DeForest Covan (September 9, 1917 - September 8, 2007) was an American actor, dancer, and former black vaudeville performer. From his first film appearance in 1936, in ''

The Singing Kid ''The Singing Kid'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by William Keighley and written by Warren Duff and Pat C. Flick. Starring Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Beverly Roberts, Edward Everett Horton, Lyle Talbot and Allen Jenkins, it was re ...

'', his acting career stretched to the 1990s. In early 1978, he appeared in two episodes of the TV series, Good Times. First, as Reverend Beasley in the episode, "Something Old, Something New", and again as the character, Shorty, in the episode titled, "Write On, Thelma". Other appearances included ''

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'' (1993) and '' NYPD Blue'' (1993).

Partial filmography

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'' (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) *''

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'' (1939) - Dancer (uncredited) *'' Pride of the Blue Grass'' (1939) - Blackie (uncredited) *'' Chasing Trouble'' (1940) - Jackson (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940) - Dancer (uncredited) *'' South of Suez'' (1940) - Bita (uncredited) *''

Mr. Washington Goes to Town ''Mr. Washington Goes to Town'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and Jed Buell, and starring F. E. Miller, Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield. The film was marketed primarily to black audiences and written and fil ...

'' (1941) - Short Man *''

Jungle Drums of Africa ''Jungle Drums of Africa'' is a 1953 12-episode American serial film shot in black-and-white. It was an original commissioned screenplay by Ronald Davidson produced by Franklin Adreon and directed by Fred C. Brannon for Republic Pictures. The s ...

'' (1953) - Native Tribesman (uncredited) *''

Carmen Jones ''Carmen Jones'' is a 1943 Broadway musical with music by Georges Bizet (orchestrated for Broadway by Robert Russell Bennett) and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II which was performed at The Broadway Theatre. Conceptually, it is Bizet's o ...

'' (1954) - Trainer (uncredited) *'' Panther Girl of the Kongo'' (1955) - Koango (uncredited) *'' Pork Chop Hill'' (1959) - U.S. Soldier (uncredited) *''

Black Samson ''Black Samson'' is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail ...

'' (1974) - Samson's Street People *'' The Day of the Locust'' (1975) - Shoe Shine Boy *''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burge ...

'' (1976) - Apollo's Corner #1 *''

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'' (1977) - Porter *'' The Incredible Melting Man'' (1977) - Janitor *''

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens ''Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens'' is a 1979 satirical sexploitation film directed by American film-maker Russ Meyer and written by Roger Ebert and Meyer. It stars Kitten Natividad and Ann Marie with a cameo by Uschi Digard. Plot The mo ...

'' (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 ''Honkytonk Man'' is a 1982 American comedy-drama musical western film set in the Great Depression. Clint Eastwood, who produced and directed, stars with his son, Kyle Eastwood. Clancy Carlile's screenplay is based on his 1980 novel of the same n ...

'' (1982) - Gravedigger *'' The Night Before'' (1988) - Concierge *'' To Sleep with Anger'' (1990) - Fred Jenkins *'' One Good Cop'' (1991) - Older Man

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