Acting
Clem Bevans
EN cinema · 111 credits
Born
16 October 1880
Died
11 August 1963 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
Also known as Clement Guy Blevins · Clem Bevins · Clem Guy 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 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.
Known for
Filmography
Girl with an Itch
as Gramps
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Cap'n Cobb
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
as Captain Cobb
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Prospector
Ten Wanted Men
as Tod Grinnel
The Kentuckian
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jim Martin
Hangman's Knot
as Plunkett, the Station agent
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Skeeter Davis
Man in the Saddle
as Pay Lankershim
Gold Raiders
as Doc Mason
Silver City Bonanza
as Town Loafer
Harvey
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Mr. Edwards
The Gal Who Took the West
as Hawley (as old Timer)
Streets of Laredo
as Pop Lint
Rim of the Canyon
as Loco John
Big Jack
as Saltlick Joe
Deputy Marshal
as Doc Vinson
Tell It to the Judge
as Alonzo K. Roogle
The Paleface
as Hank Billings
Highway 13
as Bill 'Pops' Lacy
Moonrise
as Coroner
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Capt. Bjorn
Loaded Pistols
as Jim Hedge
Relentless
as Dad
Portrait of Jennie
as Capt. Cobb
The Millerson Case
as Sheriff Luke Akers
Yankee Fakir
as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Ira Mackel
The Yearling
as Pa Forrester
Wake Up and Dream
as Henry Pecket
Gallant Bess
as Smitty
People on Paper
as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
as Old Tom
Captain Eddie
as Jabez
Tall in the Saddle
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
as Henderson
The Kansan
as Bridge-Tender
Happy Go Lucky
as Mr. Smith
The Woman of the Town
as Buffalo Burns
Lady Bodyguard
as Elmer Frawley
Saboteur
as Neilson
Captains of the Clouds
as Store-Teeth Morrison
Lucky Jordan
as Gas Station Attendant
The Forest Rangers
as Terry McCabe
This Gun for Hire
as Scissor Grinder
Fly By Night
as Station Watchman
Sergeant York
as Zeke
The Smiling Ghost
as Sexton at cemetery
Pacific Blackout
as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
Texas
as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Parson of Panamint
as Crabapple Jones
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Ben Mattling
She Couldn't Say No
as Eli Potter
Half a Sinner
as Snuffy
20 Mule Team
as Chuckawalla
Granny Get Your Gun
as Smokey
Calling All Husbands
as Judge Todd
Northward, Ho!
as Newspaper-reading skeptic
Untamed
as "Smokey" Moseby
Young Tom Edison
as Mr. Waddell
Wyoming
as Pa McKinley
Go West
as Railroad Official (uncredited)
The Captain is a Lady
as Samuel Darby
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Driver (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
Undercover Doctor
as Sam Whitmore
Outside These Walls
as Smedley (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as 'Cap' Finch
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Lem the Mailman
Help Wanted
as H.L. (Pop) Daniels
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Zenobia
as Sheriff
Stand Up and Fight
as Bum in jail
King of the Underworld
as Villager #3 (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Jimmy Barzek
The Oklahoma Kid
as Postman (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Charley (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen
as Mr. Quill
I'll Tell the World
as Grandpa Burton
Maisie
as Station Agent (Uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Henry - Baggage Man
Night Work
as Smokestack Smiley
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
as Curdleface (uncredited)
Ambush
as Pop Stebbins
Of Human Hearts
as Elder Massey
Mr. Chump
as Pop (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Benson
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
Young Fugitives
as Benjie Collins
One Wild Night
as Deaf Man (uncredited)
Miracle Money
as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
Riding on Air
as Sheriff
Mountain Music
as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
Topper
as Board Member (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
as Sheriff
Dangerous Number
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Idol of the Crowds
as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
Big City
as Grandpa Sloane
The Phantom Rider
as Mr. Hudson
Rhythm on the Range
as Gila Bend
Every Sunday
as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Way Down East
as Doc Wiggin