Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Date of Birth:

Oct 16, 1880

Place of Birth:

Cozaddale, Ohio, USA

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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.

filmography:

Main Street Lawyer Main Street Lawyer

1939

Mourning Becomes Electra Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

The Parson of Panamint The Parson of Panamint

1941

The Forest Rangers The Forest Rangers

1942

Young Tom Edison Young Tom Edison

1940

This Gun for Hire This Gun for Hire

1942

Grissly's Millions Grissly's Millions

1945

The Captain Is a Lady The Captain Is a Lady

1940

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

The Stranger Wore a Gun The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

Go West Go West

1940

Wyoming Wyoming

1940

Yankee Fakir Yankee Fakir

1947

Maisie Maisie

1939

The Oklahoma Kid The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

King of the Underworld King of the Underworld

1939

Stand Up and Fight Stand Up and Fight

1939

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen

1939

Northward, Ho! Northward, Ho!

1940

Miracle Money Miracle Money

1938

Texas Texas

1941

I'll Tell the World I'll Tell the World

1939

Girl with an Itch Girl with an Itch

1958

Untamed Untamed

1940

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

Topper Topper

1937

Gold Rush Maisie Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Girl from God's Country Girl from God's Country

1940

Portrait of Jennie Portrait of Jennie

1948

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

1939

Night Work Night Work

1939

Captain Eddie Captain Eddie

1945

Tall in the Saddle Tall in the Saddle

1944

Ambush Ambush

1939

Every Sunday Every Sunday

1936

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

Tell It to the Judge Tell It to the Judge

1949

The Kentuckian The Kentuckian

1955

Fly-By-Night Fly-By-Night

1942

Big City Big City

1937

Loaded Pistols Loaded Pistols

1948

Yes, My Darling Daughter Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

Silver City Bonanza Silver City Bonanza

1951

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

1950

Rhythm on the Range Rhythm on the Range

1936

The Woman of the Town The Woman of the Town

1943

Relentless Relentless

1948

Lady Bodyguard Lady Bodyguard

1943

Idol of the Crowds Idol of the Crowds

1937

Dangerous Number Dangerous Number

1937

Angel's Holiday Angel's Holiday

1937

Ten Wanted Men Ten Wanted Men

1955

Calling All Husbands Calling All Husbands

1940

Captive of Billy the Kid Captive of Billy the Kid

1952

The Cowboy Quarterback The Cowboy Quarterback

1939

Highway 13 Highway 13

1948

Thunder Afloat Thunder Afloat

1939

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

1955

The Millerson Case The Millerson Case

1947

Of Human Hearts Of Human Hearts

1938

Streets of Laredo Streets of Laredo

1949

The Twinkle In God's Eye The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955

Moonrise Moonrise

1948

Happy Go Lucky Happy Go Lucky

1943

Lucky Jordan Lucky Jordan

1942

Help Wanted Help Wanted

1939

The Smiling Ghost The Smiling Ghost

1941

Outside These Walls Outside These Walls

1939

Man in the Saddle Man in the Saddle

1951

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

The Gal Who Took the West The Gal Who Took the West

1949

Undercover Doctor Undercover Doctor

1939

Captains of the Clouds Captains of the Clouds

1942

Sergeant York Sergeant York

1941

The Human Comedy The Human Comedy

1943

The Yearling The Yearling

1946

Hangman's Knot Hangman's Knot

1952

People on Paper People on Paper

1945

The Paleface The Paleface

1948

The Kansan The Kansan

1943

Rim of the Canyon Rim of the Canyon

1949

She Couldn't Say No She Couldn't Say No

1940

They Made Me a Criminal They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Half a Sinner Half a Sinner

1940

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

Gallant Bess Gallant Bess

1946

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

20 Mule Team 20 Mule Team

1940

Harvey Harvey

1950

Way Down East Way Down East

1935

Granny Get Your Gun Granny Get Your Gun

1940

The Boy from Oklahoma The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

One Wild Night One Wild Night

1938

Young Fugitives Young Fugitives

1938

Mountain Music Mountain Music

1937

Deputy Marshal Deputy Marshal

1949

Riding on Air Riding on Air

1937

Gold Raiders Gold Raiders

1951

Big Jack Big Jack

1949

Mr. Chump Mr. Chump

1938

Wake Up and Dream Wake Up and Dream

1946

The Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider

1936

Pacific Blackout Pacific Blackout

1941

Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

Comet Over Broadway Comet Over Broadway

1938

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

Saboteur Saboteur

1942

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