Clem Bevans
Biography
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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.
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Full filmography
- Perry Mason (1957) as Capt. Hugo
- Bonanza (1959) as Jeb
- Maverick (1957)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Pete
- Thriller (1960) as Obed
- Thriller (1960) as The Old Gaffer
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Fly
- The Real McCoys (1957)
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Floyd Armbruster
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Stryker
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Captain Cobb
- Go West (1940) as Railroad Official
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Kid Hooker
- Sergeant York (1941) as Zeke
- Harvey (1950) as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
- Ten Wanted Men (1955) as Tod Grinnel
- Dodge City (1939) as Charley (uncredited)
- The Paleface (1948) as Hank Billings
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Ben Mattling
- Saboteur (1942) as Neilson
- Tall in the Saddle (1944) as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
- The Yearling (1946) as Pa Forrester
- Young Tom Edison (1940) as Mr. Waddell
- Topper (1937) as Board Member (uncredited)