Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris; 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born

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who became an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 American films from 1916 to 1952. He died 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: "Bevan" rhyming with "seven".

Career

Bevan was born in the country town of

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, 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

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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

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. Usually filmed wearing a derby hat and a drooping mustache, Bevan may not have possessed an indelible screen character like

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but he had a friendly, funny presence in the frantic Sennett comedies. Much of the comedy depended on Bevan's skilled timing and reactions; he was the first to perform the familiar "oyster" routine—in which a bowl of "fresh oyster stew" shows alarming signs of life and battles the guy trying to eat it—in the Sennett comedy ''Wandering Willies'' (1926). The routine was later performed by

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, and

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. By the mid-1920s Bevan was often teamed with

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; Clyde soon graduated to his own starring series. The late 1920s found Bevan playing in wild marital farces for Sennett. Bevan lost his starring berth when Sennett canceled all contracts to retool his studio for the new

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; Bevan had already completed several silent shorts, which were released gradually through 1929. The advent of talkies took their toll on the careers of many silent stars, including Billy Bevan. Although he did co-star in a few talkie shorts, including the "Taxi Boys" comedy ''Thundering Taxis'' (1932) and the

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short ''She Whoops to Conquer'' (1934), his starring roles had come to an end. He was still a resourceful actor, and in 1929 he began a second career as a character actor and bit player: a bus driver in ''

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'', a hotel employee in the

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film '' Peacock Alley'', Second Lieutenant Trotter in ''

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''. For the next 20 years he often would play rowdy cockneys (as in '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' with

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), and affable Englishmen (as in ''

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'' and ''

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'').Anthony Slide (2012), ''Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins'' P.162, University Press of Mississippi. . Slide also notes this of Clyde Cook He played a friendly bus conductor opposite

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in one of the opening scenes of ''

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''. Billy Bevan died in 1957 in

Filmography

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'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920, Short) * ''Married Life'' (1920) - Hospital Staff / Janitor (uncredited) * '' Love, Honor and Behave'' (1920) - A Fake Lawyer * '' A Small Town Idol'' (1921) - Director * ''Home Talent'' (1921) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''On Patrol'' (1922) - star policeman then convict * '' The Crossroads of New York'' (1922) - Press Agent * ''

The Extra Girl ''The Extra Girl'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and starring Mabel Normand.

'' (1923) - Comedian * ''

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'' (1924) - Travers Dale * ''One Spooky Night'' (1924) - Man in the Haunted House * '' Flirty Four-Flushers'' (1926, Short) - Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster * '' Easy Pickings'' (1927) - The Detective * ''The Golf Nut'' (1927) - Billy Divott * '' The Girl from Everywhere'' (1927) - Messenger * '' Riley the Cop'' (1928) - Paris Cabman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1929) - Gus (The Driver) * ''Weak But Willing'' (1929) - George Downing * ''

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'' (1929) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1929) - Tom Berry * '' Peacock Alley'' (1930) - Walter - Bell Captain * ''

'' (1930) - 2nd Lt. Trotter * ''Temptation'' (1930) - Sam * '' For the Defense'' (1930) - Drunk (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1930) - Train Conductor (uncredited) * '' For the Love o' Lil'' (1930) - Edward O. Walker * '' Born to Love'' (1931) - Departing British Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Spy'' (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Chances'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) - Hodgkins * ''

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'' (1931) - Soldier on the Make (uncredited) *'' The Silent Witness'' (1932) - Horace Ward * '' Sky Devils'' (1932) - The Colonel * '' Vanity Fair'' (1932) - Joseph Sedley * '' Payment Deferred'' (1932) - Hammond * '' Me and My Gal'' (1932) - Ashley (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - George Grainger * '' Luxury Liner'' (1933) - Schultz * '' Looking Forward'' (1933) - Mr. Barker, Night Watchman * ''

A Study in Scarlet ''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 Detective fiction, detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would go on to become one of the most well-known detective ...

'' (1933) - Will Swallow * ''

Peg o' My Heart "Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan (lyricist), Alfred Bryan (words) and Fred Fisher (music). It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The song was first performed publ ...

