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Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

The screen's premiere "Old Codger," American actor Clem Bevans didn't make his movie debut until he was 55 years old. His acting career was launched in 1900 with a vaudeville boy-girl act costarring Grace Emmett. Bevans moved on to burlesque, stock shows, Broadway and light opera. In 1935, Bevans first stepped before the movie cameras as Doc Wiggins in Way Down East. It was the first of many toothless, stubble-chinned geezers that Bevans would portray for the next 27 years. On occasion, producers and directors would use Bevans' established screen persona to throw the audience off the track. In Happy Go Lucky (1942), he unexpectedly shows up as a voyeuristic millionaire with a fondness for female knees; in Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942), he is a likeable old desert rat who turns out to be a Nazi spy! Clem Bevans continued playing farmers, hillbillies, and "town's oldest citizen" roles into the early 1960s. The octogenarian actor could be seen in a 1962 episode of Twilight Zone ("Hocus Pocus and Frisby") looking and sounding just the same as he had way back in 1935. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


Filmography of Clem Bevans:

Clem Bevans Trivia

Who did Clem Bevans play in Rim of the Canyon?
Clem Bevans was Loco John in Rim of the Canyon

Who did Clem Bevans play in The Gold Raiders?
Clem Bevans was Doc in The Gold Raiders

Who did Clem Bevans play in Half a Sinner?
Clem Bevans was Snuffy in Half a Sinner

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Ten Wanted Men?
Clem Bevans was Tod Grinnel in Ten Wanted Men

What role did Clem Bevans play in The Kansan?
Clem Bevans played Bridge Tender in The Kansan

Who did Clem Bevans play in Hangman's Knot?
Clem Bevans was Plunkett in Hangman's Knot

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Man in the Saddle?
Clem Bevans was Pay Lankershim in Man in the Saddle

Who did Clem Bevans portray in The Yearling?
Clem Bevans was Pa Forrester in The Yearling

Who did Clem Bevans play in The Paleface?
Clem Bevans was Hank Billings in The Paleface

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Come and Get It?
Clem Bevans was Gunnar Gallagher in Come and Get It

What role did Clem Bevans play in The Stranger Wore a Gun?
Clem Bevans played Jim Martin in The Stranger Wore a Gun

What role did Clem Bevans play in Sergeant York?
Clem Bevans played Zeke in Sergeant York

What role did Clem Bevans play in Loaded Pistols?
Clem Bevans played Jim Hedge in Loaded Pistols

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven?
Clem Bevans was Capt. Bjorn in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Captains of the Clouds?
Clem Bevans was Store-Teeth Morrison in Captains of the Clouds

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Harvey?
Clem Bevans was Herman Schimmelplusser in Harvey

What role did Clem Bevans play in Portrait of Jennie?
Clem Bevans played Capt. Cobb in Portrait of Jennie

Who did Clem Bevans portray in The Kentuckian?
Clem Bevans was Pilot in The Kentuckian

Who did Clem Bevans play in Young Fugitives?
Clem Bevans was Benjie in Young Fugitives

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Mourning Becomes Electra?
Clem Bevans was Ira Mackel in Mourning Becomes Electra

What role did Clem Bevans play in This Gun for Hire?
Clem Bevans played Old Timer in This Gun for Hire

Who did Clem Bevans portray in They Made Me a Criminal?
Clem Bevans was Ticket Taker in They Made Me a Criminal

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Saboteur?
Clem Bevans was Neilson in Saboteur

Who did Clem Bevans portray in Dodge City?
Clem Bevans was Charlie, the Barber in Dodge City


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