Clem Bevans
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.
Filmography (120 Appearances)
Thriller
The Twilight Zone
Girl with an Itch
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Perry Mason
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Screen Director's Playhouse
Gunsmoke
The Kentuckian
Ten Wanted Men
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Hangman's Knot
Captive of Billy the Kid
Man in the Saddle
Gold Raiders
Silver City Bonanza
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Harvey
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Tell It to the Judge
Deputy Marshal
The Gal Who Took the West
Rim of the Canyon
Streets of Laredo
Big Jack
Highway 13
Portrait of Jennie
The Paleface
Loaded Pistols
Moonrise
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Relentless
Mourning Becomes Electra
The Millerson Case
Yankee Fakir
The Yearling
Gallant Bess
Wake Up and Dream
People on Paper
Captain Eddie
Grissly's Millions
Tall in the Saddle
The Woman of the Town
The Kansan
The Human Comedy
Happy Go Lucky
Lady Bodyguard
Lucky Jordan
The Forest Rangers
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
This Gun for Hire
Saboteur
Captains of the Clouds
Fly By Night
Pacific Blackout
Texas
Sergeant York
The Smiling Ghost
The Parson of Panamint
She Couldn't Say No
Go West
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Wyoming
Calling All Husbands
Girl from God's Country
Gold Rush Maisie
Untamed
The Captain is a Lady
20 Mule Team
Half a Sinner
Young Tom Edison
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Granny Get Your Gun
Northward, Ho!
Main Street Lawyer
Thunder Afloat
Night Work
The Cowboy Quarterback
Hell's Kitchen
Maisie
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Help Wanted
Undercover Doctor
Outside These Walls
Zenobia
Dodge City
The Oklahoma Kid
I'll Tell the World
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Idiot's Delight
They Made Me a Criminal
Ambush
King of the Underworld
Stand Up and Fight
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Comet Over Broadway
Mr. Chump
Young Fugitives
One Wild Night
Miracle Money
Of Human Hearts
Idol of the Crowds
Big City
Topper
Riding on Air
Mountain Music
Angel's Holiday
Dangerous Number
Every Sunday
The President's Mystery
The Phantom Rider
Rhythm on the Range
Way Down East