Billy Bevan

actor, director, soundtrack

Billy Bevan was born on Sep 29, 1887 in Australia. Billy Bevan's big-screen debut came with Love, Honor and Behave! directed by F. Richard Jones in 1920, strarring A Fake Lawyer. Billy Bevan is known for The Secret Garden directed by Fred M. Wilcox, Margaret O'Brien stars as Mary Lennox and Herbert Marshall as Archibald Craven. The upcoming new movie Billy Bevan plays is Hans Christian Andersen which will be released on Aug 14, 1953.

Billy Bevan's show-business career began in his native Australia, with the Pollard theatrical organization. The company had two theater troupes, one which toured Asia and the other traveling to North America. Bevan wound up in the latter, performing in skits and plays all over Canada and Alaska then down into the continental US. While in a road company of the play "A Knight for a Day", Bevan was noticed by comedy pioneer Mack Sennett, who hired him on the spot. Bevan made many one- and two-reel shorts for Sennett over a ten-year period, and then transitioned into a reliable comic actor in many Hollywood comedies over the next 20 years or so (even doing voice-overs for cartoons). He made his last film in 1950, then retired. He died in Escondido, CA, in 1957.

Birthday
Sep 29, 1887
Place of Birth
Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Known For

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

19497.5

19467.4

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

19457.5

National Velvet

National Velvet

19457.3

19447.5

19447.1

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

19447.1

19427.6

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

19427.1

19417.3

Movies & TV Shows

1952
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
actor
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
6.8
1950
Three Secrets
Three Secrets
actor
as Ed Jackson (uncredited)
7.0
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
actor
as Will Scarlet (as William Bevan)
5.4
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Fortunes of Captain Blood
actor
as Billy Bragg (as William Bevan)
5.8
1949
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman
actor
as Porter (uncredited)
6.6
1949
The Secret of St. Ives
The Secret of St. Ives
actor
as Douglas (uncredited)
5.4
1949
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
actor
as Barney
7.5
1948
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
actor
as Dungeon Keeper (as William Bevan)
6.1
1948
The Swordsman
The Swordsman
actor, soundtrack
as Old Andrew (as William Bevan)
5.8
1947
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
actor
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
5.9
1947
Moss Rose
Moss Rose
actor
as White Horse Cabby (uncredited)
6.7
1946
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
actor
as Uncle Arn Porritt (uncredited)
7.4
1946
Devotion
Devotion
actor
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Terror by Night
Terror by Night
actor
as Train Attendant
6.8
1945
Scotland Yard Investigator
Scotland Yard Investigator
actor
as Porter (uncredited)
6.0
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
actor
as Malvolio Jones - Chairman
7.5
1945
Tonight and Every Night
Tonight and Every Night
actor
as Cabbie (uncredited)
6.2
1944
National Velvet
National Velvet
actor
as Constable (uncredited)
7.3
1944
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
actor
as Constable (uncredited)
7.1
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
actor
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
5.6
1944
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
actor
as Patrol Cop-Driver (uncredited)
6.1
1944
The Lodger
The Lodger
actor
as Bartender (uncredited)
7.1
1943
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
actor
as Bookie (uncredited)
7.5
1943
The Return of the Vampire
The Return of the Vampire
actor
as Horace - Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
actor
as Wartime Cabby
7.0
1943
London Blackout Murders
London Blackout Murders
actor
as Air Raid Warden
5.8
1942
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
actor
as Puritan Vendor (uncredited)
7.1
1942
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
actor
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
7.6
1942
This Above All
This Above All
actor
as Farmer (uncredited)
6.7
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
actor
as Phillips - the Butler
6.6
1941
Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny
actor
as Mr. Bindle
6.4
1941
Suspicion
Suspicion
actor
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
7.3
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
actor
as Mr. Weller
6.8
1941
Shining Victory
Shining Victory
actor
as Chivers
6.5
1941
One Night in Lisbon
One Night in Lisbon
actor
as Lord Fitzleigh's Aide (uncredited)
6.7
1941
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade
actor
as McDougal (uncredited)
7.1
1941
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
actor
as Porter (uncredited)
6.8
1940
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
actor
as Stage Doorman
6.5
1940
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
actor
as Joe - Limehouse Barman (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Rebecca
Rebecca
actor
as Policeman (uncredited)
8.1
1940
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns
actor
as Jim (uncredited)
6.5
1939
