Clem Bevans
Born October 16, 1880 (Age: 145)
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Cozaddale, Ohio, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Girl with an Itch
1958
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as Gramps
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Age: 78
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
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as Cap'n Cobb
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Age: 75
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
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as Captain Cobb
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Age: 75
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
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as Prospector
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Age: 74
The Kentuckian
1955
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as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
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Age: 74
Ten Wanted Men
1955
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as Tod Grinnel
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Age: 74
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
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as Amiel "Pop" Pruty
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Age: 73
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
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as Jim Martin
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Age: 72
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
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as Sam 'Bigmouth' Smedley
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Age: 70
Harvey
1950
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as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
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Age: 70
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
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as Mr. Edwards
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Age: 69
People on Paper
1945
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as Horatio Curdlepuss (uncredited)
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Age: 65
Captain Eddie
1945
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as Jabez
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Age: 64
Grissly's Millions
1945
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as Old Tom
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Age: 64
Lucky Jordan
1942
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as Gas Station Attendant
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Age: 62
The Forest Rangers
1942
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as Terry McCabe
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Age: 62
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
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as Mailman
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Age: 61
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
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as Tadpole
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Age: 61
This Gun for Hire
1942
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as Scissor Grinder
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Age: 61
Saboteur
1942
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as Neilson
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Age: 61
Captains of the Clouds
1942
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as Store-Teeth Morrison
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Age: 61
Fly By Night
1942
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as Station Watchman
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Age: 61
Pacific Blackout
1941
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as Midas Plant Night-Watchman
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Age: 61
Texas
1941
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as Abilene Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Sergeant York
1941
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as Zeke
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Age: 60
The Smiling Ghost
1941
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as Sexton at cemetery
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Age: 60
The Parson of Panamint
1941
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as Crabapple Jones
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Age: 60