Evening Shade 33 years old
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Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.
Credits
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlie Dell He was 46 , now 80 years old | |
Charles Durning He was 67 , 89 years old when he died | as Harlan Elldridge |
Doug McClure He was 55 , 59 years old when he died | |
Hal Holbrook He was 65 , now 99 years old | as Evan Evans |
Alice Ghostley She was 67 , 84 years old when she died | |
Marilu Henner She was 38 , now 72 years old | as Ava Evans Newton |
Leslie Nielsen He was 64 , 84 years old when he died | |
Tony Bennett He was 64 , now 97 years old | |
Jay R. Ferguson He was 16 , now 49 years old | as Taylor Newton |
Burt Reynolds He was 54 , 82 years old when he died | as Wood Newton |
Elizabeth Ashley She was 51 , now 84 years old | as Freida Evans |
Candace Hutson She was 10 , now 44 years old | as Molly Newton |
Ann Wedgeworth She was 56 , 83 years old when she died | as Merleen Elldridge |
Michael Jeter He was 38 , 50 years old when he died | as Herman Stiles |
Dan Gilvezan He was 39 , now 73 years old | |
Burton Gilliam He was 52 , now 85 years old | |
Erin Gray She was 40 , now 74 years old | |
Melissa Reneé Martin She was 11 , now 45 years old | as Molly Newton |
Ossie Davis He was 72 , 87 years old when he died | as Ponder Blue |
Fred Applegate He was 111 , 88 years old when he died |
Crew
Name | Job title |
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James Hampton Directing He was 54 , now 88 years old | Director |
Brent Briscoe Writing He was 29 , 56 years old when he died | Writer |
Robby Benson Directing He was 34 , now 68 years old | Director |
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Production She was 43 , now 77 years old | Producer |
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Writing She was 43 , now 77 years old | Writer |
Harry Thomason Directing He was 50 , now 84 years old | Director |
Frank Bonner Directing He was 48 , now 82 years old | Director |
Burt Reynolds Directing He was 54 , 82 years old when he died | Director |
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Evening Shade (33 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-09-21
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 100