Clem Bevans

Clem Guy Bevans Watching David Warfield "turn comedy to pathos by creating the character of a sad old man" in 1901 prompted Bevans to portray old men. He spent time in country stores in New England observing voices and gestures of old men before he began portraying old characters on stage.

Bevans's film debut came 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. He was a contract player for 20th Century Fox for a number of years. in Woodland Hills, California, aged 83. His remains are interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1935 Way Down East Doc Wiggin Henry King 1936 Two in Revolt Mr. Woods Glenn Tryon Uncredited 1936 Rhythm on the Range Gila Bend Norman Taurog 1936 The Phantom Rider Mr. Hudson Ray Taylor Serial chapters 11–13 1936 The President's Mystery Bus Passenger Phil Rosen Uncredited 1936 Come and Get It Gunnar Gallagher William Wyler Uncredited 1937 Dangerous Number Monte Christo (Actor Friend) Richard Thorpe Uncredited 1937 Angel's Holiday Sheriff James Tinling Uncredited 1937 Mountain Music Medicine Show Spectator Robert Florey Uncredited 1937 Riding on Air Sheriff Edward Sedgwick 1937 Marry the Girl W.W. McIntosh William C. McGann Uncredited 1937 Topper Board Member Norman Z. McLeod Uncredited 1937 The Toast of New York Hungry Panhandler Rowland V. Lee uncredited 1937 Big City Grandpa Sloane Frank Borzage 1937 Idol of the Crowds Andy Moore Arthur Lubin 1938 Of Human Hearts Elder Massey Clarence Brown 1938 One Wild Night Deaf old man Eugene Forde Uncredited 1938 Young Fugitives Benjie Collins John Rawlins 1938 Mr. Chump Pop William Clemens uncredited 1938 Valley of the Giants Clem – Old Man William Keighley Uncredited 1938 Comet Over Broadway Benson John Farrow (uncredited) 1938 Tom Sawyer, Detective Sheriff Slocum Louis King 1939 Stand Up and Fight Bum in jail W.S. Van Dyke Uncredited 1939 King of the Underworld Villager #3 Lewis Seiler Uncredited 1939 Ambush Pop Stebbins Kurt Neumann 1939 They Made Me a Criminal Second Fight Ticket Taker Busby Berkeley Uncredited 1939 Idiot's Delight Jimmy Barzek Clarence Brown Uncredited 1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter Henry – Baggage Man William Keighley Uncredited 1939 The Oklahoma Kid Postman Lloyd Bacon Uncredited 1939 Dodge City Charley Michael Curtiz Uncredited 1939 Zenobia Sheriff Gordon Douglas 1939 Outside These Walls Smedley Ray McCarey Uncredited 1939 The Kid from Kokomo Man who didn't turn around Lewis Seiler Uncredited 1939 Undercover Doctor Sam Whitmore Louis King 1939 Maisie Station Agent Edwin L. Marin Uncredited 1939 Hell's Kitchen Mr. Quill E. A. Dupont 1939 The Cowboy Quarterback Lem, the Mailman Noel M. Smith 1939 Night Work Smokestack Smiley George Archainbaud 1939 Thunder Afloat 'Cap' Finch George B. Seitz 1939 Main Street Lawyer Zeke Dudley Murphy 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Ben Mattling John Cromwell 1940 Young Tom Edison Mr. Waddell Norman Taurog 1940 Granny Get Your Gun Smokey George Amy 1940 Half a Sinner Snuffy Al Christie 1940 20 Mule Team Chuckawalla Richard Thorpe 1940 The Captain Is a Lady Samuel Darby Robert B. Sinclair 1940 Untamed 'Smokey' Moseby, the Blind Man George Archainbaud 1940 Gold Rush Maisie 'Pop' Graybeard Norman Taurog Uncredited 1940 Girl from God's Country Ben Sidney Salkow 1940 Calling All Husbands Judge Todd Noel M. Smith 1940 Wyoming Pa McKinley Richard Thorpe Uncredited 