DeForest Covan

DeForest Covan
DeForest Covan
Born	September 9, 1917; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2007 (aged 89); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	actor, dancer, entertainer
Years active	1936–1994

DeForest Covan (September 9, 1917 - September 8, 2007) was an American actor, dancer, and former black vaudeville performer. Starting with his first film appearance in The Singing Kid (1936), his acting career continued into the 1990s. In 1972, he appeared in an episode of Sanford and Son as Woodrow Anderson, in that character's first appearance in the series (this was Covan's only appearance in the series, as he was replaced by Raymond Allen for all subsequent Woodrow appearances). From 1974-1975, he held a recurring role on the first season of That's My Mama! as a barbershop patron.^[1] In 1978, he appeared in two episodes of the television sitcom Good Times, as Reverend Beasley in the episode "Something Old, Something New", and as Shorty in the episode "Write On, Thelma". His other television appearances included Martin (1993) and NYPD Blue (1993).

Partial filmography

The Singing Kid (1936) - Dancer (uncredited)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) - Little Bill (uncredited)
A Day at the Races (1937) - Black Singer (uncredited)
Every Day's a Holiday (1937) - Dancer (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle (1938) - South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)
Going Places (1938) - Shoe-Shine (uncredited)
Boy Slaves (1939) - Pinkie (uncredited)
St. Louis Blues (1939) - Dancer (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) - Blackie (uncredited)
Chasing Trouble (1940) - Jackson (uncredited)
New Moon (1940) - Dancer (uncredited)
South of Suez (1940) - Bita (uncredited)
Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) - Short Man
Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) - Native Tribesman (uncredited)
Carmen Jones (1954) - Trainer (uncredited)
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) - Koango (uncredited)
Pork Chop Hill (1959) - U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Black Samson (1974) - Samson's Street People
The Day of the Locust (1975) - Shoe Shine Boy
Rocky (1976) - Apollo's Corner #1
New York, New York (1977) - Porter
The Incredible Melting Man (1977) - Janitor
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) - Zebulon
When a Stranger Calls (1979) - Officer #1
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) - Pinochle Player
Evilspeak (1981) - Janitor
Body and Soul (1981) - Cut Man
Honkytonk Man (1982) - Gravedigger
The Night Before (1988) - Concierge
To Sleep with Anger (1990) - Fred Jenkins
One Good Cop (1991) - Older Man

References

^ Beaver Country Times. Beaver County Times.

External links

DeForest Covan at IMDb

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[1] Beaver Country Times. Beaver County Times.

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DeForest Covan
Born	(1917-09-09)September 9, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2007(2007-09-08) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	actor, dancer, entertainer
Years active	1936–1994