7.9
7.9
Rebecca
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Also known as: William Bevan Harris
Acting
Born:September 29, 1887
Died:November 26, 1957(aged 70)
Birthplace:Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australia
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CommunityBiography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. He appeared in 254 American films between 1916 and 1950. Bevan was born in the country town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He went on the stage at an early age, traveled to Sydney and spent eight years in Australian light opera, performing as Willie Bevan. He sailed to America with the Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company in 1912 and later toured Canada. Bevan broke into films with the Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916. When the company disbanded, Bevan became a supporting actor in Mack Sennett movie comedies. An expressive pantomimist, Bevan's quiet scene-stealing attracted attention, and by 1922 Bevan was a Sennett star. He supplemented his income, however, by establishing a citrus and avocado farm at Escondido, California. Usually filmed wearing a derby hat and a drooping mustache, Bevan may not have possessed an indelible screen character like Charlie Chaplin but he had a friendly, funny presence in the frantic Sennett comedies. Much of the comedy depended on Bevan's skilled timing and reactions; the famous "oyster" routine performed on film by Curly Howard, Lou Costello, and Huntz Hall—in which a bowl of "fresh oyster stew" shows alarming signs of life and battles the guy trying to eat it—was originated on film decades earlier by Bevan in the short film Wandering Willies. By the mid-1920s Bevan was often teamed with Andy Clyde; Clyde soon graduated to his own starring series. The late 1920s found Bevan playing in wild marital farces for Sennett. The advent of talking pictures took their toll on the careers of many silent stars, including Billy Bevan. Bevan began a second career in "talkies" as a character actor and bit player in roles such as that of a bus driver in the 1929 film High Voltage, a hotel employee in the Mae Murray film Peacock Alley, and the supporting role of Second Lieutenant Trotter in Journey's End in 1930. His starring roles had come to an end, however, and for the next 20 years he often would play rowdy Cockneys (as in Pack Up Your Troubles with The Ritz Brothers), and affable Englishmen (as in Tin Pan Alley and Terror by Night). He played a friendly bus conductor opposite Greer Garson in one of the opening scenes of Mrs. Miniver. Bevan died in 1957 in Escondido, California, just before new audiences discovered him in Robert Youngson's silent-comedy compilations. (The Youngson films mispronounce his name as "Be-VAN"; Bevan himself offered the proper pronunciation in a Voice of Hollywood reel in 1930.)
Filmography (187 movies)
7.5
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Cabby (uncredited)
7.5
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Joe (uncredited)
7.4
7.4
Forever and a Day
1943
as Wartime Cabby
7.3
7.3
Be Reasonable
1921
as A Rolling Stone
7.2
7.2
National Velvet
1945
as Constable (uncredited)
7.2
7.2
Cluny Brown
1946
as Uncle Arn Porritt
7.1
7.1
Suspicion
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Malvolio Jones
7.1
7.1
The Secret Garden
1949
as Barney
7.1
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
as Billy Bragg
7.0
7.0
Black Sheep
1935
as Alfred
7.0
7.0
Chances
1931
as Cuthbert (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
A Christmas Carol
1938
as Street Watch Leader
6.9
6.9
Personal Property
1937
as Frank (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
6.9
6.9
Jane Eyre
1943
as Bookie (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Soldier on the Make (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
I Married a Witch
1942
as Puritan Vendor (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
The Trespasser
1929
as Reporter (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Joe
6.6
6.6
Penny Serenade
1941
as McDougal (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
It Had to Be You
1947
as Evans
6.5
6.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Mr. Weller
6.5
6.5
Private Number
1936
as Frederick
6.5
6.5
Monte Carlo
1930
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Taxi Driver
6.5
6.5
The Young in Heart
1938
as Kennel Man (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Terror by Night
1946
as Conductor Taking Tickets
6.5
6.5
The Lost Patrol
1934
as Hale
6.4
6.4
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Phillips
6.4
6.4
Moss Rose
1947
as Harry, Cab Driver (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Three Secrets
1950
as Ed Jackson (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Let's Live a Little
1948
as Morton
6.3
6.3
Luxury Liner
1933
as Schultz
6.3
6.3
Journey's End
1930
as Trotter
6.3
6.3
Me and My Gal
1932
as Ashley, Arguing Drunk (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Winston, Kitty's Butler (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Lizzies of the Field
1924
as Bud Gasket
6.2
6.2
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Jim (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Counter-Espionage
1942
as George Barrow
6.2
6.2
Another Dawn
1937
as Pvt. Hawkins
6.2
6.2
Looking Forward
1933
as Mr. Barker
6.2
6.2
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as British Sergeant
6.1
6.1
The Last Outpost
1935
as Private Foster
6.1
6.1
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Mr. Jones
6.1
6.1
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Horace (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Devotion
1946
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Sky Hawk
1929
as Tom Berry
6.0
6.0
Blond Cheat
1938
as Bartender (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Douglas (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Horse Auctioneer
6.0
6.0
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Director
6.0
6.0
Shock
1934
as Meadows
6.0
6.0
The White Sin
1924
as Travers Dale
5.9
5.9
The Extra Girl
1923
as Comedian
5.9
5.9
Stingaree
1934
as Mac
5.9
5.9
Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Albert
5.9
5.9
Shining Victory
1941
as Chivers
5.8
5.8
Butter Fingers
1925
as Nick
5.8
5.8
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Customs Official
5.6
5.6
Riley the Cop
1928
as Paris Cabman
5.6
5.6
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Castle Guide
5.6
5.6
Payment Deferred
1932
as Charlie Hammond
5.5
5.5
Cavalcade
1933
as George Grainger
5.5
5.5
A Study in Scarlet
1933
as Will Swallow
5.5
5.5
Transatlantic
1931
as Hodgkins
5.5
5.5
The Silent Witness
1932
as Horace Ward
5.2
5.2
The Black Arrow
1948
as Dungeon Keeper
5.2
5.2
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as Cabbie (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Gertie's Gasoline Glide
1916
as The Minister
5.0
5.0
Galloping Bungalows
1924
as John Syrup Soother
5.0
5.0
Distilled Love
1920
5.0
5.0
London Blackout Murders
1943
as Air Raid Warden
5.0
5.0
Flirty Four-Flushers
1926
as Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster
5.0
5.0
Cupid In Quarantine
1918
as The Father
5.0
5.0
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Officer Watkins
5.0
5.0
Born to Love
1931
as Departing British Soldier (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Caravan
1934
as Police Sergeant
5.0
5.0
Fight Night
1926
as Walter Moore
5.0
5.0
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Stage Director
4.9
4.9
Captain Fury
1939
as Duffy
4.8
4.8
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Will Scarlet
4.8
4.8
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Mr. Boswick
4.8
4.8
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938
as Gallicuddy
4.6
4.6
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Nick
4.6
4.6
High Voltage
1929
as Gus Jones
4.5
4.5
Slave Ship
1937
as Atkins
4.5
4.5
Gymnasium Jim
1922
as Jim
4.4
4.4
The Wrong Road
1937
as McLean
4.4
4.4
Peg o' My Heart
1933
as Detective #2 (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Peacock Alley
1930
as Walter
4.3
4.3
The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Studio Organist
4.2
4.2
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Plug Hat
4.0
4.0
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Munson
4.0
4.0
Sky Devils
1932
as Colonel
4.0
4.0
Vanity Fair
1932
as Joseph Sedley
3.8
3.8
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Mr. Bindle
3.7
3.7
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Herb
3.0
3.0
On Patrol
1922
as The Amateur Cop
3.0
3.0
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Honeymoon Hardships
1925
as Farmer
His Unlucky Night
1928
as Billy Trotter
A Small Town Princess
1927
as Joe Whiffet
Temptation
1930
as Sam
For the Love o' Lil
1930
as Edward O. Walker
Weak But Willing
1929
as George Downing
Techno-Crazy
1933
as Mary's Father - the Mayor
Are Married Policemen Safe?
1918
Around the Town: British Film Stars and Studios
1921
as Himself
Gold Digger of Weepah
1927
as The Barber
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Messenger
The Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Doty Bassett - the Bicycle Flirt
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
as Constable Billy Barnes
Motorboat Mamas
1928
as Billy Bender
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Bill Blake
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Billy Blake
Hayfoot, Strawfoot?
1926
as Pete
East of the Water Plug
1924
as The Sheriff
From Rags to Britches
1925
as Joe Bush
Trimmed in Gold
1926
as Otto Stropp
Should Husbands Marry?
1926
as The Cop
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927
as Charley Carter
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as Barfly (uncredited)
Inbad the Sailor
1923
as Jake aka Inbad the Sailor
One Spooky Night
1924
as A.J. Bird Jr.
Wandering Waistlines
1924
as Sandy Hook - Sailor
The Cannon Ball Express
1924
as Adam Fargo - Baggage Master
The Crossroads of New York
1922
as Press Agent
Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924
as The Sheriff
Sneezing Beezers
1925
as Joe Honck - Taxi Driver
Over Thereabouts
1925
as Joe Dobell
Peaches and Plumbers
1927
as Bill the Plumber
Cured in the Excitement
1927
as Professor Brawn
The Bull Fighter
1927
as Pete De Tour
Pirates of the Air
1916
as The Bartender
His New Stenographer
1928
as Billy Brooks
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926
as Billy Foote
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931
as Father
Scotch
1930
as Gilbert - Addie's Brother
Pop's Pal
1933
as Grandpa
Bombs and Bandits
1917
as The Chief of Police
The Big Squeal
1933
as Jake Burke
One Cylinder Love
1923
as The Bachelor's Butler / Chauffeur / Footman
Pink Pajamas
1929
as Billy Brooks
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929
as Billy Barton
Musclebound Music
1926
as Billy Hornby
Bright Eyes
1921
as The Nosey Butler
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
Circus Today
1926
as Gus Barnum
Giddap!
1925
as Gaspard De Brie
Hoboken to Hollywood
1926
as Billy Judkins
The Beach Club
1928
The Best Man
1928
as Best Man
Masked Mamas
1926
as Casey McCorkle
Wandering Willies
1926
as Percy Nudge
Mystery Woman
1935
as Jepson
Whispering Whiskers
1926
as The Drifter
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Hiram Case
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926
as Wilbur Watts
Ice Cold Cocos
1926
as Gus Gander
Song and Dance Man
1936
as Curtis
Love and Doughnuts
1921
as The Burglar
Easy Pickings
1927
as The Detective
Somebody's Widow
1918
as Secretary
The Swordsman
1948
as Old Andrew
Wall Street Blues
1924
as The Janitor
Her Rustic Romeo
1918
Three Foolish Weeks
1924
as King of Anchovia
When Summer Comes
1922
as Lyons - the Tenderfoot
The Duck Hunter
1922
as The Sportsman
The Golf Nut
1927
as Billy Divott
Thundering Taxis
1933
as One of the Taxi Boys
She Whoops To Conquer
1933
Nip and Tuck
1923
as Sailor
The Way to Love
1933
as M. Prial
Uncle Jake
1933
as Uncle Jake
Honeymoon Beach
1932
as Billy Bevan
Astray from the Steerage
1921
as A steerage passenger
The Quack Doctor
1920
Director
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Off His Trolley
1924
as The Traffic Cop
The Lion's Whiskers
1925
as Otto Klutch
The Iron Nag
1925
as Joe Gobb
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