DeForest Covan

Biography

Career Overview

DeForest Covan has 27 screen credits in a career dating back to 1936. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Cheech and Chong with 1 titles. Signature works include Take My Life, No Time for Romance, Living Between Two Worlds. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

27

Birth Date

1917-09-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Take My Life
• 

  No Time for Romance
• Living Between Two Worlds
• 

  Midnight Lace

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Cheech and Chong (1 titles)
• Cheech & Chong Collection (1 titles)
• When a Stranger Calls (1 titles)
• When a Stranger Calls Collection (1 titles)
• Rocky (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Horace Jackson (3 collaborations)
• Janet Green (2 collaborations)
• Harry M. Popkin (1 collaborations)
• Billie Myers (1 collaborations)
• Edward Dewey (1 collaborations)
• Monte Hawley (1 collaborations)
• Jeni Le Gon (1 collaborations)
• Freddie Jackson (1 collaborations)
• Eugene Jackson (1 collaborations)
• Paul White (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (26 credits)

  • Martin

    - Variety Show (1993) ... Man in Audience #2 actor actors
    1992
  • One Good Cop

    Older Man

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • To Sleep with Anger

    Fred Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Night Before

    Concierge

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Body and Soul

    Cut Man

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Midnight Lace

    Fred

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    Pinochle Player

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • When a Stranger Calls

    Officer #1

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Incredible Melting Man

    Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • New York, New York

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Rocky

    Apollo's Corner

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Day of the Locust

    Shoe Shine Boy

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Black Samson

    Samson's Street People

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • A Dream for Christmas

    Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Kojak

    - Bad Dude (1976) ... Cabbie actor actors
    1973
  • The Claw Monsters

    Koango (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Living Between Two Worlds

    Orderly

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • No Time for Romance

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Take My Life

    'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Mr. Washington Goes to Town

    Headless Man

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Drums of the Desert

    Tribesman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • New Moon

    Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Chasing Trouble

    Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Going Places

    Shoe-Shine

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Too Hot to Handle

    South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Singing Kid

    Dancer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936

• production (1 credits)

  • Living Between Two Worlds

    production supervisor

    production
    1963