Occupation Actor Siblings Merie Earle Role Character actor | Name Clem Bevans Years active 1900–1962 | |
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Born October 16, 1879 ( 1879-10-16 ) Cozzadale, Ohio, U.S. Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, North Hollywood Died August 11, 1963, Woodland Hills, California, United States Spouse Lillian Luppee (m. 1930–1963) Children Clark Bevans, Luppee Bevans, Clemene Bevans, Edith Bevans Movies Saboteur, The Yearling, The Paleface, Portrait of Jennie, Hangman's Knot Similar People Alma Kruger, Claude Jarman - Jr, Alan Baxter, Dorothy Peterson, Ian Wolfe | ||
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Clem Bevans (October 16, 1879 – August 11, 1963) was an American character actor best remembered for playing eccentric, grumpy old men.
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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
Actor
1962
The New Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Quincy
- America at Home (1962) - Quincy (uncredited)
1962
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Pete
- Hocus-Pocus and Frisby (1962) - Pete
1961
Thriller (TV Series) as
The Old Gaffer / Obed
- Cousin Tundifer (1962) - The Old Gaffer
- The Hungry Glass (1961) - Obed
1961
Frontier Circus (TV Series) as
McPhee
- Journey from Hannibal (1961) - McPhee
1961
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Jeb
- The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch (1961) - Jeb
1961
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Col. Albert Hockley
- State of Shock (1961) - Col. Albert Hockley
1961
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Mr. Montgomery
- Red Confetti (1961) - Mr. Montgomery
1959
Bronco (TV Series) as
Clerk
- Shadow of a Man (1959) - Clerk
1959
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Pop
- The Annie Griffith Story (1959) - Pop
1959
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Floyd Armbruster
- Grampa's Private War (1959) - Floyd Armbruster
1959
Maverick (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Two Beggars on Horseback (1959) - Old Man
1958
Girl with an Itch as
Gramps
1958
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Fly
- Overland Express (1958) - Fly
1958
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Capt. Hugo
- The Case of the Demure Defendant (1958) - Capt. Hugo
1958
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Proctor
- The Westover Case (1958) - Proctor
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series) as
Clay Davis
- The Gold Buckle (1957) - Clay Davis
1957
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Ben Yarboro
- Deep Fraud (1957) - Ben Yarboro
1957
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Silas 'Kid' Hooker / Kid Hooker
- The Courtship of Marshal Higgins (1957) - Silas 'Kid' Hooker
- Higgins' Last Stand (1957) - Kid Hooker
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Jeb Collins
- The Iron Mountain (1957) - Jeb Collins
1955
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Mellon / Mellan
- The Golden Door (1957) - Mr. Mellon
- The Hidden People (1956) - Mellan
- As Long as I Live (1955)
1956
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
1st Loafer
- Woman's Work (1956) - 1st Loafer
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Stryker / Jessup
- Partners (1956) - Stryker
- A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956) - Jessup
1956
The People's Choice (TV Series) as
Grandpa Jones
- Sock and the Proxy Marriage (1956) - Grandpa Jones
1955
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Captain Cobb
- Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955) - Captain Cobb
1955
The Twinkle in God's Eye as
Prospector (uncredited)
1955
The Kentuckian as
River Queen Pilot (uncredited)
1955
Ten Wanted Men as
Tod Grinnel
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Grandpa
- Circumstantial Evidence (1954) - Grandpa
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma as
Pop Pruty
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun as
Jim Martin
1952
Hangman's Knot as
Plunkett, the Station agent
1952
Personal Appearance Theater (TV Series)
- The Haircut (1952)
- Grandpa Cries Wolf (1952)
1952
Captive of Billy the Kid as
Skeeter Davis
1951
Man in the Saddle as
Pay Lankershim
1951
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) as
Elmer
- Mechanic on Duty (1951) - Elmer
1951
Gold Raiders as
Doc Mason
1951
Silver City Bonanza as
Town Loafer
1950
The Magnavox Theater (TV Series) as
Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
- The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950) - Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
