Clem Bevans
Acting
🎂 1880-10-16
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.
Cast credits(121)
1957
Stryker
1955
Pete
1959
Obed
1960
The Old Gaffer
1960
Capt. Hugo
1957
1957
Kid Hooker
1954
Captain Cobb
1954
Fly
1955
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950
Neilson
1942
Zeke
1941
Board Member (uncredited)
1937
Charley (uncredited)
1939
Scissor Grinder
1942
Jim Martin
1953
Coroner
1948
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1944
Cap'n Cobb
1956
Capt. Cobb
1948
Pa Forrester
1946
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939
Dad
1948
Pop Stebbins
1939
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1955
Tod Grinnel
1955
Railroad Official
1940
Pay Lankershim
1951
Hank Billings
1948
Mr. Waddell
1940
Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
1942
Villager #3 (uncredited)
1939
Elder Massey
1938
Pop Lint
1949
Postman (uncredited)
1939
Plunkett, the Station agent
1952
Tadpole
1942
Bridge-Tender
1943
Sheriff
1939
Ira Mackel
1947
Skeeter Davis
1952
Jimmy Barzek
1939
Crabapple Jones
1941
Loco John
1949
Sexton at cemetery
1941
Grandpa Sloane
1937
Alonzo K. Roogle
1949
Bum in jail
1939
Henderson
1943
Gila Bend
1936
Sam Whitmore
1939
Amiel "Pop" Pruty
1954
Ben Mattling
1940
Midas Plant Night-Watchman
1941
Saltlick Joe
1949
Gas Station Attendant
1942
Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
1947
Hawley (as old Timer)
1949
'Cap' Finch
1939
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1936
Buffalo Burns
1943
Elmer Frawley
1943
Station Agent (Uncredited)
1939
Capt. Bjorn
1948
Benjie Collins
1938
Mr. Greene (uncredited)
1938
Smedley (uncredited)
1939
Pa McKinley
1940
Pop (uncredited)
1938
Eli Potter
1940
Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
1950
Henry - Baggage Man
1939
Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Snuffy
1940
Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
1937
Station Watchman
1942
Smokey
1940
Town Loafer
1951
Chuckawalla
1940
Terry McCabe
1942
Doc Vinson
1949
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
1937
Jim Hedge
1948
Smokestack Smiley
1939
Man playing checkers
1936
"Smokey" Moseby
1940
Zeke
1939
Mr. Quill
1939
Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
1938
Curdleface (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith
1943
Old Tom
1945
Sheriff
1937
Sheriff
1937
'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
1940
Doc Wiggin
1935
Samuel Darby
1940
Bill 'Pops' Lacy
1948
Mr. Edwards
1950
Benson
1938
Smitty
1946
Doc Mason
1951
Lem the Mailman
1939
Jabez
1945
Sheriff Luke Akers
1947
Prospector
1955
Deaf Man (uncredited)
1938
Ben
1940
Henry Pecket
1946
Mailman
1942
Driver (Uncredited)
1940
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
1939
Newspaper-reading skeptic
1940
Captain Cobb
1955
Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
1945
Gramps
1958
Judge Todd
1940
Grandpa Burton
1939
Mr. Hudson
1936