Billy Bevan
Actor and Comedian
Irene Lentz...in silent films beginning with Mack Sennett in 1921. She played ingenue parts opposite Sennett's leading comedians, Ben Turpin and Billy Bevan. Lentz was directed in her first film by Sennett's production chief, F. Richard Jones; their... In this article: Irene Lentz, Cedric Gibbons, Doris Day, MGM, Mack Sennett, Gary Cooper, F. Richard Jones, Academy Award, Universal Studios, and Goldie Gets Along |
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
Mack Sennett
...comedy short films and a few feature-length films. During the 1920s his short subjects were in much demand, with stars like Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon, Vernon Dent, Alice Day, Ralph Graves, Charlie Murray, and Harry Langdon.
In this article: Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand, Pathe, Keystone Cops, Keystone Studios, MGM, Bing Crosby, Trademark, and Academy Award
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Vernon Dent
...foil to the Three Stooges' comic antics. In the early 1920s, Dent was a fixture at the Mack Sennett studio, working with comedians Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, and especially Harry Langdon. Dent alternately played breezy pals and blustery...
In this article: Vernon Bruce Dent, Harry Langdon, Three Stooges, Mack Sennett, Shemp Howard, Columbia Pictures, Andy Clyde, The Three Stooges, Barbara Jo Allen, and Educational Pictures
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The Funny Manns
...then it would cut to the edited silent films. The silent stars appearing on the show included Snub Pollard, Poodles Hannaford, Billy Bevan, Oliver Hardy (minus his partner, Stan Laurel) and a young Mickey Rooney, billed as "Mickey McGuire".
In this article: Cliff Norton, The Funny Manns, Jay Ward, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Snub Pollard, Mickey Rooney, and Nick Nicholson
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Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris on 29 September 1887 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia - died 26 November 1957), was an Australian film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1916 and 1950 . Bevan (rhymes with "seven") broke...
In this article: Mack Sennett, Robert Youngson, Andy Clyde, Peacock Alley, Terror by Night, Pack Up Your Troubles, and Charlie Chaplin
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The Stranger - Line Out | March 19, 2009
Sympathy
...("fuck light") on Burial's Myspace page. Of course the mind of Lotus (born Steven Ellison) would be drawn to the mind of Burial (William Bevan). Such an attraction has little to do with the current theory of emergence (that the world strives...
In this article: MySpace and William Bevan
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The Golden Age of Comedy
...Luck O' The Foolish. Act Eight - Animal Comedy. Several examples of humour from animals such as dogs, cats and lions, with Billy Bevan, Charley Chase, Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon and Kewpie Morgan. Titles featured include The Sting of...
In this article: Robert Youngson, Laurel and Hardy, Mack Sennett, The Golden Age of Comedy, Lion, Dog, DVD, Double Whoopee, Hal Roach, and 20th Century Fox
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Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris on 29 September 1887 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia – died 26 November 1957), was an Australian film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1916 and 1950.
Bevan (rhymes with "seven") broke into films with the Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916. When the company disbanded, Bevan became a supporting actor in Mack Sennett comedies. An expressive pantomimist, Bevan's quiet scene-stealing attracted attention, and by 1922 Bevan was a Sennett star. Usually seen in a derby hat and drooping mustache, Bevan may not have had 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 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 Billy Bevan.
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.
Talking pictures took their toll on the careers of many silent stars, including Billy Bevan. His Australian accent came across as British, but was sufficiently neutral that he could play nondescript character parts (like a hotel employee in the Mae Murray talkie "Peacock Alley"). His starring series came to an end, however, and Bevan began a second career as a character actor and bit player. For the next 20 years he often played rowdy Cockneys (as in "Pack Up Your Troubles" with The Ritz Brothers), and affable Englishmen (as in "Tin Pan Alley" and "Terror by Night").
- Also Known As:
- Bill Bevans
- Bill Bivens
- William Bevan
- Birth Date:
- September 29, 1887
- Birthplace:
- Orange, New South Wales
- Death Date:
- November 26, 1957
- Place of Death:
- Escondido, California, USA
- Years Active:
- 1916-1950
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