh Sailor Behave" (1934), "Student Tour" (1934), "Great Expectations" (1934), "College Rhythm" (1934), "I Am A Thief" (1934), "Shrimps For A Day" (1934), "The Gay Bride" (1934), "The Little Minister" (1934), "McFadden's Flats" (1935), "Werewolf Of London" (1935), "The Glass Key" (1935), "The Black Room" (1935), "Curly Top" (1935), "Two For Tonight" (1935), "Peter Ibbetson" (1935), "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo" (1935), "The Widow From Monte Carlo" (1935), "Man Of Iron" (1935), "Colleen" (1936), "And Sudden Death" (1936), "The Return Of Sophie Lang" (1936), "The White Angel" (1936), "Echo Mountain" (1936), "In His Steps" (1936), "The Charge Of The Light Brigade" (1936), "Maid Of Salem" (1937), "When's Your Birthday?" (1937), "Personal Property" (1937), "Wee Willie Winkie" (1937), "The Emperor's Candlesticks" (1937), "Marry The Girl" (1937), "Lancer Spy" (1937), "Angel" (1937), "The Westland Case" (1937), "High Flyers" (1937), "Saleslady" (1938), "Mysterious Mr. Moto" (1938), "Mr. Wong, Detective" (1938), "Hard To Get" (1938), "Gangster's Boy" (1938), "A Christmas Carol" (1938), "The Dawn Patrol" (1938), "The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt" (1939), "The Little Princess" (1939), "The Kid From Kokomo" (1939), "Susannah Of The Mounties" (1939), "Man About Town" (1939), "Miracles For Sale" (1939), "The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes" (1939), "The Rains Come" (1939), "The Witness Vanishes" (1939), "Pride Of The Blue Grass" (1939), "We Are Not Alone" (1939), "A Chump At Oxford" (1939), "The Blue Bird" (1939), "Little Old New York" (1940), "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Susan And God" (1940), "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940), "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (1940), "The Green Archer" (1940), "Scotland Yard" (1941), "One Night In Lisbon" (1941), "Man Hunt" (1941), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "Road To Happiness" (1941), "Tragedy At Midnight" (1942), "What's Cookin" (1942), "Eagle Squadron" (1942), "Vendetta" (1942), "Random Harvest" (1942), "Journey For Margaret" (1942), "Johnny Doughboy" (1942), "Forever And A Day" (1943), "Mission To Moscow" (1943), "Appointment In Berlin" (1943), "A Lady Takes A Chance" (1943), "Gildersleeve On Broadway" (1943), "The Gang's All Here" (1943), "The Lodger" (1944), "Up In Arms" (1944), "Her Primitive Man" (1944), "Slightly Terrific" (1944), "The White Cliffs Of Dover" (1944), "Mr. Skeffington" (1944), "Ladies Of Washington" (1944), "Bathing Beauty" (1944), "A Fig Leaf For Eve" (1944), "Abroad With Two Yanks" (1944), "Haunted Harbor" (1944), "None But The Lonely Heart" (1944), "Heavenly Days" (1944), "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" (1945), "The Corn Is Green" (1945), "The Brighton Strangler" (1945), "That's The Spirit" (1945), "The Fatal Witness" (1945), "George White's Scandals" (1945), "Kitty" (1945), "Pardon My Past" (1945), "My Reputation" (1946), "To Each His Own" (1946), "Gilda" (1946), "The Green Years" (1946), "Deadline For Murder" (1946), "Night And Day" (1946), "The Bamboo Blonde" (1946), "Gentleman Joe Palooka" (1946), "Dangerous Money" (1946), "The Verdict" (1946), "The Chase" (1946), "Bringing Up Father" (1946), "The Imperfect Lady" (1946), "The Fabulous Suzanne" (1946), "Suddenly It's Spring" (1947), "The Beginning Of The End" (1947), "Shoot To Kill" (1947), "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947), "A Likely Story" (1947), "Fun On A Weekend" (1947), "Banjo" (1947), "Ivy" (1947), "The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer" (1947), "Singapore" (1947), "Song of The Thin Man" (1947), "Lured" (1947), "Green Dolphin Street" (1947), "Cass Timberlane" (1947), "Night Song" (1947), "Jiggs And Maggie In Society" (1947), "The Miracle Of The Bells" (1948), "The Hot Scots" (1948), "The Velvet Touch" (1948), "The Saxon Charm" (1948), "Joan Of Arc" (1948), "The Great Sinner" (1949), "Sky Liner" (1949), "Vagabond Loafers" (1949), "Everybody Does It" (1949), "Challenge To Lassie" (1949), "The Forsyte Woman" (1949), "South Sea Sinner" (1950), "Chain Lightning" (1950), "The Secret Fury" (1950), "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950), "The Skipper Surprised His Wife" (1950), "Duchess Of Idaho" (1950), "The Petty Girl" (1950), "Born To Be Bad" (1950), "Royal Wedding" (1951), "Father's Little Dividend" (1951), "Strangers On A Train" (1951), "Thunder On The Hill" (1951), "The Guy Who Came Back" (1951), "The Strange Door" (1951), "Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick" (1952), "With A Song In My Heart" (1952), and his last role playing the 'Member of the Court' in the adventure romance film, "The Brigand" (1952), which was directed by Phil Karlson, and which also starred Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrence, and Gale Robbins. He retired from films shortly thereafter. He passed away not too long after his retirement from acting from a cerebral hemorrhage in San Gabriel, California, on February 10, 1952, at the age of 69. His funeral was held through Pierce Bros. Hollywood Mortuary and he was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was also an amusement manager for several years at Luna Park on Coney Island in New York City, New York. He became a naturalized United States Citizen in 1941. He was married to Etta Maud Bignell Evans (1881-1955), on September 3, 1903, in London, England, and they remained together from September 10, 1903, to February 10, 1952. They had two children together, a son, John Herbert Evans (1906-1993), and a daughter, Frances Irene Evans (1908-1971).