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Clem Bevans

Known For: Acting
Born: October 16, 1880
Place of Birth: Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
Died: August 11, 1963

Clem Bevans

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 Twiligh…

Filmography

Thriller

1960 · Obed, The Old Gaffer

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Pete

Bonanza

1959 · Jeb

Girl with an Itch

1958 · Gramps

The Real McCoys

1957 · , Floyd Armbruster

Maverick

1957

Perry Mason

1957 · Capt. Hugo

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956 · Cap'n Cobb

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

1955 · Captain Cobb

The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955 · Prospector

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Stryker

Gunsmoke

1955 · Fly

The Kentuckian

1955 · Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Ten Wanted Men

1955 · Tod Grinnel

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Captain Cobb

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954 · Kid Hooker

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954 · Amiel "Pop" Pruty

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 · Jim Martin

Hangman's Knot

1952 · Plunkett, the Station agent

Captive of Billy the Kid

1952 · Skeeter Davis

Man in the Saddle

1951 · Pay Lankershim

Gold Raiders

1951 · Doc Mason

Silver City Bonanza

1951 · Town Loafer

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

1950 · Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley

Harvey

1950 · Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950 · Mr. Edwards

Tell It to the Judge

1949 · Alonzo K. Roogle

Deputy Marshal

1949 · Doc Vinson

The Gal Who Took the West

1949 · Hawley (as old Timer)

Rim of the Canyon

1949 · Loco John

Streets of Laredo

1949 · Pop Lint

Big Jack

1949 · Saltlick Joe

Highway 13

1948 · Bill 'Pops' Lacy

Portrait of Jennie

1948 · Capt. Cobb

The Paleface

1948 · Hank Billings

Loaded Pistols

1948 · Jim Hedge

Moonrise

1948 · Coroner

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948 · Capt. Bjorn

Relentless

1948 · Dad

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947 · Ira Mackel

The Millerson Case

1947 · Sheriff Luke Akers

Yankee Fakir

1947 · Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")

The Yearling

1946 · Pa Forrester

Gallant Bess

1946 · Smitty

Wake Up and Dream

1946 · Henry Pecket

People on Paper

1945 · Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)

Captain Eddie

1945 · Jabez

Grissly's Millions

1945 · Old Tom

Tall in the Saddle

1944 · Card Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Woman of the Town

1943 · Buffalo Burns

The Kansan

1943 · Bridge-Tender

The Human Comedy

1943 · Henderson

Happy Go Lucky

1943 · Mr. Smith

Lady Bodyguard

1943 · Elmer Frawley

Lucky Jordan

1942 · Gas Station Attendant

The Forest Rangers

1942 · Terry McCabe

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942 · Mailman

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942 · Tadpole

This Gun for Hire

1942 · Scissor Grinder

Saboteur

1942 · Neilson

Captains of the Clouds

1942 · Store-Teeth Morrison

Fly By Night

1942 · Station Watchman

Pacific Blackout

1941 · Midas Plant Night-Watchman

Texas

1941 · Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941 · Zeke

The Smiling Ghost

1941 · Sexton at cemetery

The Parson of Panamint

1941 · Crabapple Jones

She Couldn't Say No

1940 · Eli Potter

Go West

1940 · Railroad Official

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940 · Driver (Uncredited)

Wyoming

1940 · Pa McKinley

Calling All Husbands

1940 · Judge Todd

Girl from God's Country

1940 · Ben

Gold Rush Maisie

1940 · 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)

Untamed

1940 · "Smokey" Moseby

The Captain is a Lady

1940 · Samuel Darby

20 Mule Team

1940 · Chuckawalla

Half a Sinner

1940 · Snuffy

Young Tom Edison

1940 · Mr. Waddell

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Ben Mattling

Granny Get Your Gun

1940 · Smokey

Northward, Ho!

1940 · Newspaper-reading skeptic

Main Street Lawyer

1939 · Zeke

Thunder Afloat

1939 · 'Cap' Finch

Night Work

1939 · Smokestack Smiley

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939 · Lem the Mailman

Hell's Kitchen

1939 · Mr. Quill

Maisie

1939 · Station Agent (Uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

1939 · Curdleface (uncredited)

Help Wanted

1939 · H.L. (Pop) Daniels

Undercover Doctor

1939 · Sam Whitmore

Outside These Walls

1939 · Smedley (uncredited)

Zenobia

1939 · Sheriff

Dodge City

1939 · Charley (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

1939 · Postman (uncredited)

I'll Tell the World

1939 · Grandpa Burton

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939 · Henry - Baggage Man

Idiot's Delight

1939 · Jimmy Barzek

They Made Me a Criminal

1939 · Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Ambush

1939 · Pop Stebbins

King of the Underworld

1939 · Villager #3 (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight

1939 · Bum in jail

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 · Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum

Comet Over Broadway

1938 · Benson

Mr. Chump

1938 · Pop (uncredited)

Young Fugitives

1938 · Benjie Collins

One Wild Night

1938 · Deaf Man (uncredited)

Miracle Money

1938 · Mr. Greene (uncredited)

Of Human Hearts

1938 · Elder Massey

Idol of the Crowds

1937 · Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)

Big City

1937 · Grandpa Sloane

Topper

1937 · Board Member (uncredited)

Riding on Air

1937 · Sheriff

Mountain Music

1937 · Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)

Angel's Holiday

1937 · Sheriff

Dangerous Number

1937 · Monte Christo (Actor Friend)

Every Sunday

1936 · Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)

The President's Mystery

1936 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Phantom Rider

1936 · Mr. Hudson

Rhythm on the Range

1936 · Gila Bend

Way Down East

1935 · Doc Wiggin

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