Billy Bevan
Known for Acting · 202 credits
- Born
- 1887-09-29
- Died
- 1957-11-26
- Place of birth
- Orange, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- William Bevan · Bill Bevans · Billy Bevin · Bill Bivin
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. He appeared in 254 American films between 1916 and 1950.
Bevan was born in the country town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He went on the stage at an early age, traveled to Sydney and spent eight years in Australian light opera, performing as Willie Bevan. He sailed to America with the Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company in 1912 and later toured Canada. Bevan broke into films with the Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916. When the company disbanded, Bevan became a supporting actor in Mack Sennett movie comedies. An expressive pantomimist, Bevan's quiet scene-stealing attracted attention, and by 1922 Bevan was a Sennett star. He supplemented his income, however, by establishing a citrus and avocado farm at Escondido, California.
Usually filmed wearing a derby hat and a drooping mustache, Bevan may not have possessed an indelible screen character like Charlie Chaplin but he had a friendly, funny presence in the frantic Sennett comedies. Much of the comedy depended on Bevan's skilled timing and reactions; the famous "oyster" routine performed on film by Curly Howard, Lou Costello, and Huntz Hall—in which a bowl of "fresh oyster stew" shows alarming signs of life and battles the guy trying to eat it—was originated on film decades earlier by Bevan in the short film Wandering Willies.
By the mid-1920s Bevan was often teamed with Andy Clyde; Clyde soon graduated to his own starring series. The late 1920s found Bevan playing in wild marital farces for Sennett.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (201)
Rebecca
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Malvolio Jones
Suspicion
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Joe (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Bookie (uncredited)
Cavalcade
1933
as George Grainger
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Cluny Brown
1946
as Uncle Arn Porritt
A Tale of Two Cities
1935
as Jerry Cruncher
Stingaree
1934
as Mac
Captain Fury
1939
as Duffy
I Married a Witch
1942
as Puritan Vendor (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
1938
as Street Watch Leader
National Velvet
1945
as Constable (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Mr. Weller
Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Albert
Slave Ship
1937
as Atkins
The Trespasser
1929
as Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Cabby (uncredited)
The Secret Garden
1949
as Barney
The Lodger
1944
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Jim (uncredited)
Bright Eyes
1921
as The Nosey Butler
Payment Deferred
1932
as Charlie Hammond
Private Number
1936
as Frederick
The Lost Patrol
1934
as Hale
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Taxi Driver
The Black Arrow
1948
as Dungeon Keeper
Gymnasium Jim
1922
as Jim
Mystery Woman
1935
as Jepson
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Two of Spades (uncredited)
Three Secrets
1950
as Ed Jackson (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Penny Serenade
1941
as McDougal (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Bartender (uncredited)
Personal Property
1937
as Frank (uncredited)
Vanity Fair
1932
as Joseph Sedley
Devotion
1946
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
Caravan
1934
as Police Sergeant
Terror by Night
1946
as Conductor Taking Tickets
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Will Scarlet
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Cockney (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Joe
Looking Forward
1933
as Mr. Barker
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Sneezing Beezers
1925
as Joe Honck - Taxi Driver
Sky Devils
1932
as Colonel
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Phillips
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
as Billy Bragg
Easy Pickings
1927
as The Detective
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Horace (uncredited)
The Young in Heart
1938
as Kennel Man (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage
1942
as George Barrow
This Above All
1942
as Farmer
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Innkeeper
Forever and a Day
1943
as Wartime Cabby
A Study in Scarlet
1933
as Will Swallow
It Had to Be You
1947
as Evans
Shining Victory
1941
as Chivers
Moss Rose
1947
as Harry, Cab Driver (uncredited)
Let's Live a Little
1948
as Morton
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Castle Guide
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Soldier on the Make (uncredited)
Black Sheep
1935
as Alfred
Transatlantic
1931
as Hodgkins
Peacock Alley
1930
as Walter
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
The Best Man
1928
as Best Man
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Man in Hotel Room
The Swordsman
1948
as Old Andrew
Monte Carlo
1930
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
One More River
1934
as Cloakroom Attendant
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Shock
1934
as Meadows
Luxury Liner
1933
as Schultz
Born to Love
1931
as Departing British Soldier (uncredited)
Chances
1931
as Cuthbert (uncredited)
The Extra Girl
1923
as Comedian
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Winston, Kitty's Butler (uncredited)
Galloping Bungalows
1924
as John Syrup Soother
London Blackout Murders
1943
as Air Raid Warden
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Stage Director
Temptation
1930
as Sam
The Wrong Road
1937
as McLean
Me and My Gal
1932
as Ashley, Arguing Drunk (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Director
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938
as Gallicuddy
Distilled Love
1920
Peg o' My Heart
1933
as Detective #2 (uncredited)
The Silent Witness
1932
as Horace Ward
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Nick
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Officer Watkins
The Last Outpost
1935
as Private Foster
Fight Night
1926
as Walter Moore
Techno-Crazy
1933
as Mary's Father - the Mayor
Journey's End
1930
as Trotter
Another Dawn
1937
as Pvt. Hawkins
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Messenger
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Customs Official
The Sky Hawk
1929
as Tom Berry
For the Love o' Lil
1930
as Edward O. Walker
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
High Voltage
1929
as Gus Jones
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Herb
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Horse Auctioneer
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Stage Doorman
The Way to Love
1933
as M. Prial
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Hiram Case
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938
as Aquarium Guard
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Mr. Jones
Off His Trolley
1924
as The Traffic Cop
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Mr. Bindle
Uncle Jake
1933
as Uncle Jake
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Mr. Boswick
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926
as Wilbur Watts
Song and Dance Man
1936
as Curtis
Over Thereabouts
1925
as Joe Dobell
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Munson
About Billy Bevan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. He appeared in 254 American films between 1916 and 1950. Bevan was born in the country town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He went on the stage at an early age, traveled to Sydney and spent eight years in Australian light opera, performing as Willie Bevan. He sailed to America with the Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company in 1912 and later toured Canad… With 202 credits spanning from 1916 to 1963, Billy Bevan has appeared in 201 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) — as Malvolio Jones
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- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Bookie (uncredited)
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