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Jason Evers (2 January 192213 March 2005; age 83) was the actor who played Rael in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Wink of an Eye". He filmed his scenes between Monday 23 September 1968 and Wednesday 25 September 1968 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10. Born in New York, New York, Evers died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California.

He is most famous for starring as Dr. Bill Cortner in The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962). He also co-starred with fellow Original Series performers Nichelle Nichols, William Marshall, and Lloyd Haynes in the 1967 adventure Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion and also co-starred with George Takei and Irene Tsu in The Green Berets (1968). In 1971, he appeared with William Windom and Ricardo Montalban in Escape from the Planet of the Apes.

His first claim to fame was the role of Pitcairn in the short-lived 1960 Western television series Wrangler, created by Gene Roddenberry. He went on to become a regular on another western series, The Guns of Will Sonnett, from 1967 through 1969, and to make frequent guest appearances on Mission: Impossible. He was also a regular on Channing (1963-64). Other TV shows he appeared on include Fantasy Island (with Ricardo Montalban), Mannix (with Diana Muldaur), and The A-Team (with Dwight Schultz).

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