Clem Bevans
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1880
- Died
- August 11, 1963
- Birthplace
- Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
Girl with an Itch 1958
as Gramps
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
The Kentuckian 1955
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men 1955
as Tod Grinnel
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
This Gun for Hire 1942
as Scissor Grinder
Saboteur 1942
as Neilson
Captains of the Clouds 1942
as 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 (uncredited)
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
Northward, Ho! 1940
as Newspaper-reading skeptic
Granny Get Your Gun 1940
as Smokey
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)
Mountain Music 1937
as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
Riding on Air 1937
as Sheriff
Angel's Holiday 1937
as Sheriff
Dangerous Number 1937
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Every Sunday 1936
as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)
The President's Mystery 1936
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider 1936
as Mr. Hudson
Rhythm on the Range 1936
as Gila Bend
Way Down East 1935
as Doc Wiggin
Credits from TMDB.