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Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Actor · Died November 26, 1957, aged 70 · Orange, New South Wales, Australia

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.)

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Born
September 29, 1887
Died
November 26, 1957 (aged 70)
From
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 201 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Billy Bevan's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
19%
Survival
19%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Romantic
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Billy Bevan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Billy Bevan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

201 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 30 Years of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Golden Age of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as archive footage

  • Hans Christian Andersen(1952)

    as Town Councilman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ça c'est du cinéma(1951)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Three Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ed Jackson (uncredited)

  • Rogues of Sherwood Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Will Scarlet

  • Fortunes of Captain Blood(1950)

    as Billy Bragg

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Tell It to the Judge(1949)

    as Winston, Kitty's Butler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Of St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Douglas (uncredited)

  • The Secret Garden(1949)

    as Barney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Let's Live a Little(1948)

    as Morton

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Black Arrow(1948)

    as Dungeon Keeper

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Old Andrew

  • It Had to Be You(1947)

    as Evans

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Moss Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Harry, Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Cluny Brown(1946)

    as Uncle Arn Porritt

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mr. Ames (uncredited)

  • Terror by Night(1946)

    as Conductor Taking Tickets

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(1945)

    as Malvolio Jones

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • National Velvet(1944)

    as Constable (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tonight and Every Night(1945)

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Pearl of Death(1944)

    as Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge(1944)

    as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Lodger(1944)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(1943)

    as Bookie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Vampire(1943)

    as Horace (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Wartime Cabby

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • London Blackout Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Air Raid Warden

  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as (archive footage)

  • I Married a Witch(1942)

    as Puritan Vendor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Counter-Espionage(1942)

    as George Barrow

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Miniver(1942)

    as Bus Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • This Above All(1942)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Phillips

  • Confirm or Deny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mr. Bindle

  • Suspicion(1941)

    as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)

    as Mr. Weller

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shining Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Chivers

  • Penny Serenade(1941)

    as McDougal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tin Pan Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Stage Doorman

  • The Long Voyage Home(1940)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(1940)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

    as Jim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Earl of Chicago(1940)

    as Castle Guide

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • We Are Not Alone(1939)

    as Mr. Jones

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pack Up Your Troubles(1939)

    as British Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Captain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Duffy

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    as Cockney (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(1938)

    as Street Watch Leader

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Arrest Bulldog Drummond(1938)

    as Aquarium Guard

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Shadows Over Shanghai(1938)

    as Gallicuddy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Customs Official

  • The Young in Heart(1938)

    as Kennel Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blond Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • The Girl of the Golden West(1938)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bringing Up Baby(1938)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as McLean

  • The Sheik Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Munson

  • Another Dawn(1937)

    as Pvt. Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Atkins

  • Personal Property (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frank (uncredited)

  • God's Country and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Plug Hat

  • Lloyd's of London(1936)

    as Innkeeper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Piccadilly Jim(1936)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Frederick

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Boswick

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

    as Cabby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Song and Dance Man(1936)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Tale of Two Cities(1935)

    as Jerry Cruncher

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Widow from Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Officer Watkins

  • The Last Outpost(1935)

    as Private Foster

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Alfred

  • Vanessa, Her Love Story(1935)

    as Horse Auctioneer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jepson

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Sergeant

  • Limehouse Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Herb

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    as Man in Hotel Room

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • One More River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Cloakroom Attendant

  • Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Meadows

  • Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mac

  • The Lost Patrol(1934)

    as Hale

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pop's Pal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Grandpa

  • Alice in Wonderland(1933)

    as Two of Spades (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Way to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as M. Prial

  • Too Much Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Stage Director

  • The Big Squeal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jake Burke

  • Thundering Taxis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as One of the Taxi Boys

  • Peg o' My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Detective #2 (uncredited)

  • A Study in Scarlet(1933)

    as Will Swallow

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Uncle Jake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Uncle Jake

  • Looking Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Barker

  • Techno-Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mary's Father - the Mayor

  • Cavalcade(1933)

    as George Grainger

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Schultz

  • She Whoops To Conquer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Me and My Gal(1932)

    as Ashley, Arguing Drunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Payment Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Charlie Hammond

  • Honeymoon Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Billy Bevan

  • The Spot on the Rug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gerald J. Fitzgerald

  • Vanity Fair(1932)

    as Joseph Sedley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sky Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Colonel

  • The Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Horace Ward

  • Who's Who in the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Father

  • Waterloo Bridge(1931)

    as Soldier on the Make (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Transatlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Hodgkins

  • Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Cuthbert (uncredited)

  • Born to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Departing British Soldier (uncredited)

