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Clem Bevans

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 16, 1880 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthCozaddale, Ohio, USA
Career Span1935 – 1963
Known Credits121 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Clem Bevans

Also known as:Clement Guy BlevinsClem BevinsClem Guy Bevans
Total Works

121

111 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as Pete
Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie
as Neilson
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
1959•series
as Jeb

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 121 titles featuring Clem Bevans

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as Pete

Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie

as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer

Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie

as Neilson

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Jeb

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Zeke

This Gun for Hire
7.0
This Gun for Hire
1942•movie

as Scissor Grinder

Topper
6.7
Topper
1937•movie

as Board Member (uncredited)

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Capt. Hugo

Portrait of Jennie
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
1948•movie

as Capt. Cobb

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Fly

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as Charley (uncredited)

The Yearling
6.7
The Yearling
1946•movie

as Pa Forrester

Go West
6.6
Go West
1940•movie

as Railroad Official (uncredited)

The Paleface
6.1
The Paleface
1948•movie

as Hank Billings

Moonrise
6.3
Moonrise
1948•movie

as Coroner

Tall in the Saddle
6.6
Tall in the Saddle
1944•movie

as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
6.3

as Cap'n Cobb

The Kentuckian
5.8
The Kentuckian
1955•movie

as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

The Human Comedy
6.2
The Human Comedy
1943•movie

as Henderson

Hangman's Knot
6.5
Hangman's Knot
1952•movie

as Plunkett, the Station agent

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
1 eps

as Captain Cobb

The Oklahoma Kid
6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939•movie

as Postman (uncredited)

The Stranger Wore a Gun
5.5

as Jim Martin

Captains of the Clouds
6.4

as Store-Teeth Morrison

Ten Wanted Men
5.9
Ten Wanted Men
1955•movie

as Tod Grinnel

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Ben Mattling

King of the Underworld
6.4

as Villager #3 (uncredited)

Of Human Hearts
6.0
Of Human Hearts
1938•movie

as Elder Massey

Man in the Saddle
6.6
Man in the Saddle
1951•movie

as Pay Lankershim

Texas
6.7
Texas
1941•movie

as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3

as Ira Mackel

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0
1 eps

as Kid Hooker

Thriller
6.7
1 eps
Thriller
1960•series

as Obed

Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939•movie

as Jimmy Barzek

Streets of Laredo
6.0
Streets of Laredo
1949•movie

as Pop Lint

Zenobia
5.0
Zenobia
1939•movie

as Sheriff

The Real McCoys
5.9
1 eps
The Real McCoys
1957•series
The Gal Who Took the West
6.0

as Hawley (as old Timer)

Highway 13
5.8
Highway 13
1948•movie

as Bill 'Pops' Lacy

Half a Sinner
5.3
Half a Sinner
1940•movie

as Snuffy

Young Tom Edison
5.9
Young Tom Edison
1940•movie

as Mr. Waddell

Maisie
4.8
Maisie
1939•movie

as Station Agent (Uncredited)

Every Sunday
5.1
Every Sunday
1936•movie

as Man Playing Checkers (uncredited)

The Smiling Ghost
6.7
The Smiling Ghost
1941•movie

as Sexton at cemetery

The Boy from Oklahoma
5.7

as Amiel "Pop" Pruty

The Kansan
6.0
The Kansan
1943•movie

as Bridge-Tender

The Millerson Case
5.9
The Millerson Case
1947•movie

as Sheriff Luke Akers

Girl with an Itch
5.2
Girl with an Itch
1958•movie

as Gramps

Relentless
6.4
Relentless
1948•movie

as Dad

Tell It to the Judge
6.6

as Alonzo K. Roogle

The President's Mystery
5.8

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
6.1
Miracle Money
6.0
Miracle Money
1938•movie

as Mr. Greene (uncredited)

Dangerous Number
4.9
Dangerous Number
1937•movie

as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)

Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as 'Cap' Finch

Rim of the Canyon
5.2
Rim of the Canyon
1949•movie

as Loco John

Deputy Marshal
6.3
Deputy Marshal
1949•movie

as Doc Vinson

Hell's Kitchen
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
1939•movie

as Mr. Quill

Untamed
5.0
Untamed
1940•movie

as "Smokey" Moseby

Big City
7.7
Big City
1937•movie

as Grandpa Sloane

Fly By Night
6.7
Fly By Night
1942•movie

as Station Watchman

Gold Rush Maisie
6.8
Gold Rush Maisie
1940•movie

as 'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)