'' (1933) - Detective #2 (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

Too Much Harmony ''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Pic ...

'' (1933) - Stage Director * ''

The Way to Love ''The Way to Love'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Maurice Chevalier and Ann Dvorak. Edward Everett Horton was the principal featured player. At one stage Carole Lombard was to have co ...

'' (1933) - M. Prial * ''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' (1933) - Two of Spades (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Police Sergeant * '' The Lost Patrol'' (1934) - Hale * ''

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'' (1934) - Mac * ''

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'' (1934) - Meadows * ''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. Th ...

'' (1934) - Cloakroom Attendant * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) - Man in Hotel Room (uncredited) * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Bridegroom (scenes deleted) * '' Limehouse Blues'' (1934) - Herb * '' Mystery Woman'' (1935) - Jepson * '' Vanessa: Her Love Story'' (1935) - Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Alfred * '' Dressed to Thrill'' (1935) - Canadian Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Last Outpost'' (1935) - Private Foster * ''

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'' (1935) - Jerry Cruncher * ''

The Widow from Monte Carlo ''The Widow from Monte Carlo'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Arthur Greville Collins and starring Warren William, Dolores del Río, Louise Fazenda and Colin Clive. It was based on the play '' A Present from Margate'' by Ian Hay ...

'' (1935) - Police Officer Watkins (uncredited) * '' Song and Dance Man'' (1936) - Curtis * ''

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role. Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland, whi ...

'' (1936) - Cabby (uncredited) * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1936) - Mr. Boswick - Ship Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Dracula's Daughter ''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in ...

'' (1936) - Albert * '' Private Number'' (1936) - Frederick * '' Piccadilly Jim'' (1936) - Taxi Driver * ''

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'' (1936) - Innkeeper * ''

God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, S ...

'' (1937) - Plug Hat * ''

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'' (1937) - Frank the Waiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Atkins * '' Another Dawn'' (1937) - Pvt. Hawkins * '' The Sheik Steps Out'' (1937) - Munson * '' The Wrong Road'' (1937) - McLean * ''

Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a numb ...

'' (1938) - Johe - Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) - Nick * '' Blond Cheat'' (1938) - The Bartender (uncredited) * ''

The Young in Heart ''The Young in Heart'' is a 1938 American comedy film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Roland Young and Billie ...

'' (1938) - Kennel Man (uncredited) * ''

Meet the Girls ''Meet the Girls'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Marguerite Roberts. The film stars June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert (Tex) Allen, Ruth Donnelly, Gene Lockhart and Wally Vernon. The film was released on Oct ...

'' (1938) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Customs Official (uncredited) * '' Shadows Over Shanghai'' (1938) - Gallicuddy * '' Arrest Bulldog Drummond'' (1938) - Aquarium Guard (uncredited) * ''

Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role o ...

'' (1938) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Street Watch Leader (uncredited) * '' Let Freedom Ring'' (1939) - Cockney (uncredited) * ''

Captain Fury ''Captain Fury'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Hal Roach. It is set in colonial Australia as one of Hollywood's few attempts to depict Australian history.' Plot In the 1840s, Captain Michael Fury ( Brian Aherne) is an Irish pa ...

'' (1939) - Duffy * '' Grand Jury Secrets'' (1939) - Masseur (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - British Sergeant (uncredited) * '' We Are Not Alone'' (1939) - Mr. Jones * ''

The Earl of Chicago ''The Earl of Chicago'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. Made during 1939 and released in January 1940, it was the first MGM film of the 1940 ...

'' (1940) - Guide * ''

The Invisible Man Returns ''The Invisible Man Returns'' is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film ''The Invisible Man'', and the ...

'' (1940) - Jim (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

The Long Voyage Home ''The Long Voyage Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others. The ...

'' (1940) - Joe - Limehouse Barman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1940) - Stage Doorman * ''

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'' (1941) - Porter (uncredited) * ''

Penny Serenade ''Penny Serenade'' is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. It was produced and distributed by Colum ...

