Evening Shade 33 years old

Evening Shade

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

Charles Durning
Charles Durning

Harlan Elldridge

Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook

Evan Evans

Marilu Henner
Marilu Henner

Ava Evans Newton

Cast

Name Character
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 71 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 43 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
Burton Gilliam He was 52 , now 85 years old
Dan Gilvezan He was 39 , now 73 years old
Erin Gray She was 40 , now 74 years old
Melissa Reneé Martin She was 11 , now 44 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
James Hampton Directing He was 54 , now 87 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 76 years old Producer
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Writing She was 43 , now 76 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