1950
Harvey as
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as
Mr. Edwards
1949
The Silver Theatre (TV Series) as
Uncle Henry
- The Guiding Star (1949) - Uncle Henry
1949
Tell It to the Judge as
Alonzo K. Roogle
1949
Deputy Marshal as
Doc Allen 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
1948
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
Jake - Coroner
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as
Capt. Bjorn
1948
Relentless as
Dad
1947
Mourning Becomes Electra as
Ira Mackel
1947
The Millerson Case as
Sheriff Luke Akers
1947
Yankee Fakir as
Shaggy Hartley
1946
The Yearling as
Pa Forrester
1946
Gallant Bess as
Smitty
1946
Wake Up and Dream as
Henry Pecket
1945
People on Paper (Documentary short) as
Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
1945
Captain Eddie as
Jabez
1945
Grissly's Millions as
Young Tom
1945
Night Club Girl as
Mayor
1944
Tall in the Saddle as
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1943
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
1942
Lucky Jordan as
Gas Station Attendant
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as
Postman
1942
The Forest Rangers as
Terry McCabe
1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die as
Tadpole Foster
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
Train Station Watchman
1941
Pacific Blackout as
Midas Plant Night Watchman
1941
The Smiling Ghost as
Sexton - Cemetery Caretaker
1941
The Parson of Panamint as
Crabapple Jones
1941
Sergeant York as
Zeke
1940
She Couldn't Say No as
Eli Potter
1940
Go West as
Railroad Official (uncredited)
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as
Driver (uncredited)
1940
Wyoming as
Pa McKinley (uncredited)
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, the Blind Man
1940
The Captain Is a Lady as
Samuel Darby
1940
20 Mule Team as
Chuckawalla
1940
Half a Sinner as
Snuffy
1940
Granny Get Your Gun as
Smokey
1940
Young Tom Edison as
Mr. Waddell
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as
Ben Mattling
1939
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 (Short) as
Curdleface (uncredited)
1939
Help Wanted (Short) as
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
1939
Undercover Doctor as
Sam Whitmore
1939
The Kid from Kokomo as
Man who didn't turn around (uncredited)
1939
Outside These Walls as
Smedley (uncredited)
1939
Zenobia as
Sheriff
1939
Dodge City as
Charley (uncredited)
1939
I'll Tell the World (Short) as
Grandpa Burton
1939
The Oklahoma Kid as
Postman (uncredited)
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter as
Henry (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight as
Jimmy Barzek (uncredited)
1939
Ambush as
Pop Stebbins
1939
They Made Me a Criminal as
Second Fight Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939
King of the Underworld as
Villager #3 (uncredited)
1939
Stand Up and Fight as
Bum in Jail (uncredited)
1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective as
Sheriff Slocum
1938
Comet Over Broadway as
Benson
1938
Valley of the Giants as
Clem - Old Man (uncredited)
1938
Mr. Chump as
Pop (uncredited)
1938
Young Fugitives as
Benjie Collins
1938
One Wild Night as
Deaf old man (uncredited)
1938
Miracle Money (Short) as
Mr. Greene (uncredited)
1938
Of Human Hearts as
Elder Massey
1937
Idol of the Crowds as
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
1937
Big City as
Grandpa Sloane
1937
The Toast of New York as
Hungry Panhandler (uncredited)
1937
Topper as
Board Member (uncredited)
1937
Marry the Girl as
W.W. McIntosh (uncredited)
1937
Mountain Music as
Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Riding on Air as
Sheriff
1937
Angel's Holiday as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1937
Dangerous Number as
Monte Christo (Actor Friend) (uncredited)
1936
Every Sunday (Short) as
Man playing checkers (uncredited)
1936
Come and Get It as
Gunnar Gallagher (uncredited)
1936
The President's Mystery as
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1936
The Phantom Rider as
Hudson (Ch's 11-13)
1936
Rhythm on the Range as
Gila Bend
1936
Two in Revolt as
Mr. Woods (uncredited)
1935
Way Down East as
Doc Wiggin
Self
1940
Northward, Ho! (Documentary short) as
Newspaper-reading skeptic (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Sheriff (1986)
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Charley (clip from Dodge City (1939))
- They Went That-a-way (1963) - Charley (clip from Dodge City (1939)) (uncredited)
1957
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- As Long as I Live (1957)
1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates as
Cap'n Cobb
References
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