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
| Birth Location | Cozaddale, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1880-10-16 |
| Died | 1963-08-11 |
Movies
Girl with an Itch
as Gramps
1958
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Cap'n Cobb
1956
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
as Captain Cobb
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Prospector
1955
The Kentuckian
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1955
Ten Wanted Men
as Tod Grinnel
1955
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
1954
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jim Martin
1953
Hangman's Knot
as Plunkett, the Station agent
1952
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Skeeter Davis
1952
Man in the Saddle
as Pay Lankershim
1951
Gold Raiders
as Doc Mason
1951
Silver City Bonanza
as Town Loafer
1951
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
1950
Harvey
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Mr. Edwards
1950
Tell It to the Judge
as Alonzo K. Roogle
1949
Deputy Marshal
as Doc Vinson
1949
The Gal Who Took the West
as Hawley (as old Timer)
1949
Rim of the Canyon
as Loco John
1949
Streets of Laredo
as Pop Lint
1949
Big Jack
as Saltlick Joe
1949
Highway 13
as Bill 'Pops' Lacy
1948
Portrait of Jennie
as Capt. Cobb
1948
The Paleface
as Hank Billings
1948
Loaded Pistols
as Jim Hedge
1948
Moonrise
as Coroner
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Capt. Bjorn
1948
Relentless
as Dad
1948
The Millerson Case
as Sheriff Luke Akers
1947
Yankee Fakir
as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
1947
The Yearling
as Pa Forrester
1946
Gallant Bess
as Smitty
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as Henry Pecket
1946
People on Paper
as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
1945
Captain Eddie
as Jabez
1945
Grissly's Millions
as Old Tom
1945
Tall in the Saddle
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1944
The Woman of the Town
as Buffalo Burns
1943
The Kansan
as Bridge-Tender
1943
The Human Comedy
as Henderson
1943
Happy Go Lucky
as Mr. Smith
1943
Lady Bodyguard
as Elmer Frawley
1943
Lucky Jordan
as Gas Station Attendant
1942
The Forest Rangers
as Terry McCabe
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mailman
1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Tadpole
1942
This Gun for Hire
as Scissor Grinder
1942
Saboteur
as Neilson
1942
Captains of the Clouds
as Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
1942
Fly-By-Night
as Station Watchman
1942
Pacific Blackout
as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
1941
Texas
as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York
as Zeke
1941
The Smiling Ghost
as Sexton at cemetery
1941
The Parson of Panamint
as Crabapple Jones
1941
She Couldn't Say No
as Eli Potter
1940
Go West
as Railroad Official
1940
Wyoming
as Pa McKinley
1940
Calling All Husbands
as Judge Todd
1940
Girl from God's Country
as Ben
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
1940
Untamed
as "Smokey" Moseby
1940
The Captain Is a Lady
as Samuel Darby
1940
20 Mule Team
as Chuckawalla
1940
Half a Sinner
as Snuffy
1940
Young Tom Edison
as Mr. Waddell
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Ben Mattling
1940
Northward, Ho!
as Newspaper-reading skeptic
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
as Smokey
1940
Main Street Lawyer
as Zeke
1939
Thunder Afloat
as 'Cap' Finch
1939
Night Work
as Smokestack Smiley
1939
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Lem the Mailman
1939
Hell's Kitchen
as Mr. Quill
1939
Maisie
as Station Agent (Uncredited)
1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
as Curdleface (uncredited)
1939
Help Wanted
as H.L. (Pop) Daniels
1939
Undercover Doctor
as Sam Whitmore
1939
Outside These Walls
as Smedley (uncredited)
1939
Zenobia
as Sheriff
1939
Dodge City
as Charley (uncredited)
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
as Postman (uncredited)
1939
I'll Tell the World
as Grandpa Burton
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Henry - Baggage Man
1939
Idiot's Delight
as Jimmy Barzek
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939
Ambush
as Pop Stebbins
1939
King of the Underworld
as Villager #3 (uncredited)
1939
Stand Up and Fight
as Bum in jail
1939
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
1938
Comet Over Broadway
as Benson
1938
Mr. Chump
as Pop (uncredited)
1938
Young Fugitives
as Benjie Collins
1938
One Wild Night
as Deaf Man (uncredited)
1938
Miracle Money
as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
1938
Of Human Hearts
as Elder Massey
1938
Idol of the Crowds
as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
1937
Big City
as Grandpa Sloane
1937
Topper
as Board Member (uncredited)
1937
Mountain Music
as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Riding on Air
as Sheriff
1937
Angel's Holiday
as Sheriff
1937
Dangerous Number
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
1937
1936
The Phantom Rider
as Mr. Hudson
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as Gila Bend
1936
Way Down East
as Doc Wiggin
1935
Clem Bevans hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
