Clem Bevans
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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.
Acted in
Thriller
1960
as Obed
Thriller
1960
as The Old Gaffer
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Pete
Girl with an Itch
1958
as Gramps
The Real McCoys
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Capt. Hugo
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Cap'n Cobb
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Captain Cobb
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Prospector
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Stryker
Gunsmoke
1955
as Fly
The Kentuckian
1955
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Tod Grinnel
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Captain Cobb
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
as Kid Hooker
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jim Martin
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Plunkett, the Station agent
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952
as Skeeter Davis
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Pay Lankershim
Gold Raiders
1951
as Doc Mason
Silver City Bonanza
1951
as Town Loafer
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
Harvey
1950
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Mr. Edwards
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Alonzo K. Roogle
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Doc Vinson
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Hawley (as old Timer)
Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Loco John
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Pop Lint
Big Jack
1949
as Saltlick Joe
Highway 13
1948
as Bill 'Pops' Lacy
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Capt. Cobb
The Paleface
1948
as Hank Billings
Loaded Pistols
1948
as Jim Hedge
Moonrise
1948
as Coroner
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Capt. Bjorn
Relentless
1948
as Dad
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Ira Mackel
The Millerson Case
1947
as Sheriff Luke Akers
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
The Yearling
1946
as Pa Forrester
Gallant Bess
1946
as Smitty
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Henry Pecket
People on Paper
1945
as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
1945
as Jabez
Grissly's Millions
1945
as Old Tom
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Buffalo Burns
The Kansan
1943
as Bridge-Tender
The Human Comedy
1943
as Henderson
Happy Go Lucky
1943
as Mr. Smith
Lady Bodyguard
1943
as Elmer Frawley
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Gas Station Attendant
The Forest Rangers
1942
as Terry McCabe
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Mailman
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Tadpole
Saboteur
1942
as Neilson
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Scissor Grinder
Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
Fly By Night
1942
as Station Watchman
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
Texas
1941
as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Zeke
The Smiling Ghost
1941
as Sexton at cemetery
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Crabapple Jones
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Eli Potter
Go West
1940
as Railroad Official
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Driver (Uncredited)
Wyoming
1940
as Pa McKinley
Calling All Husbands
1940
as Judge Todd
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Ben
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
Untamed
1940
as "Smokey" Moseby
The Captain Is a Lady
1940
as Samuel Darby
20 Mule Team
1940
as Chuckawalla
Half a Sinner
1940
as Snuffy
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Waddell
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Ben Mattling
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
as Smokey
Northward, Ho!
1940
as Newspaper-reading skeptic
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as Zeke
Thunder Afloat
1939
as 'Cap' Finch
Night Work
1939
as Smokestack Smiley
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Lem the Mailman
Hell's Kitchen
1939
as Mr. Quill
Maisie
1939
as Station Agent (Uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939
as Curdleface (uncredited)
Help Wanted
1939
as H.L. (Pop) Daniels
Undercover Doctor
1939
as Sam Whitmore
Outside These Walls
1939
as Smedley (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939
as Sheriff
Dodge City
1939
as Charley (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Postman (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
1939
as Grandpa Burton
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Henry - Baggage Man
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Jimmy Barzek
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ambush
1939
as Pop Stebbins
King of the Underworld
1939
as Villager #3 (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Bum in jail
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Benson
Mr. Chump
1938
as Pop (uncredited)
Young Fugitives
1938
as Benjie Collins
One Wild Night
1938
as Deaf Man (uncredited)
Miracle Money
1938
as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Elder Massey
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
Big City
1937
as Grandpa Sloane
Topper
1937
as Board Member (uncredited)
Riding on Air
1937
as Sheriff
Mountain Music
1937
as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Sheriff
Dangerous Number
1937
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Every Sunday
1936
as Man playing checkers
The Phantom Rider
1936
as Mr. Hudson
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Gila Bend
Way Down East
1935
as Doc Wiggin