Billy Bevan

Biography

Billy Bevan was a vaudevillian and American film actor born in Orange, New South Wales, Australia in 1887. He began his career on the stage before transitioning to films with Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916, eventually becoming a Sennett star by 1922. As an expressive pantomimist, Bevan's quiet scene-stealing attracted attention, and he appeared in over 250 American films from 1916 to 1952, including silent comedies for Mack Sennett. He died in Escondido, California in 1957.