Acting · Cozaddale, Ohio, USA · Born October 16, 1880
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.
TVThriller
1960
as Obed
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Pete
TVBonanza
1959
as Jeb
MovieGirl with an Itch
1958
as Gramps
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Capt. Hugo
MovieDavy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Cap'n Cobb
MovieDavy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Captain Cobb
MovieThe Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Prospector
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Stryker
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Fly
MovieThe Kentuckian
1955
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
MovieTen Wanted Men
1955
as Tod Grinnel
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Captain Cobb
TVThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
as Kid Hooker
MovieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
MovieThe Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Jim Martin
MovieHangman's Knot
1952
as Plunkett, the Station agent
MovieCaptive of Billy the Kid
1952
as Skeeter Davis
MovieMan in the Saddle
1951
as Pay Lankershim
MovieGold Raiders
1951
as Doc Mason
MovieSilver City Bonanza
1951
as Town Loafer
MovieHurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
MovieHarvey
1950
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
MovieJoe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Mr. Edwards
MovieTell It to the Judge
1949
as Alonzo K. Roogle
MovieDeputy Marshal
1949
as Doc Vinson
MovieThe Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Hawley (as old Timer)
MovieRim of the Canyon
1949
as Loco John
MovieStreets of Laredo
1949
as Pop Lint
MovieBig Jack
1949
as Saltlick Joe
MovieHighway 13
1948
as Bill 'Pops' Lacy
MoviePortrait of Jennie
1948
as Capt. Cobb
MovieThe Paleface
1948
as Hank Billings
MovieLoaded Pistols
1948
as Jim Hedge
MovieMoonrise
1948
as Coroner
MovieTexas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Capt. Bjorn
MovieRelentless
1948
as Dad
MovieMourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Ira Mackel
MovieThe Millerson Case
1947
as Sheriff Luke Akers
MovieYankee Fakir
1947
as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
MovieThe Yearling
1946
as Pa Forrester
MovieGallant Bess
1946
as Smitty
MovieWake Up and Dream
1946
as Henry Pecket
MoviePeople on Paper
1945
as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Eddie
1945
as Jabez
MovieGrissly's Millions
1945
as Old Tom
MovieTall in the Saddle
1944
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman of the Town
1943
as Buffalo Burns
MovieThe Kansan
1943
as Bridge-Tender
MovieThe Human Comedy
1943
as Henderson
MovieHappy Go Lucky
1943
as Mr. Smith
MovieLady Bodyguard
1943
as Elmer Frawley
MovieLucky Jordan
1942
as Gas Station Attendant
MovieThe Forest Rangers
1942
as Terry McCabe
MovieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Mailman
MovieTombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Tadpole
MovieThis Gun for Hire
1942
as Scissor Grinder
MovieSaboteur
1942
as Neilson
MovieCaptains of the Clouds
1942
as Store-Teeth Morrison
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Station Watchman
MoviePacific Blackout
1941
as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
MovieTexas
1941
as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
MovieSergeant York
1941
as Zeke
MovieThe Smiling Ghost
1941
as Sexton at cemetery
MovieThe Parson of Panamint
1941
as Crabapple Jones
MovieShe Couldn't Say No
1940
as Eli Potter
MovieGo West
1940
as Railroad Official
MovieWho Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Driver (Uncredited)
MovieWyoming
1940
as Pa McKinley
MovieCalling All Husbands
1940
as Judge Todd
MovieGirl from God's Country
1940
as Ben
MovieGold Rush Maisie
1940
as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
MovieUntamed
1940
as "Smokey" Moseby
MovieThe Captain is a Lady
1940
as Samuel Darby
Movie20 Mule Team
1940
as Chuckawalla
MovieHalf a Sinner
1940
as Snuffy
MovieYoung Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Waddell
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Ben Mattling
MovieGranny Get Your Gun
1940
as Smokey
MovieNorthward, Ho!
1940
as Newspaper-reading skeptic
MovieMain Street Lawyer
1939
as Zeke
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as 'Cap' Finch
MovieNight Work
1939
as Smokestack Smiley
MovieThe Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Lem the Mailman
MovieHell's Kitchen
1939
as Mr. Quill
MovieMaisie
1939
as Station Agent (Uncredited)
MovieYankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939
as Curdleface (uncredited)
MovieHelp Wanted
1939
as H.L. (Pop) Daniels
MovieUndercover Doctor
1939
as Sam Whitmore
MovieOutside These Walls
1939
as Smedley (uncredited)
MovieZenobia
1939
as Sheriff
MovieDodge City
1939
as Charley (uncredited)
MovieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Postman (uncredited)
MovieI'll Tell the World
1939
as Grandpa Burton
MovieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Henry - Baggage Man
MovieIdiot's Delight
1939
as Jimmy Barzek
MovieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
MovieAmbush
1939
as Pop Stebbins
MovieKing of the Underworld
1939
as Villager #3 (uncredited)
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Bum in jail
MovieTom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
MovieComet Over Broadway
1938
as Benson
MovieMr. Chump
1938
as Pop (uncredited)
MovieYoung Fugitives
1938
as Benjie Collins
MovieOne Wild Night
1938
as Deaf Man (uncredited)
MovieMiracle Money
1938
as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
MovieOf Human Hearts
1938
as Elder Massey
MovieIdol of the Crowds
1937
as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
MovieBig City
1937
as Grandpa Sloane
MovieTopper
1937
as Board Member (uncredited)
MovieRiding on Air
1937
as Sheriff
MovieMountain Music
1937
as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
MovieAngel's Holiday
1937
as Sheriff
MovieDangerous Number
1937
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
MovieEvery Sunday
1936
as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)
MovieThe President's Mystery
1936
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom Rider
1936
as Mr. Hudson
MovieRhythm on the Range
1936
as Gila Bend
MovieWay Down East
1935
as Doc Wiggin
