Clem Bevans
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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.
Acting
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Pete
1959
Movie
Harvey
as Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer
1950
Movie
Saboteur
as Neilson
1942
TV
Bonanza
as Jeb
1959
Movie
Sergeant York
as Zeke
1941
Movie
This Gun for Hire
as Scissor Grinder
1942
Movie
Topper
as Board Member (uncredited)
1937
TV
Perry Mason
as Capt. Hugo
1957
Movie
Portrait of Jennie
as Capt. Cobb
1948
TV
Gunsmoke
as Fly
1955
Movie
Dodge City
as Charley (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Yearling
as Pa Forrester
1946
Movie
Go West
as Railroad Official
1940
Movie
The Paleface
as Hank Billings
1948
Movie
Moonrise
as Coroner
1948
Movie
Tall in the Saddle
as Card Game Spectator (uncredited)
1944
Movie
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Cap'n Cobb
1956
Movie
The Kentuckian
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1955
TV
Maverick
1957
Movie
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Human Comedy
as Henderson
1943
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Captain Cobb
1954
Movie
Hangman's Knot
as Plunkett, the Station agent
1952
Movie
The Oklahoma Kid
as Postman (uncredited)
1939