1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Driver Arthur Lubin Uncredited 1940 Go West Railroad Official Edward Buzzell Uncredited 1940 She Couldn't Say No Eli Potter William Clemens 1941 Sergeant York Zeke Howard Hawks 1941 The Parson of Panamint Crabapple Jones William C. McGann 1941 The Smiling Ghost Sexton Lewis Seiler 1941 Texas Abilene Fight Spectator George Marshall Uncredited 1941 Pacific Blackout Midas Plant Night Watchman Ralph Murphy 1942 Fly-by-Night Train Station Watchman Robert Siodmak 1942 Captains of the Clouds Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison Michael Curtiz 1942 Saboteur Neilson Alfred Hitchcock 1942 This Gun for Hire Scissor Grinder Frank Tuttle 1942 Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die Tadpole Foster William C. McGann 1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Postman Ralph Murphy 1942 The Forest Rangers Terry McCabe George Marshall 1942 Lucky Jordan Gas Station Attendant Frank Tuttle 1943 Lady Bodyguard Elmer Frawley William Clemens 1943 Happy Go Lucky Mr. Smith Curtis Bernhardt 1943 The Human Comedy Henderson Clarence Brown 1943 The Kansan Bridge-Tender George Archainbaud 1943 The Woman of the Town Buffalo Burns George Archainbaud 1944 Tall in the Saddle Card Game Spectator Edwin L. Marin Uncredited 1945 Night Club Girl Mayor Edward F. Cline 1945 Grissly's Millions Young Tom John English 1945 Captain Eddie Jabez Lloyd Bacon 1946 Wake Up and Dream Henry Pecket Lloyd Bacon 1946 Gallant Bess Smitty Andrew Marton 1946 The Yearling Pa Forrester Clarence Brown 1947 Yankee Fakir Professor Davis W. Lee Wilder 1947 The Millerson Case Sheriff Luke Akers George Archainbaud 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra Ira Mackel Dudley Nichols 1948 Relentless Dad George Sherman 1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Capt. Bjorn William Castle 1948 Moonrise Jake – Coroner Frank Borzage 1948 Loaded Pistols Jim Hedge John English 1948 The Paleface Hank Billings Norman Z. McLeod 1948 Portrait of Jennie Capt. Cobb William Dieterle 1948 Highway 13 Bill 'Pops' Lacy William Berke 1949 Big Jack Saltlick Joe Richard Thorpe 1949 Streets of Laredo Pop Lint Leslie Fenton 1949 Rim of the Canyon Loco John John English 1949 The Gal Who Took the West Hawley (as old Timer) Frederick de Cordova 1949 Deputy Marshal Doc Allen Vinson William Berke 1949 Tell It to the Judge Alonzo K. Roogle Norman Foster 1950 Hurricane At Pilgrim Hill Sam Smedley Richard L. Bare 1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Mr. Edwards Jean Yarbrough 1950 Harvey Mr. Herman Shimelplatzer Henry Koster 1951 Silver City Bonanza Town Loafer George Blair 1951 Gold Raiders Doc Mason Edward Bernds 1951 Man in the Saddle Pay Lankershim Andre de Toth 1952 Captive of Billy the Kid Skeeter Davis Fred C. Brannon 1952 Hangman's Knot Plunkett, the Station agent Roy Huggins 1953 The Stranger Wore a Gun Jim Martin Andre de Toth 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Pop Pruty Michael Curtiz 1955 Ten Wanted Men Tod Grinnel Bruce Humberstone 1955 The Kentuckian Pilot of the 'River Queen' Burt Lancaster Uncredited 1955 The Twinkle in God's Eye Prospector George Blair Uncredited 1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Captain Cobb Norman Foster (archive footage) 1957 The Restless Gun Clay Davis Justus Addiss Episode "The Gold Buckle" 1958 Gunsmoke Fly Seymour Berns Episode "Overland Express" 1958 Girl with an Itch Gramps Ronald V. Ashcroft