Lucky Jordan
7.4
Lucky Jordan
1942•movie

as Gas Station Attendant

Gold Raiders
6.6
Gold Raiders
1951•movie

as Doc Mason

Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.6

as Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum

Pacific Blackout
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941•movie

as Midas Plant Night-Watchman

20 Mule Team
6.6
20 Mule Team
1940•movie

as Chuckawalla

Stand Up and Fight
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939•movie

as Bum in jail

Wyoming
6.7
Wyoming
1940•movie

as Pa McKinley

Loaded Pistols
5.6
Loaded Pistols
1948•movie

as Jim Hedge

The Woman of the Town
6.4

as Buffalo Burns

Idol of the Crowds
5.1
Idol of the Crowds
1937•movie

as Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)

Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Stryker

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
7.2

as Captain Cobb

Wake Up and Dream
7.4
Wake Up and Dream
1946•movie

as Henry Pecket

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
5.8

as Capt. Bjorn

Mountain Music
6.0
Mountain Music
1937•movie

as Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)

Way Down East
4.5
Way Down East
1935•movie

as Doc Wiggin

The Parson of Panamint
5.8

as Crabapple Jones

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
5.5

as Driver (Uncredited)

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.5

as Henry - Baggage Man

Captain Eddie
7.2
Captain Eddie
1945•movie

as Jabez

Undercover Doctor
6.7
Undercover Doctor
1939•movie

as Sam Whitmore

People on Paper
6.7
People on Paper
1945•movie

as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)

The Cowboy Quarterback
6.7

as Lem the Mailman

Help Wanted
7.0
Help Wanted
1939•movie

as H.L. (Pop) Daniels

She Couldn't Say No
7.5

as Eli Potter

Big Jack
7.3
Big Jack
1949•movie

as Saltlick Joe

Riding on Air
6.0
Riding on Air
1937•movie

as Sheriff

Comet Over Broadway
5.7

as Benson

Young Fugitives
3.7
Young Fugitives
1938•movie

as Benjie Collins

Gallant Bess
7.0
Gallant Bess
1946•movie

as Smitty

Granny Get Your Gun
5.7

as Smokey

Northward, Ho!
6.7
Northward, Ho!
1940•movie

as Newspaper-reading skeptic

Angel's Holiday
6.0
Angel's Holiday
1937•movie

as Sheriff

Lady Bodyguard
6.0
Lady Bodyguard
1943•movie

as Elmer Frawley

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
5.3

as Mr. Edwards

Ambush
6.0
Ambush
1939•movie

as Pop Stebbins

Outside These Walls
8.8

as Smedley (uncredited)

Happy Go Lucky
5.5
Happy Go Lucky
1943•movie

as Mr. Smith

The Twinkle In God's Eye
7.5

as Prospector

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
5.0

as Mailman

One Wild Night
7.8
One Wild Night
1938•movie

as Deaf Man (uncredited)

Calling All Husbands
8.0

as Judge Todd

Yankee Fakir
6.0
Yankee Fakir
1947•movie

as Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")

Main Street Lawyer
5.0
Main Street Lawyer
1939•movie

as Zeke

Grissly's Millions
6.5
Grissly's Millions
1945•movie

as Old Tom

The Captain is a Lady
7.5

as Samuel Darby

Rhythm on the Range
5.5

as Gila Bend

Night Work
8.5
Night Work
1939•movie

as Smokestack Smiley

Mr. Chump
10.0
Mr. Chump
1938•movie

as Pop (uncredited)

The Phantom Rider
7.0
The Phantom Rider
1936•movie

as Mr. Hudson

Captive of Billy the Kid
9.0

as Skeeter Davis

The Forest Rangers
9.0
The Forest Rangers
1942•movie

as Terry McCabe

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
7.0

as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley

Silver City Bonanza
8.0

as Town Loafer

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
8.0

as Curdleface (uncredited)

Girl from God's Country
9.0

as Ben

I'll Tell the World

as Grandpa Burton