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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
(1957) Capt. HugoGunsmoke
(1955) FlyThe Twilight Zone
(1959) PeteThriller
(1960) The Old GafferSaboteur
(1942) NeilsonSergeant York
(1941) ZekeTall in the Saddle
(1944) Card Game Spectator (uncredited)Dodge City
(1939) Charley (uncredited)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 | |
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