  • For the Love o' Lil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Edward O. Walker

  • Monte Carlo(1930)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sam

  • Journey's End(1930)

    as Trotter

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Scotch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Gilbert - Addie's Brother

  • Peacock Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Walter

  • Weak But Willing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as George Downing

  • The Trespasser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • High Voltage(1929)

    as Gus Jones

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Don't Get Jealous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Billy Blake

  • Pink Pajamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Billy Brooks

  • Calling Hubby's Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Billy Barton

  • The Sky Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Tom Berry

  • His New Stenographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Billy Brooks

  • The Lion's Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Jake Higgs - Katie's Brother

  • Riley the Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Paris Cabman

  • Hubby's Weekend Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bill Blake

  • Motorboat Mamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Billy Bender

  • His Unlucky Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Billy Trotter

  • The Girl from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Constable Billy Barnes

  • The Bicycle Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Doty Bassett - the Bicycle Flirt

  • The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Best Man

  • The Beach Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • The Girl from Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Messenger

  • The Bull Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Pete De Tour

  • Gold Digger of Weepah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as The Barber

  • The Golf Nut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Billy Divott

  • Cured in the Excitement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Professor Brawn

  • A Small Town Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Joe Whiffet

  • Easy Pickings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as The Detective

  • Peaches and Plumbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Bill the Plumber

  • Should Sleepwalkers Marry? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Charley Carter

  • Flirty Four-Flushers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster

  • Masked Mamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Casey McCorkle

  • Should Husbands Marry? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Cop

  • Hoboken to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Billy Judkins

  • Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Billy Foote

  • A Sea Dog's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wilbur Watts

  • Ice Cold Cocos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Gus Gander

  • Musclebound Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Billy Hornby

  • Fight Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Walter Moore

  • Hayfoot, Strawfoot? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Pete

  • Wandering Willies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Percy Nudge

  • Circus Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Gus Barnum

  • Trimmed in Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Otto Stropp

  • Whispering Whiskers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Drifter

  • From Rags to Britches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joe Bush

  • Over Thereabouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joe Dobell

  • Butter Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Nick

  • The Iron Nag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joe Gobb

  • Sneezing Beezers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joe Honck - Taxi Driver

  • Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Hiram Case

  • The Lion's Whiskers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Otto Klutch

  • Giddap! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Gaspard De Brie

  • Honeymoon Hardships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Farmer

  • Off His Trolley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Traffic Cop

  • The Cannon Ball Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Adam Fargo - Baggage Master

  • Galloping Bungalows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as John Syrup Soother

  • Wandering Waistlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Sandy Hook - Sailor

  • Little Robinson Corkscrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Sheriff

  • Three Foolish Weeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as King of Anchovia

  • Lizzies of the Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Bud Gasket

  • East of the Water Plug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Sheriff

  • Wall Street Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Janitor

  • The Hollywood Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Studio Organist

  • The White Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Travers Dale

  • One Spooky Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as A.J. Bird Jr.

  • Inbad the Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Jake aka Inbad the Sailor

  • One Cylinder Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as The Bachelor's Butler / Chauffeur / Footman

  • The Extra Girl(1923)

    as Comedian

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pitfalls of a Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • Nip and Tuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Sailor

  • When Summer Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Lyons - the Tenderfoot

  • The Crossroads of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Press Agent

  • Gymnasium Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Jim

  • On Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as The Amateur Cop

  • The Duck Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as The Sportsman

  • Bright Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as The Nosey Butler

  • Be Reasonable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as A Rolling Stone

  • Love and Doughnuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as The Burglar

  • Astray from the Steerage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as A steerage passenger

  • A Small Town Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Director

  • Love, Honor and Behave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as A Fake Lawyer

  • The Quack Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · as The Hired Lady's Sweetheart

  • Married Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Hospital Staff / Janitor (uncredited)

  • Distilled Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • Cupid In Quarantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as The Father

  • Her Rustic Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • Are Married Policemen Safe? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • Somebody's Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Secretary

  • Bombs and Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as The Chief of Police

  • Pirates of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Bartender

  • Gertie's Gasoline Glide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Minister

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 201 titles from 1916 to 1963.

Highest rated

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Terror by Night (1946)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

  • 1931Screen debut· Waterloo Bridge
  • 1940Career best· Rebecca

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting201 of 201: 200 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting1 of 201: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s7 · acting1920s80 · 80 acting · 1 crew1930s70 · acting1940s37 · acting1950s6 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 31 roles
313641

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Billy Bevan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Ça c'est du cinéma (1951)

60th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rebecca (1940)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Billy Bevan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Billy Bevan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; R.C. Sherriff shares the most, 3.

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