After leaving high school early to join the United States Army,[4][note 1][3] Evers was so inspired by stars such as John Wayne (with whom he would later appear in The Green Berets) that he decided to try acting.

[7] He was cast for an episode of the ABC western series The Rebel ("Miz Purdy", 1961), appearing as George Tess.

[1] In the 1963–64 season, Evers starred as 41-year-old Professor Jason Howe in the 26-episode ABC drama series Channing, based on life on a college campus.

[10] Evers and Kathie Browne featured in the 1968 Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Wink of an Eye".

[1] Evers continued to appear in films and television, in such series as The Rockford Files, having guest-starred with Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet episode "Eat, Drink and be Dead" (1966), but they were of an increasingly minor nature.