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