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
actor
as Mr. Jones
7.1
1939
Captain Fury
Captain Fury
actor
as Duffy
6.1
1939
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
actor
as Cockney (uncredited)
6.3
1938
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
actor
as Street Watch Leader (uncredited)
7.5
1938
Up the River
Up the River
actor
as Bartender (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
actor
as Aquarium Guard (uncredited)
6.1
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai
Shadows Over Shanghai
actor
as Gallicuddy
5.5
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
actor
as Customs Official (uncredited)
6.7
1938
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart
actor
as Kennel Man (uncredited)
7.3
1938
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat
actor
as The Bartender (uncredited)
5.8
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
actor
as Nick
6.3
1938
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
actor
as Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
7.8
1937
The Sheik Steps Out
The Sheik Steps Out
actor
as Munson
5.9
1937
Another Dawn
Another Dawn
actor
as Pvt. Hawkins
6.1
1937
Slave Ship
Slave Ship
actor
as Atkins
6.3
1936
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
actor
as Innkeeper
6.9
1936
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter
actor
as Albert
6.3
1936
Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie
actor, soundtrack
as Mr. Boswick - Ship Bartender (uncredited)
5.9
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
actor
as Cabby (uncredited)
7.8
1936
Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man
actor
as Curtis
5.6
1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
The Widow from Monte Carlo
actor
as Police Officer Watkins (uncredited)
5.8
1935
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
actor
as Jerry Cruncher
7.8
1935
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost
actor
as Private Foster
6.1
1935
Black Sheep
Black Sheep
actor
as Alfred
6.8
1935
Vanessa, Her Love Story
Vanessa, Her Love Story
actor
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
6.0
1935
Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman
actor
as Jepson
7.6
1934
Limehouse Blues
Limehouse Blues
actor
as Herb (as Billy Bevin)
6.2
1934
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil
actor
as Bridegroom (scenes deleted)
6.5
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
actor
as Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)
6.9
1934
One More River
One More River
actor
as Cloakroom Attendant
6.7
1934
Shock
Shock
actor
as Meadows
5.8
1934
Stingaree
Stingaree
actor
as Mac
5.8
1934
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol
actor
as Hale
6.8
1934
Caravan
Caravan
actor
as Police Sergeant
6.1
1933
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
actor
as Two of Spades (uncredited)
6.3
1933
Too Much Harmony
Too Much Harmony
actor
as Stage Director
6.1
1933
Thundering Taxis
Thundering Taxis
actor
as One of the Taxi Boys
5.7
1933
Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart
actor
as Detective #2 (uncredited)
6.5
1933
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
actor
as Will Swallow
5.6
1933
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
actor
as Mr. Barker - Night Watchman
7.0
1933
Cavalcade
Cavalcade
actor
as George Grainger
5.8
1932
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred
actor
as Hammond
6.8
1932
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
actor
as Joseph Sedley
5.6
1932
Sky Devils
Sky Devils
actor
as The Colonel
5.1
1932
The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness
actor
as Horace Ward
6.1
1931
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
actor
as Soldier on the Make (uncredited)
7.4
1931
Transatlantic
Transatlantic
actor
as Hodgkins
6.4
1931
Chances
Chances
actor
as Cuthbert - Pub Waiter (uncredited)
6.3
1931
Born to Love
Born to Love
actor
as Departing British Soldier (uncredited)
5.8
1930
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
actor
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
6.7
1930
Journey's End
Journey's End
actor
as 2nd Lt. Trotter
6.9
1930
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
actor
as Walter - Bell Captain
4.6
1929
The Sky Hawk
The Sky Hawk
actor
as Tom Berry
6.9
1929
The Trespasser
The Trespasser
actor
as Reporter (uncredited)
6.5
1929
High Voltage
High Voltage
soundtrack, actor
as Gus Engstrom (The Driver)
5.3
1929
Pink Pajamas
Pink Pajamas
actor
as Billy Brooks
1928
The Lion's Roar
The Lion's Roar
actor
as Jake Higgs - Katie's Brother
4.9
1927
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere
actor
as Messenger
7.2
1926
Hubby's Quiet Little Game
Hubby's Quiet Little Game
actor
as Billy Foote - Dance Instructor
6.8
1926
Ice Cold Cocos
Ice Cold Cocos
actor
as Gus Gander
5.8
1926
Fight Night
Fight Night
actor
as Walter Moore
6.1
1925
Butter Fingers
Butter Fingers
actor
as Nick - the Star Pitcher
5.9
1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
actor
as Hiram Case
5.9
1924
Lizzies of the Field
Lizzies of the Field
actor
as A Mechanic - Bud Gasket
6.8
1923
The Extra Girl
The Extra Girl
actor
as Comedian
6.7
1922
The Crossroads of New York
The Crossroads of New York
actor
as Press Agent
1921
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
actor
as Director
6.4
1920
Love, Honor and Behave!
Love, Honor and Behave!
actor
as A Fake Lawyer
5.2