'' (1941) - McDougal (uncredited) * '' One Night in Lisbon'' (1941) - Lord Fitzleigh's Aide (uncredited) * '' Shining Victory'' (1941) - Chivers * ''

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'' (1941) - Mr. Weller * '' Suspicion'' (1941) - Ticket Taker (uncredited) * ''

Confirm or Deny ''Confirm or Deny'' is a 1941 war drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Don Ameche, Joan Bennett and Roddy McDowall. It was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Jo Swerling, b ...

'' (1941) - Mr. Bindle * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Die'' (1942) - Phillips - the Butler * '' This Above All'' (1942) - Farmer (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - Bus Conductor (uncredited) * '' Hi, Neighbor'' (1942) - Guest (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - George Barrow * ''

A Yank at Eton ''A Yank at Eton'' is an American comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, and Peter Lawford. Released in 1942, it is a kind of junior thematic sequel to MGM's British-made film ...

'' (1942) - Tour Guide (uncredited) * ''

I Married a Witch ''I Married A Witch'' is a 1942 American romantic screwball comedy fantasy film directed by René Clair and written by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly. Starred by Veronica Lake as the title character witch whose plan for revenge goes comically ...

'' (1942) - Puritan Vendor (uncredited) * '' London Blackout Murders'' (1943) - Air Raid Warden * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) - Wartime Cabby * ''

Young and Willing ''Young and Willing'' is a 1943 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, and Susan Hayward. With a screenplay by Virginia Van Upp based on the play ''Out of th ...

'' (1943) - Phillips * '' Holy Matrimony'' (1943) - Cabby (uncredited) * '' The Return of the Vampire'' (1943) - Horace - Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Bookie (uncredited) * '' The Lodger'' (1944) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Patrol Cop-Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Invisible Man's Revenge ''The Invisible Man's Revenge'' is a 1944 American science fiction horror film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars John Carradine as a scientist who tests his experiment on a psychiatric hospital escapee, pl ...

'' (1944) - Sergeant * '' The Pearl of Death'' (1944) - Constable (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Constable (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Cabbie (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Malvolio Jones - Chairman * '' Scotland Yard Investigator'' (1945) - Porter (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) - Train Attendant * ''

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'' (1946) - Mr. Ames (uncredited) * '' Cluny Brown'' (1946) - Uncle Arn Porritt (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - White Horse Cabby (uncredited) * '' Love from a Stranger'' (1947) - Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' It Had to Be You'' (1947) - Evans - the Butler * '' The Swordsman'' (1948) - Old Andrew * '' The Black Arrow'' (1948) - Dungeon Keeper * ''

Let's Live a Little ''Let's Live a Little'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings and Anna Sten. Written by Howard Irving Young, Edmund L. Hartmann, Albert J. Cohen, and Jack Harvey, the fi ...

'' (1948) - Morton (uncredited) * ''

The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in ''The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is seen as a classic of English c ...

'' (1949) - Barney * '' The Secret of St. Ives'' (1949) - Douglas (uncredited) * ''

That Forsyte Woman ''That Forsyte Woman'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''The Forsyte Saga'') is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. It is an a ...

'' (1949) - Porter (uncredited) * '' Tell It to the Judge'' (1949) - Winston - Kitty's Butler (uncredited) * '' Fortunes of Captain Blood'' (1950) - Billy Bragg * ''

Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, ...

'' (1950) - Will Scarlet * ''

Three Secrets ''Three Secrets'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and Ruth Roman. It was released by Warner Bros. Plot A private plane crashes in the California mountains and a 5-year-old boy sur ...

'' (1950) - Ed Jackson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Town Councilman (uncredited)

Gallery

Image:Billy Bevan (1).jpg, Billy Bevan and Mack

Sennett Bathing Beauties Sennett Bathing Beauties was a bevy of women performing in bathing costumes assembled by film producer Mack Sennett during the silent film era. Description The Sennett Bathing Beauties appeared in Mack Sennett comedy Short film, short subjects, ...

, 1920s Image:Billy Bevan (2).jpg, Scene from ''Oh! Daddy!'', featuring Billy Bevan (bottom) and

Mildred June Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in silent films. She was also co-writer of a 1927 film. She died at the age of 34 from alcoholism. Life June was born in St. Louis in 1905. She was an Ame ...

(not shown), 1922

References

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