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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.
Known For
Harvey
(1950)
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
Saboteur
(1942)
Neilson
Sergeant York
(1941)
Zeke
Topper
(1937)
Board Member (uncredited)
Dodge City
(1939)
Charley (uncredited)
The Yearling
(1946)
Pa Forrester
Relentless
(1948)
Dad
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Tod Grinnel
Go West
(1940)
Railroad Official
The Paleface
(1948)
Hank Billings
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
Capt. Cobb
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Kansan
(1943)
Bridge-Tender
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Scissor Grinder
Young Tom Edison
(1940)
Mr. Waddell
Full Filmography
Acting
Way Down East
(1935)
Doc Wiggin
The Phantom Rider
(1936)
Mr. Hudson
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Gila Bend
Every Sunday
(1936)
Topper
(1937)
Board Member (uncredited)
Mountain Music
(1937)
Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Sheriff
Idol of the Crowds
(1937)
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
Riding on Air
(1937)
Sheriff
Big City
(1937)
Grandpa Sloane
Dangerous Number
(1937)
Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Miracle Money
(1938)
Mr. Greene (uncredited)
One Wild Night
(1938)
Deaf Man (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Benson
Young Fugitives
(1938)
Benjie Collins
Tom Sawyer, Detective
(1938)
Sheriff "Turkeyneck" Slocum
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Elder Massey
Mr. Chump
(1938)
Pop (uncredited)
Help Wanted
(1939)
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
Maisie
(1939)
Station Agent (Uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Jimmy Barzek
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
Bum in jail
Hell's Kitchen
(1939)
Mr. Quill
King of the Underworld
(1939)
Villager #3 (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
(1939)
Lem the Mailman
Ambush
(1939)
Pop Stebbins
Thunder Afloat
(1939)
'Cap' Finch
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
(1939)
Curdleface (uncredited)
Main Street Lawyer
(1939)
Zeke
Dodge City
(1939)
Charley (uncredited)
Undercover Doctor
(1939)
Sam Whitmore
Outside These Walls
(1939)
Smedley (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
(1939)
Postman (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
(1939)
Grandpa Burton
Night Work
(1939)
Smokestack Smiley
Yes, My Darling Daughter
(1939)
Henry - Baggage Man
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Zenobia
(1939)
Sheriff
Granny Get Your Gun
(1940)
Smokey
20 Mule Team
(1940)
Chuckawalla
Young Tom Edison
(1940)
Mr. Waddell
Northward, Ho!
(1940)
Newspaper-reading skeptic
She Couldn't Say No
(1940)
Eli Potter
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
'Pop' Graybeard (Uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
(1940)
Ben
The Captain Is a Lady
(1940)
Samuel Darby
Go West
(1940)
Railroad Official
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Ben Mattling
Half a Sinner
(1940)
Snuffy
Wyoming
(1940)
Pa McKinley
Calling All Husbands
(1940)
Judge Todd
Untamed
(1940)
"Smokey" Moseby
The Parson of Panamint
(1941)
Crabapple Jones
Pacific Blackout
(1941)
Midas Plant Night-Watchman
Texas
(1941)
Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Smiling Ghost
(1941)
Sexton at cemetery
Sergeant York
(1941)
Zeke
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
(1942)
Mailman
Fly-By-Night
(1942)
Station Watchman
Lucky Jordan
(1942)
Gas Station Attendant
Captains of the Clouds
(1942)
Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
Saboteur
(1942)
Neilson
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
(1942)
Tadpole
The Forest Rangers
(1942)
Terry McCabe
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Scissor Grinder
The Woman of the Town
(1943)
Buffalo Burns
Lady Bodyguard
(1943)
Elmer Frawley
Happy Go Lucky
(1943)
Mr. Smith
The Human Comedy
(1943)
Henderson
The Kansan
(1943)
Bridge-Tender
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
(1945)
Old Tom
Captain Eddie
(1945)
Jabez
People on Paper
(1945)
Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
Gallant Bess
(1946)
Smitty
Wake Up and Dream
(1946)
Henry Pecket
The Yearling
(1946)
Pa Forrester
Yankee Fakir
(1947)
Shaggy Hartley (aka "Prof. Davis")
The Millerson Case
(1947)
Sheriff Luke Akers
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
(1948)
Capt. Bjorn
Moonrise
(1948)
Coroner
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
Capt. Cobb
Highway 13
(1948)
Bill 'Pops' Lacy
The Paleface
(1948)
Hank Billings
Loaded Pistols
(1948)
Jim Hedge
Relentless
(1948)
Dad
Big Jack
(1949)
Saltlick Joe
Deputy Marshal
(1949)
Doc Vinson
Tell It to the Judge
(1949)
Alonzo K. Roogle
Rim of the Canyon
(1949)
Loco John
Streets of Laredo
(1949)
Pop Lint
The Gal Who Took the West
(1949)
Hawley (as old Timer)
Harvey
(1950)
Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
(1950)
Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
(1950)
Mr. Edwards
Gold Raiders
(1951)
Doc Mason
Man in the Saddle
(1951)
Pay Lankershim
Silver City Bonanza
(1951)
Town Loafer
Captive of Billy the Kid
(1952)
Skeeter Davis
Hangman's Knot
(1952)
Plunkett, the Station agent
The Stranger Wore a Gun
(1953)
Jim Martin
The Boy from Oklahoma
(1954)
Amiel "Pop" Pruty
The Twinkle In God's Eye
(1955)
Prospector
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Tod Grinnel
The Kentuckian
(1955)
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
(1955)
Captain Cobb
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
(1956)
Cap'n Cobb
Girl with an Itch
(1958)
Gramps