▁in ▁the ▁explo itation ▁film ▁Sc or chy ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁st arring ▁Con nie ▁Stevens . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Bill ie ▁Joe ▁" B . J ." ▁McK ay , ▁a ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁whose ▁best ▁friend ▁was ▁a ▁ch imp anze e ▁named ▁Bear , ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁series ▁B . J . ▁and ▁the ▁Bear . ▁Following ▁the ▁series ' ▁conclusion ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Ev igan ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁television , ▁with ▁rec urr ing ▁guest ▁roles ▁on ▁Mas qu erade ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁and ▁Mur der , ▁She ▁W rote ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁before ▁being ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁series ▁My ▁Two ▁D ads ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 0 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁port rayed ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁co - par ents ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁dece ased ▁girl friend ▁alongside ▁her ▁ex - boy friend . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁sci - fi ▁film ▁Deep Star ▁Six , ▁and ▁later ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁sci - fi ▁series ▁T ek W ar ▁opposite ▁William ▁Sh at ner , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁by ▁Sh at ner . ▁T ek W ar ▁origin ated ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁two - hour ▁television ▁mov ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁hour - long