Billy Bevan

ActorDirector Sep 29 (died age 70) Orange, New South Wales, Australia 1916–1963 (47 year career)

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Biography

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 Lilli…

Known For

Film

Rebecca

Policeman (uncredited)

Film

Bringing Up Baby

Joe (uncredited)

Film

Suspicion

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Film

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Cabby (uncredited)

Film

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Malvolio Jones

Film

Mrs. Miniver

Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Film

I Married a Witch

Puritan Vendor (uncredited)

Film

A Christmas Carol

Street Watch Leader

Filmography

Acting (201)

Movies (200)

30 Years of Fun

1963

as (archive footage)

3.0

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

6.9

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

as Town Councilman (uncredited)

6.2

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950

as Billy Bragg

7.1

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

as Will Scarlet

4.8

Three Secrets

1950

as Ed Jackson (uncredited)

6.4

The Secret Garden

1949

as Barney

7.1

The Secret Of St. Ives

1949

as Douglas (uncredited)

6.0

Tell It to the Judge

1949

as Winston, Kitty's Butler (uncredited)

6.3

The Swordsman

1948

as Old Andrew

The Black Arrow

as Dungeon Keeper

Let's Live a Little

as Morton

It Had to Be You

as Evans

Moss Rose

as Harry, Cab Driver (uncredited)

6.5

Terror by Night

1946

as Conductor Taking Tickets

Cluny Brown

as Uncle Arn Porritt

Devotion

as Mr. Ames (uncredited)

5.7

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

as Malvolio Jones

7.1

National Velvet

1945

as Constable (uncredited)

7.2

Tonight and Every Night

1945

as Cabbie (uncredited)

5.2

The Pearl of Death

1944

as Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)

7.1

The Lodger

1944

6.5

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

5.6

Jane Eyre

1943

as Bookie (uncredited)

6.9

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

The Return of the Vampire

1943

as Horace (uncredited)

6.1

Forever and a Day

1943

as Wartime Cabby

7.4

London Blackout Murders

1943

as Air Raid Warden

5.0

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Bus Conductor (uncredited)

7.1

I Married a Witch

1942

as Puritan Vendor (uncredited)

This Above All

as Farmer

Counter-Espionage

as George Barrow

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942

as Phillips

6.4

Suspicion

1941

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

7.1

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

as Mr. Weller

6.5

Penny Serenade

1941

as McDougal (uncredited)

Confirm or Deny

as Mr. Bindle

Shining Victory

as Chivers

The Earl of Chicago

as Castle Guide

Rebecca

as Policeman (uncredited)

7.9

The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Joe

6.6

The Invisible Man Returns

as Jim (uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley

as Stage Doorman

Let Freedom Ring

as Cockney (uncredited)

6.0

Captain Fury

1939

as Duffy

4.9

Pack Up Your Troubles

as British Sergeant

We Are Not Alone

as Mr. Jones

The Young in Heart

as Kennel Man (uncredited)

Bringing Up Baby

as Joe (uncredited)

A Christmas Carol

as Street Watch Leader

Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Customs Official

Blond Cheat

as Bartender (uncredited)

6.0

Shadows Over Shanghai

1938

as Gallicuddy

4.8

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Aquarium Guard

6.6

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Nick

4.6

God's Country and the Woman

1937

as Plug Hat

4.2

Personal Property

1937

as Frank (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

as McLean

Slave Ship

as Atkins

Another Dawn

as Pvt. Hawkins

The Sheik Steps Out

as Munson

Dracula's Daughter

as Albert

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

as Cabby (uncredited)

Piccadilly Jim

as Taxi Driver

Private Number

as Frederick

Song and Dance Man

as Curtis

Champagne Charlie

as Mr. Boswick

Lloyd's of London

as Innkeeper

A Tale of Two Cities

as Jerry Cruncher

Mystery Woman

as Jepson

Vanessa: Her Love Story

as Horse Auctioneer

The Last Outpost

as Private Foster

Black Sheep

as Alfred

The Widow from Monte Carlo

as Officer Watkins

Caravan

as Police Sergeant

Stingaree

as Mac

Shock

as Meadows

Limehouse Blues

as Herb

The Lost Patrol

as Hale

One More River

as Cloakroom Attendant

4.7

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as Man in Hotel Room

Too Much Harmony

as Stage Director

She Whoops To Conquer

1933

Alice in Wonderland

1933

as Two of Spades (uncredited)

6.1

Techno-Crazy

1933

as Mary's Father - the Mayor

Luxury Liner

as Schultz

Looking Forward

as Mr. Barker

Cavalcade

as George Grainger

Uncle Jake

as Uncle Jake

Peg o' My Heart

1933

as Detective #2 (uncredited)

4.4

The Big Squeal

1933

as Jake Burke

A Study in Scarlet

1933

as Will Swallow

5.5

The Way to Love

1933

as M. Prial

Thundering Taxis

1933

as One of the Taxi Boys

Pop's Pal

1933

as Grandpa

Sky Devils

as Colonel

The Silent Witness

as Horace Ward

Vanity Fair

as Joseph Sedley

Payment Deferred

as Charlie Hammond

Honeymoon Beach

as Billy Bevan

Me and My Gal

1932

as Ashley, Arguing Drunk (uncredited)

