Clem Bevans
ActingAlso Known As
Clement Guy Blevins, Clem Bevins, Clem Guy Bevans
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.
Movies
(111 total)
Harvey
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Saboteur
as Neilson
Sergeant York
as Zeke
This Gun for Hire
as Scissor Grinder
Topper
as Board Member (uncredited)
Portrait of Jennie
as Capt. Cobb
Dodge City
as Charley (uncredited)
The Yearling
as Pa Forrester
Go West
as Railroad Official
The Paleface
as Hank Billings
Moonrise
as Coroner
Tall in the Saddle
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Cap'n Cobb
The Kentuckian
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
as Henderson
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jim Martin
Hangman's Knot
as Plunkett, the Station agent
The Oklahoma Kid
as Postman (uncredited)
Captains of the Clouds
as Store-Teeth Morrison
TV Shows
(10 total)
The Twilight Zone
as Pete
Perry Mason
as Capt. Hugo
Gunsmoke
as Fly
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Captain Cobb
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Kid Hooker
Thriller
as Obed
Thriller
as The Old Gaffer
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Stryker