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Aliases: Clement Guy Blevins , Clem Bevins , Clem Guy Bevans

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cozaddale, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 73

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Capt. Hugo
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Fly
The Twilight Zone
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8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Pete
Thriller
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6

Thriller

(1960) The Old Gaffer
Saboteur
Average
7

Saboteur

(1942) Neilson
Sergeant York
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7

Sergeant York

(1941) Zeke
Tall in the Saddle
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7

Tall in the Saddle

(1944) Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
Dodge City
Average
7

Dodge City

(1939) Charley (uncredited)

Acting

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

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