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Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Birthday: 1909-02-16 | Place of Birth: Kansas, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugene Hugh Beaumont (February 16, 1909 – May 14, 1982) was an American actor and television director. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church. Beaumont is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the 1957-1963 television series Leave It to Beaver. He had earlier played the role of the private detective Michael Shayne in a series of films in the 1940s.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself

as    George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

1965
The Human Duplicators

as    Austin Welles

1957
Night Passage

as    Jeff Kurth

1957
Leave It to Beaver

as    Ward Cleaver

1956
The Mole People

as    Dr. Jud Bellamin

1955
Hell's Horizon

as    Sgt. Al Trask

1952
The Member of the Wedding

as    Minister (uncredited)

1951
Overland Telegraph

as    Brad Roberts

1951
Go for Broke!

as    Chaplain

1951
Danger Zone

as    Dennis O'Brien

1951
Roaring City

as    Dennis O'Brien

1951
The Last Outpost

as    Lt. Fenton

1951
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

as    Policeman

1951
Lost Continent

as    Robert Phillips

1950
Pier 23

as    Dennis O'Brien

1950
A Date with Your Family

as    Narrator

1948
Reaching from Heaven

as    Bill Starling

1948
The Counterfeiters

as    Philip Drake

1948
Money Madness

as    Steve Clark

1947
Bury Me Dead

as    Michael Dunn

1947
Three on a Ticket

as    Michael Shayne

1947
Railroaded!

as    Police Sergeant Mickey Ferguson