Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Known for Acting · 121 credits

Born
1880-10-16
Died
1963-08-11
Place of birth
Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Clement Guy Blevins · Clem Bevins · Clem Guy Bevans

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.

Known For

TV Shows (10)

Movies (111)

Sergeant York
Movie

Sergeant York

1941

as Zeke

Zenobia
Movie

Zenobia

1939

as Sheriff

Dodge City
Movie

Dodge City

1939

as Charley (uncredited)

Go West
Movie

Go West

1940

as Railroad Official

Harvey
Movie

Harvey

1950

as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer

Portrait of Jennie
Movie

Portrait of Jennie

1948

as Capt. Cobb

Saboteur
Movie

Saboteur

1942

as Neilson

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Movie

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

as Cap'n Cobb

The Yearling
Movie

The Yearling

1946

as Pa Forrester

Tall in the Saddle
Movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Forest Rangers
Movie

The Forest Rangers

1942

as Terry McCabe

The Human Comedy
Movie

The Human Comedy

1943

as Henderson

This Gun for Hire
Movie

This Gun for Hire

1942

as Scissor Grinder

The Kentuckian
Movie

The Kentuckian

1955

as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Ten Wanted Men
Movie

Ten Wanted Men

1955

as Tod Grinnel

The Stranger Wore a Gun
Movie

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

as Jim Martin

The Paleface
Movie

The Paleface

1948

as Hank Billings

The Millerson Case
Movie

The Millerson Case

1947

as Sheriff Luke Akers

Of Human Hearts
Movie

Of Human Hearts

1938

as Elder Massey

Main Street Lawyer
Movie

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as Zeke

Big Jack
Movie

Big Jack

1949

as Saltlick Joe

Topper
Movie

Topper

1937

as Board Member (uncredited)

Hangman's Knot
Movie

Hangman's Knot

1952

as Plunkett, the Station agent

Streets of Laredo
Movie

Streets of Laredo

1949

as Pop Lint

Undercover Doctor
Movie

Undercover Doctor

1939

as Sam Whitmore

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Movie

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

as Henry - Baggage Man

Help Wanted
Movie

Help Wanted

1939

as H.L. (Pop) Daniels

Young Tom Edison
Movie

Young Tom Edison

1940

as Mr. Waddell

The Oklahoma Kid
Movie

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

as Postman (uncredited)

Man in the Saddle
Movie

Man in the Saddle

1951

as Pay Lankershim

The Gal Who Took the West
Movie

The Gal Who Took the West

1949

as Hawley (as old Timer)

Gold Raiders
Movie

Gold Raiders

1951

as Doc Mason

Riding on Air
Movie

Riding on Air

1937

as Sheriff

Grissly's Millions
Movie

Grissly's Millions

1945

as Old Tom

Captains of the Clouds
Movie

Captains of the Clouds

1942

as Store-Teeth Morrison

Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Ira Mackel

King of the Underworld
Movie

King of the Underworld

1939

as Villager #3 (uncredited)

Calling All Husbands
Movie

Calling All Husbands

1940

as Judge Todd

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Ben Mattling

Comet Over Broadway
Movie

Comet Over Broadway

1938

as Benson

Texas
Movie

Texas

1941

as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Movie

Idiot's Delight

1939

as Jimmy Barzek

Pacific Blackout
Movie

Pacific Blackout

1941

as Midas Plant Night-Watchman

Stand Up and Fight
Movie

Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Bum in jail

The Cowboy Quarterback
Movie

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939

as Lem the Mailman

Happy Go Lucky
Movie

Happy Go Lucky

1943

as Mr. Smith

Thunder Afloat
Movie

Thunder Afloat

1939

as 'Cap' Finch

Relentless
Movie

Relentless

1948

as Dad

Big City
Movie

Big City

1937

as Grandpa Sloane

Hell's Kitchen
Movie

Hell's Kitchen

1939

as Mr. Quill

Way Down East
Movie

Way Down East

1935

as Doc Wiggin

Mountain Music
Movie

Mountain Music

1937

as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)

The Kansan
Movie

The Kansan

1943

as Bridge-Tender

Maisie
Movie

Maisie

1939

as Station Agent (Uncredited)