6.3

Born to Love

1931

as Departing British Soldier (uncredited)

5.0

Waterloo Bridge

1931

as Soldier on the Make (uncredited)

6.9

Chances

1931

as Cuthbert (uncredited)

Transatlantic

as Hodgkins

Who's Who in the Zoo

as Father

For the Love o' Lil

1930

as Edward O. Walker

Journey's End

1930

as Trotter

6.3

Temptation

1930

as Sam

Peacock Alley

1930

as Walter

4.3

Monte Carlo

1930

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

6.5

Scotch

1930

as Gilbert - Addie's Brother

The Sky Hawk

1929

as Tom Berry

6.0

Don't Get Jealous

1929

as Billy Blake

The Trespasser

1929

as Reporter (uncredited)

6.6

Pink Pajamas

1929

as Billy Brooks

High Voltage

1929

as Gus Jones

4.6

Weak But Willing

1929

as George Downing

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929

as Billy Barton

The Best Man

1928

as Best Man

The Girl from Nowhere

1928

as Constable Billy Barnes

The Bicycle Flirt

1928

as Doty Bassett - the Bicycle Flirt

The Beach Club

Riley the Cop

as Paris Cabman

His New Stenographer

as Billy Brooks

His Unlucky Night

1928

as Billy Trotter

Motorboat Mamas

1928

as Billy Bender

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928

as Bill Blake

The Bull Fighter

1927

as Pete De Tour

The Girl from Everywhere

1927

as Messenger

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

1927

as Charley Carter

Cured in the Excitement

1927

as Professor Brawn

The Golf Nut

1927

as Billy Divott

Easy Pickings

1927

as The Detective

Gold Digger of Weepah

1927

as The Barber

A Small Town Princess

1927

as Joe Whiffet

Peaches and Plumbers

1927

as Bill the Plumber

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926

as Billy Foote

Masked Mamas

1926

as Casey McCorkle

Whispering Whiskers

1926

as The Drifter

Hoboken to Hollywood

1926

as Billy Judkins

A Sea Dog's Tale

1926

as Wilbur Watts

Fight Night

1926

as Walter Moore

5.0

Hayfoot, Strawfoot?

1926

as Pete

Musclebound Music

1926

as Billy Hornby

Ice Cold Cocos

1926

as Gus Gander

Circus Today

1926

as Gus Barnum

Trimmed in Gold

1926

as Otto Stropp

Wandering Willies

1926

as Percy Nudge

Should Husbands Marry?

1926

as The Cop

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926

as Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster

5.0

The Iron Nag

1925

as Joe Gobb

Honeymoon Hardships

1925

as Farmer

Giddap!

1925

as Gaspard De Brie

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925

as Hiram Case

The Lion's Whiskers

1925

as Otto Klutch

Over Thereabouts

1925

as Joe Dobell

Butter Fingers

1925

as Nick

5.8

Sneezing Beezers

1925

as Joe Honck - Taxi Driver

From Rags to Britches

1925

as Joe Bush

Three Foolish Weeks

1924

as King of Anchovia

Wandering Waistlines

1924

as Sandy Hook - Sailor

Galloping Bungalows

1924

as John Syrup Soother

5.0

Lizzies of the Field

1924

as Bud Gasket

6.2

The Cannon Ball Express

1924

as Adam Fargo - Baggage Master

Little Robinson Corkscrew

1924

as The Sheriff

One Spooky Night

1924

as A.J. Bird Jr.

The Hollywood Kid

as Studio Organist

The White Sin

as Travers Dale

Wall Street Blues

as The Janitor

Off His Trolley

1924

as The Traffic Cop

East of the Water Plug

1924

as The Sheriff

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

as Barfly (uncredited)

The Extra Girl

1923

as Comedian

5.9

One Cylinder Love

1923

as The Bachelor's Butler / Chauffeur / Footman

Inbad the Sailor

1923

as Jake aka Inbad the Sailor

Nip and Tuck

1923

as Sailor

When Summer Comes

1922

as Lyons - the Tenderfoot

Gymnasium Jim

as Jim

On Patrol

as The Amateur Cop

The Duck Hunter

as The Sportsman

The Crossroads of New York

1922

as Press Agent

Around the Town: British Film Stars and Studios

1921

as Himself

Astray from the Steerage

1921

as A steerage passenger

Be Reasonable

1921

as A Rolling Stone

7.3

Bright Eyes

1921

as The Nosey Butler

Love and Doughnuts

1921

as The Burglar

A Small Town Idol

as Director

Distilled Love

The Quack Doctor

as The Hired Lady's Sweetheart

Married Life

1920

as Hospital Staff / Janitor (uncredited)

Love, Honor and Behave

1920

as A Fake Lawyer

Cupid In Quarantine

as The Father

Her Rustic Romeo

Somebody's Widow

as Secretary

Are Married Policemen Safe?

1918

Bombs and Bandits

1917

as The Chief of Police

Gertie's Gasoline Glide

1916

as The Minister

5.0

Pirates of the Air

1916

as The Bartender

Television (1)

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

The Quack Doctor

1920

Director