
Clem Bevans
Born
October 16, 1880
Died
August 11, 1963 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
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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.

Thriller
Obed · (1 episode)
1960

Thriller
The Old Gaffer · (1 episode)
1960

The Twilight Zone
Pete · (1 episode)
1959

Girl with an Itch
Gramps
1958

The Real McCoys
(1 episode)
1957

Maverick
(1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Capt. Hugo · (1 episode)
1957

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Cap'n Cobb
1956

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Captain Cobb
1955

The Twinkle In God's Eye
Prospector
1955

Screen Director's Playhouse
Stryker · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Fly · (1 episode)
1955

The Kentuckian
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1955

Ten Wanted Men
Tod Grinnel
1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
Captain Cobb · (1 episode)
1954

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Kid Hooker · (1 episode)
1954

The Boy from Oklahoma
Amiel "Pop" Pruty
1954

The Stranger Wore a Gun
Jim Martin
1953

Hangman's Knot
Plunkett, the Station agent
1952

Captive of Billy the Kid
Skeeter Davis
1952

Man in the Saddle
Pay Lankershim
1951

Gold Raiders
Doc Mason
1951

Silver City Bonanza
Town Loafer
1951

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
1950

Harvey
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Mr. Edwards
1950

Tell It to the Judge
Alonzo K. Roogle
1949

Deputy Marshal
Doc Vinson
1949

The Gal Who Took the West
Hawley (as old Timer)
1949

Rim of the Canyon
Loco John
1949

Streets of Laredo
Pop Lint
1949

Big Jack
Saltlick Joe
1949

Highway 13
Bill 'Pops' Lacy
1948

Portrait of Jennie
Capt. Cobb
1948

The Paleface
Hank Billings
1948

Loaded Pistols
Jim Hedge
1948

Moonrise
Coroner
1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Capt. Bjorn
1948

Relentless
Dad
1948

Mourning Becomes Electra
Ira Mackel
1947

The Millerson Case
Sheriff Luke Akers
1947

Yankee Fakir
Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
1947

The Yearling
Pa Forrester
1946

Gallant Bess
Smitty
1946

Wake Up and Dream
Henry Pecket
1946

People on Paper
Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
1945

Captain Eddie
Jabez
1945

Grissly's Millions
Old Tom
1945

Tall in the Saddle
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1944

The Woman of the Town
Buffalo Burns
1943

The Kansan
Bridge-Tender
1943

The Human Comedy
Henderson
1943

Happy Go Lucky
Mr. Smith
1943

Lady Bodyguard
Elmer Frawley
1943

Lucky Jordan
Gas Station Attendant
1942

The Forest Rangers
Terry McCabe
1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mailman
1942

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tadpole
1942

Saboteur
Neilson
1942

This Gun for Hire
Scissor Grinder
1942

Captains of the Clouds
Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
1942

Fly By Night
Station Watchman
1942

Pacific Blackout
Midas Plant Night-Watchman
1941

Texas
Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1941

Sergeant York
Zeke
1941

The Smiling Ghost
Sexton at cemetery
1941

The Parson of Panamint
Crabapple Jones
1941

She Couldn't Say No
Eli Potter
1940

Go West
Railroad Official
1940

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Driver (Uncredited)
1940

Wyoming
Pa McKinley
1940

Calling All Husbands
Judge Todd
1940

Girl from God's Country
Ben
1940

Gold Rush Maisie
'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
1940

Untamed
"Smokey" Moseby
1940

The Captain Is a Lady
Samuel Darby
1940

20 Mule Team
Chuckawalla
1940

Half a Sinner
Snuffy
1940

Young Tom Edison
Mr. Waddell
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Ben Mattling
1940

Granny Get Your Gun
Smokey
1940

Northward, Ho!
Newspaper-reading skeptic
1940

Main Street Lawyer
Zeke
1939

Thunder Afloat
'Cap' Finch
1939

Night Work
Smokestack Smiley
1939

The Cowboy Quarterback
Lem the Mailman
1939

Hell's Kitchen
Mr. Quill
1939

Maisie
Station Agent (Uncredited)
1939

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Curdleface (uncredited)
1939

Help Wanted
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
1939

Undercover Doctor
Sam Whitmore
1939

Outside These Walls
Smedley (uncredited)
1939

Zenobia
Sheriff
1939

Dodge City
Charley (uncredited)
1939

The Oklahoma Kid
Postman (uncredited)
1939

I'll Tell the World
Grandpa Burton
1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Henry - Baggage Man
1939

Idiot's Delight
Jimmy Barzek
1939

They Made Me a Criminal
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939

Ambush
Pop Stebbins
1939

King of the Underworld
Villager #3 (uncredited)
1939

Stand Up and Fight
Bum in jail
1939

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
1938

Comet Over Broadway
Benson
1938

Mr. Chump
Pop (uncredited)
1938

Young Fugitives
Benjie Collins
1938

One Wild Night
Deaf Man (uncredited)
1938

Miracle Money
Mr. Greene (uncredited)
1938

Of Human Hearts
Elder Massey
1938

Idol of the Crowds
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
1937

Big City
Grandpa Sloane
1937

Topper
Board Member (uncredited)
1937

Riding on Air
Sheriff
1937

Mountain Music
Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
1937

Angel's Holiday
Sheriff
1937

Dangerous Number
Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
1937

Every Sunday
Man playing checkers
1936

The President's Mystery
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1936

The Phantom Rider
Mr. Hudson
1936

Rhythm on the Range
Gila Bend
1936

Way Down East
Doc Wiggin
1935