Clem Bevans
Known for: Acting
Born: October 16, 1880
Died: August 11, 1963
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
111 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Thriller
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
5.3
Girl with an Itch
1958
5.9
The Real McCoys
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.3
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
7.3
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
7.5
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
5.8
The Kentuckian
1955
5.9
Ten Wanted Men
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
5.7
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
5.5
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
6.6
Hangman's Knot
1952
9.0
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952
6.6
Man in the Saddle
1951
6.6
Gold Raiders
1951
8.0
Silver City Bonanza
1951
7.0
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
7.7
Harvey
1950
5.3
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
6.6
Tell It to the Judge
1949
6.3
Deputy Marshal
1949
6.0
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
5.2
Rim of the Canyon
1949
6.0
Streets of Laredo
1949
7.3
Big Jack
1949
5.8
Highway 13
1948
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
1948
6.1
The Paleface
1948
6.5
Loaded Pistols
1948
6.3
Moonrise
1948
5.8
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
6.4
Relentless
1948
6.1
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
5.9
The Millerson Case
1947
6.0
Yankee Fakir
1947
6.7
The Yearling
1946
7.0
Gallant Bess
1946
7.4
Wake Up and Dream
1946
6.7
People on Paper
1945
7.2
Captain Eddie
1945
6.5
Grissly's Millions
1945
6.6
Tall in the Saddle
1944
6.4
The Woman of the Town
1943
6.0
The Kansan
1943
6.2
The Human Comedy
1943
5.5
Happy Go Lucky
1943
6.0
Lady Bodyguard
1943
7.4
Lucky Jordan
1942
9.0
The Forest Rangers
1942
8.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
6.1
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
7.0
This Gun for Hire
1942
6.9
Saboteur
1942
6.4
Captains of the Clouds
1942
6.7
Fly By Night
1942
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941
6.7
Texas
1941
7.2
Sergeant York
1941
6.7
The Smiling Ghost
1941
5.8
The Parson of Panamint
1941
7.5
She Couldn't Say No
1940
6.6
Go West
1940
5.5
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
6.7
Wyoming
1940
8.0
Calling All Husbands
1940
9.0
Girl from God's Country
1940
6.8
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
5.0
Untamed
1940
7.5
The Captain is a Lady
1940
6.6
20 Mule Team
1940
5.3
Half a Sinner
1940
5.9
Young Tom Edison
1940
6.9
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
5.7
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
6.7
Northward, Ho!
1940
5.0
Main Street Lawyer
1939
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939
8.5
Night Work
1939
6.7
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
1939
4.8
Maisie
1939
8.0
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939
7.0
Help Wanted
1939
6.7
Undercover Doctor
1939
8.8
Outside These Walls
1939
5.0
Zenobia
1939
6.9
Dodge City
1939
6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
NR
I'll Tell the World
1939
4.5
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
6.0
Ambush
1939
6.4
King of the Underworld
1939
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939
5.6
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
5.7
Comet Over Broadway
1938
10.0
Mr. Chump
1938
3.7
Young Fugitives
1938
7.8
One Wild Night
1938
6.0
Miracle Money
1938
6.0
Of Human Hearts
1938
5.1
Idol of the Crowds
1937
7.7
Big City
1937
6.7
Topper
1937
6.0
Riding on Air
1937
6.0
Mountain Music
1937
6.0
Angel's Holiday
1937
4.9
Dangerous Number
1937
5.1
Every Sunday
1936
5.8
The President's Mystery
1936
7.0
The Phantom Rider
1936
5.5
Rhythm on the Range
1936
4.5
Way Down East
1935