Clem Bevans
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1880
- Died
- August 11, 1963 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clem Bevans (October 16, 1879 – August 11, 1963) was an American character actor best remembered for playing eccentric, grumpy old men. Bevans had a very long career, starting in vaudeville in 1900 in an act with Grace Emmett. He progressed to burlesque, Broadway, and even light opera, before making his film debut at the age of 55 in Way Down East (1935). His portrayal was so good, he became stereotyped and played mostly likable old codgers for the rest of his life. Bevans played the neighbour of Gregory Peck in The Yearling and the gatekeeper in Harvey (1950). However, he did occasionally play against type, for example as a Nazi spy in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). He also made some television appearances, including the role of murderer Captain Hugo in the 1958 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Demure Defendant" and as Pete in The Twilight Zone episode "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" (1962). He played Captain Cobb in Disney's TV miniseries Davy Crockett. His first cousin was actress Merie Earle, best known as Maude Gormley on The Waltons.
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Filmography
Thriller
TV · as Obed, The Old Gaffer · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Pete · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Jeb · 1 ep
Girl with an Itch
Movie · as Gramps
Perry Mason
TV · as Capt. Hugo · 1 ep
The Real McCoys
TV · as Floyd Armbruster · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Movie · as Cap'n Cobb
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Movie · as Captain Cobb
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Movie · as Prospector
Ten Wanted Men
Movie · as Tod Grinnel
The Kentuckian
Movie · as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV · as Fly · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Stryker · 1 ep
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie · as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Captain Cobb · 1 ep
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV · as Kid Hooker · 1 ep
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Movie · as Jim Martin
Hangman's Knot
Movie · as Plunkett, the Station agent
Captive of Billy the Kid
Movie · as Skeeter Davis
Man in the Saddle
Movie · as Pay Lankershim
Gold Raiders
Movie · as Doc Mason
Silver City Bonanza
Movie · as Town Loafer
Harvey
Movie · as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Movie · as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Movie · as Mr. Edwards
The Gal Who Took the West
Movie · as Hawley (as old Timer)
Streets of Laredo
Movie · as Pop Lint
Rim of the Canyon
Movie · as Loco John
Big Jack
Movie · as Saltlick Joe
Deputy Marshal
Movie · as Doc Vinson
Tell It to the Judge
Movie · as Alonzo K. Roogle
The Paleface
Movie · as Hank Billings
Highway 13
Movie · as Bill 'Pops' Lacy
Moonrise
Movie · as Coroner
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Movie · as Capt. Bjorn
Loaded Pistols
Movie · as Jim Hedge
Relentless
Movie · as Dad
Portrait of Jennie
Movie · as Capt. Cobb
The Millerson Case
Movie · as Sheriff Luke Akers
Yankee Fakir
Movie · as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie · as Ira Mackel
The Yearling
Movie · as Pa Forrester
Wake Up and Dream
Movie · as Henry Pecket
Gallant Bess
Movie · as Smitty
People on Paper
Movie · as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
Movie · as Old Tom
Captain Eddie
Movie · as Jabez
Tall in the Saddle
Movie · as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
Movie · as Henderson
The Kansan
Movie · as Bridge-Tender
Happy Go Lucky
Movie · as Mr. Smith
The Woman of the Town
Movie · as Buffalo Burns
Lady Bodyguard
Movie · as Elmer Frawley
Saboteur
Movie · as Neilson
Captains of the Clouds
Movie · as Store-Teeth Morrison
Lucky Jordan
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie · as Mailman
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Movie · as Tadpole
The Forest Rangers
Movie · as Terry McCabe
This Gun for Hire
Movie · as Scissor Grinder
Fly By Night
Movie · as Station Watchman
Sergeant York
Movie · as Zeke
The Smiling Ghost
Movie · as Sexton at cemetery
Pacific Blackout
Movie · as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
Texas
Movie · as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Parson of Panamint
Movie · as Crabapple Jones
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Ben Mattling
She Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Eli Potter
Half a Sinner
Movie · as Snuffy
20 Mule Team
Movie · as Chuckawalla
Granny Get Your Gun
Movie · as Smokey
Calling All Husbands
Movie · as Judge Todd
Northward, Ho!
Movie · as Newspaper-reading skeptic
Untamed
Movie · as "Smokey" Moseby
Young Tom Edison
Movie · as Mr. Waddell
Wyoming
Movie · as Pa McKinley
Go West
Movie · as Railroad Official (uncredited)
The Captain is a Lady
Movie · as Samuel Darby
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Movie · as Driver (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
Movie · as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
Movie · as Ben
Undercover Doctor
Movie · as Sam Whitmore
Outside These Walls
Movie · as Smedley (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Movie · as 'Cap' Finch
The Cowboy Quarterback
Movie · as Lem the Mailman
Help Wanted
Movie · as H.L. (Pop) Daniels
They Made Me a Criminal
Movie · as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Zenobia
Movie · as Sheriff
Stand Up and Fight
Movie · as Bum in jail
King of the Underworld
Movie · as Villager #3 (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Jimmy Barzek
The Oklahoma Kid
Movie · as Postman (uncredited)
Dodge City
Movie · as Charley (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen
Movie · as Mr. Quill
I'll Tell the World
Movie · as Grandpa Burton
Maisie
Movie · as Station Agent (Uncredited)
Main Street Lawyer
Movie · as Zeke
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Movie · as Henry - Baggage Man
Night Work
Movie · as Smokestack Smiley
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Movie · as Curdleface (uncredited)
Ambush
Movie · as Pop Stebbins
Of Human Hearts
Movie · as Elder Massey
Mr. Chump
Movie · as Pop (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
Movie · as Benson
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Movie · as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
Young Fugitives
Movie · as Benjie Collins
One Wild Night
Movie · as Deaf Man (uncredited)
Miracle Money
Movie · as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
Riding on Air
Movie · as Sheriff
Mountain Music
Movie · as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
Topper
Movie · as Board Member (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
Movie · as Sheriff
Dangerous Number
Movie · as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Idol of the Crowds
Movie · as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
Big City
Movie · as Grandpa Sloane
The Phantom Rider
Movie · as Mr. Hudson
Rhythm on the Range
Movie · as Gila Bend
Every Sunday
Movie · as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Movie · as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Way Down East
Movie · as Doc Wiggin