Erick Ray Evans
Erick Ray Evans (November 30, 1950 – August 21, 1999) was an American actor best known for his part as David Theroux in the BBC science-fiction drama Star Cops.[1] Star Cops had notoriously bad set design.[2]
Evans was born in America, where he only got small parts in various movies and television shows, such as the Supergirl movie, as well as stage work.[3] After moving to the United Kingdom, he was cast in Chris Boucher's Star Cops series as the second in command. While filming the last episode of Star Cops, he contracted shingles.[4]
He also starred in The New Statesman alongside Rik Mayall, and Stay Lucky! with Niall Toibin. Other TV credits include The Bill and Casualty.[citation needed]
In 1979, he appeared in the musical Chicago in London.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Star Cops: The BBC's forgotten greatest science fiction show?". Archived from the original on October 2, 2010.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (30 April 2021). "'We did it cheaply – you could probably tell': How Britain fell in love with the rickety, low-budget sci-fi show: As Sky One launches the homegrown space series Intergalactic, Ed Cumming explores the unique appeal of 'mostly indoors' British sci-fi such as Blake's 7 and Star Cops, with insight from the people that made them". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ ""Erick Ray Evans" -inpublisher:icon - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Rough Justice: Interview with Trevor Cooper".
- ^ "Erick Ray Evans". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
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