| Leave It To Beaver Actor Info Page |
Hugh Beaumont Hugh Beaumont was born Eugene Hugh Beaumont February 16, 1909 in Lawrence, Kansas. Beaumont was already a successful and well-established actor before he became known as "Ward Cleaver," appearing in more than three dozen films before Leave It to Beaver. Beaumont also was an ordained Methodist minister and had a Master of Theology degree. Besides acting in Leave It to Beaver, Beaumont also directed many of the episodes. After Leave It to Beaver, Beaumont went into retirement making guest appearances on shows such as Mannix and Petticoat Junction. Beaumont also appeared in several community theater productions, but in 1972, Beaumont was forced to slow down due to a stroke. 10 years later, Beaumont died in Munich, Germany of a heart attack while visiting his son. Hugh Beaumont's Filmography Barbara Billingsley Barbara Billingsley was born Barbara Lillian Combes December 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, California. After graduating high school, Billingsley attended Los Angeles Community College for one year before going to New York to appear in Straw Hat on Broadway, but the show closed in less than a week. After this, Billingsley became a $60 a week fashion model. Billingsley later appeared in many "forgettable" films occasionally getting a decent role. Billingsley later found out that television was her calling. She starred in 2 other tv shows, The Brothers and Professional Father before landing the role of June in Leave It to Beaver. After Leave It To Beaver ended, Billingsley went into retirement so she could focus on raising her own 2 boys and travel with her husband. In the 80s, Beaver Cleaver Fever was reborn and Billingsley showed up in films such as Airplane! and Back To The Beach. A Leave It To Beaver reunion movie Still The Beaver reunited Billingsley with the other LITB cast members. The movie was so popular, a series was started from it called The New Leave It To Beaver. Billingsley also appeared in the 1997 Leave It To Beaver movie and guest starred on several sitcoms during the 90s such as Roseanne and Mysterious Ways. Barbara Billingsley's Filmography Tony Dow Tony Dow was born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California. Dow landed the role of Wally with no previous acting experience. Before Leave It To Beaver, Dow was a junior olympic diver. After Leave It To Beaver, Dow continued his acting career, appearing in soap operas such as Never Too Young and General Hospital. After these shows, Dow finished his education and went into construction, but the call of Hollywood was too loud to ignore. In the 70s Dow made many appearances with Jerry Mathers and had a few small roles in films. He later went on to star in the Leave It To Beaver reunion Still The Beaver and The New Leave It To Beaver series with all of his cast mates, excluding Hugh Beaumont. After this Dow began working more behind the scenes, and now is a successful director. Dow's directing credits include Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5. Tony Dow's Filmography Jerry Mathers Jerry Mathers was born June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa. Unlike Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers was already a "seasoned" actor at the young age of 9 when he became "Beaver." Mathers had appeared in six films by this time, most notably Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry. This wasn't what got Mathers the part though according to the producers. They said it was the fact that he wanted to leave his audition to be at a cub scout meeting was what won him the role. After being on the show for six years, Mathers stopped acting for a while. He finished high school and even had a band called Beaver and the Trappers. He also went to college and joined the National Guard. While he was in the National Guard, a rumor was started that he had been killed in Vietnam. Fortunately this wasn't true, it was in fact another man with a very similar name. After his hiatus from acting, Mathers found himself back in the spotlight during a Leave It To Beaver nostalgic craze during the 80s. He appeard with his cast mates in several guest appearances in movies and in the reunion movie Still The Beaver. Mathers hasn't done much acting since then, only a few small roles, but he is currently working on a new Beaver-like television show with his tv brother Tony Dow, and fellow cast mate Ken Osmond. Jerry Mathers' Filmograp?y Ken Osmond After playing the role of everyone's favorite wise guy Eddie Haskell, Ken Osmond joined the Los Angeles police force in the 70s. He was an upstanding member on the force and was forced to retire after being shot. Osmond then re-joined his cast mates for Still The Beaver and appeared with them in a couple of movies. And just to clear up a couple of rumors: No, Ken Osmond was not a Porno-star, and No, Ken Osmond was never a part of the Osmond brothers singing group. Ken Osmond's Filmography Frank Bank After playing Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford, Frank Bank went on to be a very successful municiple bonds broker in Palm Springs, California. He too appeared in the 80s reunion Still The Beaver. Frank Bank's Filmography Home |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ward June Wally Beaver Eddie Lumpy |