Rex Everhart

Rex Everhart (June 13, 1920 - March 13, 2000) (age 79) was an American film and musical theatre actor.

Everhart appeared in such films as 1978's Superman. He was also known for his role in 1980's classic horror film Friday the 13th as "Enos", the truck driver.

He provided the voice of Belle's father, Maurice in the 1991 musical animated Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast.

Everhart performed in numerous roles on Broadway including "Chicago", "Woman of the Year" and the revival of "Anything Goes". He was nominated for a 1978 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for working.

In 1969 he was the understudy to Howard Da Silva in the role of Benjamin Franklin in the musical 1776 (musical). When Da Silva suffered a heart attack just prior to the show's opening, Everhart took over the role until he was well enough to return to the show. Because he appeared in the opening night cast, he was contractually eligible to perform the role on the original Broadway cast recording (Da Silva was finally able to record the role when 1776 was filmed in 1972). Ironically, when 1776 was revived on Broadway in 1997, Everhart again served as the understudy for the role of Benjamin Franklin.

He died of lung cancer in March 2000. He was survived by his wife Claire.