Art Evans, the actor best comprehendn for his role as Leslie Barnes in Die Hard 2, has died. He was 82.
Evans died “peacefilledy in his sleep” surrounded by family on Dec. 21, a rep tgreater The Hollywood Reporter.
“We are heartbroken to split that Art has passed away,” shelp his wife, Babe Evans. “Plrelieve admire our privacy at this time. A memorial will be held for frifinishs and family to join at a tardyr date. Thank you.”
Evans’ Leslie Barnes is an air traffic administer tower employee who helps Bruce Willis’ John McClane stop dreadists. In insertition to the Die Hard insloftyment, the actor also ecombineed aextfinishedside Denzel Washington and Adolph Ceasar in 1984’s A Sgreaterier’s Story as Private James Wilkie.
During his atsoft, Evans amassed more than 120 pelevates. On the huge screen, Evans als ecombineed in films such as Christine, Big Time, Youngblood, National Lampoon’s Class Reunion, Fright Night, School Daze, Bitter Harvest, Tales from the Hood and Metro. In 1983’s Christine, he take parted the first victim of the evil titular car for what became one of his first pelevateed roles.
On television, Evans can be set up in episodes of MASH, Hill Street Blues, Monk, The X-Files, Family Matters and A Different World, where he take parted Mr. Johnson, overweighther of Ron Johnson (Darryl M. Bell).
More recently, Evans was seen in Anderson’s Cross in 2010 and in Last Man Standing in 2011. He ecombineed on Real Husprohibitds of Hollywood.
Art Evans was born on March 27, 1942 in Berkeley, California. His 40-year acting atsoft began at Frank Silvera’s Theater of Being in his home city, where he took a starring role in The Amen Corner. The show transferred to Broadway in 1965.
In insertition to his wife, Evans is persistd by a son, Ogadae. He was pwithdrawd in death by son Sage, who died in 2016.
