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Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Actor · 1880 – 1963 · Cozaddale, Ohio, USA

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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  • Movie7.2

    Sergeant York

    1941 · 239 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Saboteur

    1942 · 563 votes

  • Movie7.7

    Harvey

    1950 · 703 votes

  • Movie7.0

    This Gun for Hire

    1942 · 197 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Go West

    1940 · 97 votes

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    Tall in the Saddle

    1944 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Dodge City

    1939 · 115 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Ten Wanted Men

    1955 · 30 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Portrait of Jennie

    1948 · 125 votes

  • Movie6.1

    The Paleface

    1948 · 81 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Texas

    1941 · 25 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Kentuckian

    1955 · 60 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Topper

    1937 · 141 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Hangman's Knot

    1952 · 35 votes

  • Movie5.5

    The Stranger Wore a Gun

    1953 · 33 votes

  • Movie6.3

    They Made Me a Criminal

    1939 · 40 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Yearling

    1946 · 107 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Idiot's Delight

    1939 · 17 votes

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    Man in the Saddle

    1951 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Streets of Laredo

    1949 · 14 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Zenobia

    1939 · 14 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    1940 · 28 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Oklahoma Kid

    1939 · 35 votes

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  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.5

    Bonanza

    1959 · 500 votes

  • TV7.0

    Maverick

    1957 · 43 votes

  • TV8.5

    The Twilight Zone

    1959 · 1.1K votes

  • TV6.7

    Gunsmoke

    1955 · 119 votes

  • TV6.7

    Thriller

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV5.9

    The Real McCoys

    1957 · 13 votes

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