1880-10-16 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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Girl with an Itch | Gramps | 1958-11-12 |
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Cap'n Cobb | 1956-07-18 |
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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race | Captain Cobb | 1955-11-16 |
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Ten Wanted Men | Tod Grinnel | 1955-02-01 |
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The Kentuckian | Riverboat Captain (uncredited) | 1955-07-22 |
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The Twinkle In God's Eye | Prospector | 1955-10-13 |
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The Boy from Oklahoma | Amiel "Pop" Pruty | 1954-02-27 |
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The Stranger Wore a Gun | Jim Martin | 1953-07-30 |
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Hangman's Knot | Plunkett, the Station agent | 1952-11-15 |
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Captive of Billy the Kid | Skeeter Davis | 1952-01-21 |
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Silver City Bonanza | Town Loafer | 1951-03-01 |
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Gold Raiders | Doc Mason | 1951-09-09 |
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Man in the Saddle | Pay Lankershim | 1951-12-02 |
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Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill | Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley | 1950-12-08 |
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Harvey | Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer | 1950-12-04 |
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Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Mr. Edwards | 1950-02-05 |
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Deputy Marshal | Doc Vinson | 1949-10-28 |
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Big Jack | Saltlick Joe | 1949-04-12 |
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Streets of Laredo | Pop Lint | 1949-05-27 |
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Rim of the Canyon | Loco John | 1949-07-01 |
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Tell It to the Judge | Alonzo K. Roogle | 1949-11-18 |
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The Gal Who Took the West | Hawley (as old Timer) | 1949-09-01 |
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Portrait of Jennie | Capt. Cobb | 1948-12-25 |
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Moonrise | Coroner | 1948-10-01 |
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Loaded Pistols | Jim Hedge | 1948-12-15 |
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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Capt. Bjorn | 1948-07-16 |
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Relentless | Dad | 1948-06-15 |
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The Paleface | Hank Billings | 1948-12-17 |
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Highway 13 | Bill 'Pops' Lacy | 1948-12-28 |
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The Millerson Case | Sheriff Luke Akers | 1947-05-29 |
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Mourning Becomes Electra | Ira Mackel | 1947-11-19 |
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Yankee Fakir | Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis") | 1947-04-01 |
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The Yearling | Pa Forrester | 1946-12-18 |
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Gallant Bess | Smitty | 1946-12-05 |
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Wake Up and Dream | Henry Pecket | 1946-12-02 |
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Grissly's Millions | Old Tom | 1945-01-16 |
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Captain Eddie | Jabez | 1945-06-18 |
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People on Paper | Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited) | 1945-11-17 |
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Tall in the Saddle | Card Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
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Lady Bodyguard | Elmer Frawley | 1943-01-02 |
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Happy Go Lucky | Mr. Smith | 1943-01-04 |
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The Kansan | Bridge-Tender | 1943-09-10 |
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The Human Comedy | Henderson | 1943-03-02 |
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The Woman of the Town | Buffalo Burns | 1943-12-31 |
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Fly By Night | Station Watchman | 1942-01-19 |
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Saboteur | Neilson | 1942-04-24 |
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Captains of the Clouds | Store-Teeth Morrison | 1942-02-12 |
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The Forest Rangers | Terry McCabe | 1942-10-21 |
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Lucky Jordan | Gas Station Attendant | 1942-11-16 |
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This Gun for Hire | Scissor Grinder | 1942-04-24 |
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Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Tadpole | 1942-06-13 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mailman | 1942-10-01 |
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Sergeant York | Zeke | 1941-09-27 |
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The Smiling Ghost | Sexton at cemetery | 1941-09-06 |
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Texas | Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited) | 1941-10-09 |
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Pacific Blackout | Midas Plant Night-Watchman | 1941-12-31 |
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The Parson of Panamint | Crabapple Jones | 1941-07-25 |
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Young Tom Edison | Mr. Waddell | 1940-03-15 |
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Wyoming | Pa McKinley | 1940-09-13 |
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Girl from God's Country | Ben | 1940-07-30 |
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Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Driver (Uncredited) | 1940-11-01 |
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Gold Rush Maisie | 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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The Captain Is a Lady | Samuel Darby | 1940-06-21 |
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Go West | Railroad Official | 1940-12-06 |
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Calling All Husbands | Judge Todd | 1940-09-07 |
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Half a Sinner | Snuffy | 1940-04-05 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Ben Mattling | 1940-02-22 |
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She Couldn't Say No | Eli Potter | 1940-12-07 |
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Granny Get Your Gun | Smokey | 1940-02-10 |
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20 Mule Team | Chuckawalla | 1940-05-03 |
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Northward, Ho! | Newspaper-reading skeptic | 1940-02-10 |
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Untamed | "Smokey" Moseby | 1940-07-24 |
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Yes, My Darling Daughter | Henry - Baggage Man | 1939-02-25 |
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I'll Tell the World | Grandpa Burton | 1939-03-09 |
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The Oklahoma Kid | Postman (uncredited) | 1939-03-11 |
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Hell's Kitchen | Mr. Quill | 1939-07-08 |
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Outside These Walls | Smedley (uncredited) | 1939-05-04 |
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Thunder Afloat | 'Cap' Finch | 1939-09-15 |
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Night Work | Smokestack Smiley | 1939-08-04 |
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Help Wanted | H.L. (Pop) Daniels | 1939-06-10 |
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The Cowboy Quarterback | Lem the Mailman | 1939-07-29 |
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Undercover Doctor | Sam Whitmore | 1939-06-09 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Maisie | Station Agent (Uncredited) | 1939-06-22 |
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Dodge City | Charley (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Bum in jail | 1939-01-06 |
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King of the Underworld | Villager #3 (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
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Idiot's Delight | Jimmy Barzek | 1939-01-27 |
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Ambush | Pop Stebbins | 1939-01-20 |
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Yankee Doodle Goes to Town | Curdleface (uncredited) | 1939-06-17 |
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Zenobia | Sheriff | 1939-04-21 |
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Main Street Lawyer | Zeke | 1939-11-02 |
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Mr. Chump | Pop (uncredited) | 1938-08-08 |
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Miracle Money | Mr. Greene (uncredited) | 1938-03-26 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Benson | 1938-12-03 |
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One Wild Night | Deaf Man (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
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Young Fugitives | Benjie Collins | 1938-06-30 |
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Tom Sawyer, Detective | Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum | 1938-12-24 |
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Of Human Hearts | Elder Massey | 1938-02-11 |
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Mountain Music | Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited) | 1937-06-18 |
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Big City | Grandpa Sloane | 1937-09-03 |
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Topper | Board Member (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
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Angel's Holiday | Sheriff | 1937-06-07 |
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Dangerous Number | Monte Christo (Actor Friend) | 1937-01-22 |
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Idol of the Crowds | Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins) | 1937-09-30 |
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Riding on Air | Sheriff | 1937-06-18 |
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Every Sunday | Man playing checkers | 1936-11-28 |
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The President's Mystery | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1936-09-28 |
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The Phantom Rider | Mr. Hudson | 1936-07-06 |
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Rhythm on the Range | Gila Bend | 1936-07-01 |
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Way Down East | Doc Wiggin | 1935-10-25 |