Miracle Money
Movie

Miracle Money

1938

as Mr. Greene (uncredited)

Loaded Pistols
Movie

Loaded Pistols

1948

as Jim Hedge

I'll Tell the World
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1939

as Grandpa Burton

Every Sunday
Movie

Every Sunday

1936

as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)

Silver City Bonanza
Movie

Silver City Bonanza

1951

as Town Loafer

The Parson of Panamint
Movie

The Parson of Panamint

1941

as Crabapple Jones

Outside These Walls
Movie

Outside These Walls

1939

as Smedley (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range
Movie

Rhythm on the Range

1936

as Gila Bend

Moonrise
Movie

Moonrise

1948

as Coroner

Deputy Marshal
Movie

Deputy Marshal

1949

as Doc Vinson

The Smiling Ghost
Movie

The Smiling Ghost

1941

as Sexton at cemetery

Idol of the Crowds
Movie

Idol of the Crowds

1937

as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)

The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

as Amiel "Pop" Pruty

Captain Eddie
Movie

Captain Eddie

1945

as Jabez

The Woman of the Town
Movie

The Woman of the Town

1943

as Buffalo Burns

The Twinkle In God's Eye
Movie

The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955

as Prospector

The President's Mystery
Movie

The President's Mystery

1936

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie
Movie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)

Mr. Chump
Movie

Mr. Chump

1938

as Pop (uncredited)

Fly By Night
Movie

Fly By Night

1942

as Station Watchman

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

as Mailman

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Movie

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

1950

as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley

Highway 13
Movie

Highway 13

1948

as Bill 'Pops' Lacy

Tell It to the Judge
Movie

Tell It to the Judge

1949

as Alonzo K. Roogle

Lucky Jordan
Movie

Lucky Jordan

1942

as Gas Station Attendant

Wyoming
Movie

Wyoming

1940

as Pa McKinley

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Movie

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

as Tadpole

Angel's Holiday
Movie

Angel's Holiday

1937

as Sheriff

Granny Get Your Gun
Movie

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

as Smokey

They Made Me a Criminal
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Half a Sinner
Movie

Half a Sinner

1940

as Snuffy

Rim of the Canyon
Movie

Rim of the Canyon

1949

as Loco John

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Movie

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

as Capt. Bjorn

20 Mule Team
Movie

20 Mule Team

1940

as Chuckawalla

Dangerous Number
Movie

Dangerous Number

1937

as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Movie

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum

Wake Up and Dream
Movie

Wake Up and Dream

1946

as Henry Pecket

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Movie

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

1955

as Captain Cobb

The Captain is a Lady
Movie

The Captain is a Lady

1940

as Samuel Darby

Gallant Bess
Movie

Gallant Bess

1946

as Smitty

Untamed
Movie

Untamed

1940

as "Smokey" Moseby

Young Fugitives
Movie

Young Fugitives

1938

as Benjie Collins

Yankee Fakir
Movie

Yankee Fakir

1947

as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")

She Couldn't Say No
Movie

She Couldn't Say No

1940

as Eli Potter

Lady Bodyguard
Movie

Lady Bodyguard

1943

as Elmer Frawley

The Phantom Rider
Movie

The Phantom Rider

1936

as Mr. Hudson

Ambush
Movie

Ambush

1939

as Pop Stebbins

Captive of Billy the Kid
Movie

Captive of Billy the Kid

1952

as Skeeter Davis

One Wild Night
Movie

One Wild Night

1938

as Deaf Man (uncredited)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Movie

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

as Driver (Uncredited)

Girl with an Itch
Movie

Girl with an Itch

1958

as Gramps

Night Work
Movie

Night Work

1939

as Smokestack Smiley

People on Paper
Movie

People on Paper

1945

as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)

Girl from God's Country
Movie

Girl from God's Country

1940

as Ben

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Movie

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

as Mr. Edwards

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Movie

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

1939

as Curdleface (uncredited)

Northward, Ho!
Movie

Northward, Ho!

1940

as Newspaper-reading skeptic

About Clem Bevans

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 P… With 121 credits spanning from 1935 to 1960, Clem Bevans has appeared in 111 films and 10 TV shows.

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