Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver) passed way in Munich, Germany on May 14, 1982 at the age of 73. He died of a heart attack while visiting his son, a psychology professor, in Munich.
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Sadly, many of the original cast members are no longer with us. Hugh Beaumont, who played the stern but loving Ward Cleaver, died in 1982 at the age of 73. Barbara Billingsley, who played the always-helpful stay-at-home mom June Cleaver, died in 2010 at the age of 94. Frank Bank, who played the sweet nitwit friend Lumpy Rutherford, died in April at the age of 71.
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In a first season episode of the series titled Voodoo Magic, Beaver makes a voodoo doll of Eddie Haskell. He is annoyed with Eddie because Eddie caused him to be punished for seeing a movie called Voodoo Curse.
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But Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver, is 68 and going strong as a grandfather and sculptor living in Southern California. He says he still talks frequently with the show's star, Jerry Mathers, who is now 65 and still acting.
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I've always adored the show and also the cast of actors who I know and recognize as Ward, Wally, June and The Beaver Cleaver on the long running Leave it to Beaver. Series...
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Best Answer: Ward Cleaver is played by character actor Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams). He played some minor movie roles; I remember him being credited in the 1953 Marilyn Monroe movie, 'Niagara'. Wally is played by Paul Sullivan.
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Yes, once. Kim Hamilton is the only African-American actress to appear on Leave it to Beaver. She played a maid in the 1963 episode “The Parking Attendants.. Only one minority character played a significant role in an episode of the series.
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show more I am watching a Leave it to Beaver marathon, and the pilot episode featured a different Ward Cleaver and Wally Cleaver!!!
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It's been 56 years since a cute little munchkin named Theodore entered our lives as The Beaver in an all-American show about suburban family life. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957; the last episode was June 20, 1963.
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He reprised his role as Larry Mondello, however, in the 1983 television movie, Still the Beaver and for three episodes of The New Leave it to Beaver. It is interesting to note that Madge Blake, who portrayed Larry's anxiety-ridden mother, Margaret Mondello, also played Aunt Harriet Cooper in the 1966-1968 Batman series.
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who played ward cleaver
Hugh Beaumont played ward cleaver. Hugh Beaumont played Ward Cleaver.