Biography
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. In early 1978, he appeared in two episodes of the TV series, Good Times. First, as Reverend Beasley in the episode, "Something Old, Something New", and again as the character, Shorty, in the episode titled, "Write On, Thelma". Other appearances included Martin (1993) and NYPD Blue (1993).
Filmography
all 26
Movies 22
TV Shows 4
Older Man
One Good Cop (1991)
Movie
Fred Jenkins
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Movie
Concierge
The Night Before (1988)
Movie
Pinochle Player
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Movie
5.16
Officer #1
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Movie
3.2
Apollo's Corner
Rocky (1976)
Movie
5.81
Shoe Shine Boy
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Movie
Samson's Street People
Black Samson (1974)
Movie
Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)
A Dream for Christmas (1973)
Movie
Cabbie
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Koango (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Claw Monsters (1966)
Movie
'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member
Take My Life (1942)
Movie
Tribesman
Drums of the Desert (1940)
Movie
Dancer
New Moon (1940)
Movie
Jackson
Chasing Trouble (1940)
Movie
Shoe-Shine
Going Places (1938)
Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
The Singing Kid (1936)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-09-09
Deathday2007-09-08 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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