Clem Bevans
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Capt. Hugo
1957
Series
Bonanza
Jeb
1959
Series
Maverick
1957
Series
The Twilight Zone
Pete
1959
Series
Gunsmoke
Fly
1955
Series
Thriller
Obed
1960
Series
Thriller
The Old Gaffer
1960
Series
The Real McCoys
1957
Series
The Real McCoys
Floyd Armbruster
1957
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Stryker
1955
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Captain Cobb
1954
Series
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Kid Hooker
1954
Film
Sergeant York
Zeke
1941
Film
Harvey
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950
Film
Go West
Railroad Official
1940
Film
Tall in the Saddle
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1944
Film
Saboteur
Neilson
1942
Film
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Cap'n Cobb
1956
Film
The Yearling
Pa Forrester
1946
Film
Portrait of Jennie
Capt. Cobb
1948
Film
Dodge City
Charley (uncredited)
1939
Film
Man in the Saddle
Pay Lankershim
1951
Film
The Paleface
Hank Billings
1948
Film
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Jim Martin
1953
Film
The Gal Who Took the West
Hawley (as old Timer)
1949
Film
Texas
Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Film
Ten Wanted Men
Tod Grinnel
1955
Film
Topper
Board Member (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Oklahoma Kid
Postman (uncredited)
1939
Film
This Gun for Hire
Scissor Grinder
1942
Film
Help Wanted
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
1939
Film
Zenobia
Sheriff
1939
Film
The Kentuckian
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1955
Film
Grissly's Millions
Old Tom
1945
Film
Idiot's Delight
Jimmy Barzek
1939
Film
The Forest Rangers
Terry McCabe
1942
Film
Calling All Husbands
Judge Todd
1940
Film
Hell's Kitchen
Mr. Quill
1939
Film
Hangman's Knot
Plunkett, the Station agent
1952
Film
Undercover Doctor
Sam Whitmore
1939
Film
They Made Me a Criminal
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Human Comedy
Henderson
1943
Film
Relentless
Dad
1948
Film
Big Jack
Saltlick Joe
1949
Film
Young Tom Edison
Mr. Waddell
1940
Film
Streets of Laredo
Pop Lint
1949
Film
Riding on Air
Sheriff
1937
Film
Big City
Grandpa Sloane
1937
Film
The Boy from Oklahoma
Amiel "Pop" Pruty
1954
Film
Moonrise
Coroner
1948
Film
Lucky Jordan
Gas Station Attendant
1942
Film
Main Street Lawyer
Zeke
1939
Film
Mourning Becomes Electra
Ira Mackel
1947
Film
Granny Get Your Gun
Smokey
1940
Film
Lady Bodyguard
Elmer Frawley
1943
Film
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Prospector
1955
Film
Loaded Pistols
Jim Hedge
1948
Film
Tell It to the Judge
Alonzo K. Roogle
1949
Film
Stand Up and Fight
Bum in jail
1939
Film
She Couldn't Say No
Eli Potter
1940
Film
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Henry - Baggage Man
1939
Film
Happy Go Lucky
Mr. Smith
1943
Film
Of Human Hearts
Elder Massey
1938
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Ben Mattling
1940
Film
King of the Underworld
Villager #3 (uncredited)
1939
Film
Rhythm on the Range
Gila Bend
1936
Film
Idol of the Crowds
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
1937
Film
Gold Raiders
Doc Mason
1951
Film
The Kansan
Bridge-Tender
1943
Film
Way Down East
Doc Wiggin
1935
Film
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tadpole
1942
Film
Fly By Night
Station Watchman
1942
Film
Thunder Afloat
'Cap' Finch
1939
Film
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
1950
Film
The Millerson Case
Sheriff Luke Akers
1947
Film
Gold Rush Maisie
'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
1940
Film
Deputy Marshal
Doc Vinson
1949
Film
The Parson of Panamint
Crabapple Jones
1941
Film
Girl from God's Country
Ben
1940
Film
The Cowboy Quarterback
Lem the Mailman
1939
Film
Dangerous Number
Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
1937
Film
Angel's Holiday
Sheriff
1937
Film
Silver City Bonanza
Town Loafer
1951
Film
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mailman
1942
Film
I'll Tell the World
Grandpa Burton
1939
Film
Comet Over Broadway
Benson
1938
Film
Mountain Music
Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Woman of the Town
Buffalo Burns
1943
Film
Captains of the Clouds
Store-Teeth Morrison
1942
Film
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Capt. Bjorn
1948
Film
Half a Sinner
Snuffy
1940
Film
The Phantom Rider
Mr. Hudson
1936
Film
The Captain is a Lady
Samuel Darby
1940
Film
Young Fugitives
Benjie Collins
1938
Film
Wyoming
Pa McKinley
1940
Film
Yankee Fakir
Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
1947
Film
Every Sunday
Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)
1936
Film
The President's Mystery
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1936
Film
Girl with an Itch
Gramps
1958
Film
Wake Up and Dream
Henry Pecket
1946
Film
Pacific Blackout
Midas Plant Night-Watchman
1941
Film
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Captain Cobb
1955
Film
20 Mule Team
Chuckawalla
1940
Film
Captain Eddie
Jabez
1945
Film
Outside These Walls
Smedley (uncredited)
1939
Film
Highway 13
Bill 'Pops' Lacy
1948
Film
The Smiling Ghost
Sexton at cemetery
1941
Film
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
1938
Film
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Curdleface (uncredited)
1939
Film
Ambush
Pop Stebbins
1939
Film
Captive of Billy the Kid
Skeeter Davis
1952
Film
Night Work
Smokestack Smiley
1939
Film
Northward, Ho!
Newspaper-reading skeptic
1940
Film
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Mr. Edwards
1950
Film
Untamed
"Smokey" Moseby
1940
Film
One Wild Night
Deaf Man (uncredited)
1938
Film
Gallant Bess
Smitty
1946
Film
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Driver (Uncredited)
1940
Film
Mr. Chump
Pop (uncredited)
1938
Film
Maisie
Station Agent (Uncredited)
1939
Film
Rim of the Canyon
Loco John
1949
Film
Miracle Money
Mr. Greene (uncredited)
1938
Film
People on Paper
Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
1945