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.
Occupations	Actor, dancer, entertainer
Years active	1936–1994

DeForest Covan (September 9, 1917 – September 8, 2007) was an American actor, dancer, and vaudeville performer. From 1974 to 1975, he held a co-starring role on the first season of That's My Mama as Josh, the barbershop patron. Aside from acting, he performed stunt work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for ten years.

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

↑ Tripodi, Jim (September 4, 1974). "ABC Offering 'Sneak' Peek At Premier Week". The Beaver County Times.
↑ "'Mama' Checker Players Started Long Way Back". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. September 12, 1974. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

DeForest Covan at IMDb

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[1] Tripodi, Jim (September 4, 1974). "ABC Offering 'Sneak' Peek At Premier Week". The Beaver County Times.

[2] "'Mama' Checker Players Started Long Way Back". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. September 12, 1974. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

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.
Occupations	Actor, dancer, entertainer
Years active	1936–1994