Harvey Evans
Harvey Evans (January 7, 1941 – December 24, 2021) was an American stage and film actor. He was noted for having appeared in the original Broadway productions of "West Side Story", "Follies", and "Hello, Dolly!", among others. Life and career. Evans was born Harvey Hohnecker and grew up in Cincinnati. He moved to New York in 1955. Soon after Evans moved to New York, he appeared in the national tour of "Damn Yankees", where he met Bob Fosse. Fosse then cast the young Evans in his first Broadway production, "New Girl in Town" (1957). Evans next appeared on the  original Broadway production of "West Side Story" as Gee-Tar (1957). He later appeared in both film versions of the musical. He played Mouthpiece, one of the Jets, in the 1961 film and played a security guard at Gimbels in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake. He appeared in another Fosse musical, "Redhead (1959). He next appeared on Broadway in "Gypsy" as replacement for Tulsa (1960) and then was a replacement for Barnaby in the original Broadway run of "Hello, Dolly!" (from 1967), where he appeared alongside Carol Channing, Betty Grable, and Eve Arden. Other Broadway appearances included roles in "Anyone  Can Whistle" (1964), "George M!" as Sam Harris (1968), "Our Town" as George Gibbs (1969), "The Boy Friend" as Bobby Van Husen (1970), "Follies" as Young Buddy (1971), "Barnum" understudying the title role (1980), "Sunset Boulevard" as Jonesy, Sammy and other roles (1995), "The Scarlet Pimpernel" as Ozzy (1998) and "Oklahoma!" understudying Andrew Carnes (2002). Evans was a chimney sweep in the 1964 film version of "Mary Poppins". He also appeared in "The Pajama Game" and had a cameo in the 2007 film "Enchanted". He played William in "Silver Tongues". He died at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New  Jersey, on December 24, 2021, at the age of 80.