Hugh Beaumont as Ward Cleaver

If Ever There Was a Voice of Reason on a Family Sitcom, It Was Hugh Beaumont, Head of the Leave It to Beaver Cast, and What He Brought to the Role of Ward Cleaver. Born Eugene Hugh Beaumont on February 16, 1909 in Endora, Kanas, He Would Graduate in 1946 with a Master of Theology Degree from the University of Southern California.

Barbara Billingsley as June Cleaver

When You Think of Tv Moms from the 1950S It’s Really Hard to Beat June Cleaver as Portrayed by Barbara Billingsley. Not Only Did She Seem to Have Infinite Patience for Her Boys, but She Cleaned the House in Dresses and Pearls. Did Your Mom Do That?

Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver

One of the Admirable Things About the Leave It to Beaver Cast Is the Fact Siblings Wally and Beaver Never Really Got into Insulting Each Other or Hurting Each Other’s Feelings in Anything More Than a Passing Way. Obviously the Scripts Had a Lot to Do with It, but Some Credit Has to Go to Actor Tony Dow, Who Was Probably One of the Most Mellow Older Brothers in Sitcom History. Even When He Was Upset, He Spoke in a Relatively Calm Voice.

Jerry Mathers as the Beaver

Outside of Ron Howard, You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Find Another Child Actor Who Survived a Childhood in Front of the Tv Cameras with the Exception of Jerry Mathers. Born Gerald Patrick Mathers on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, He Actually Started His Career at the Advanced Age of 2, Becoming a Model for a Department Store Ad. Then Came a Pet Milk Commercial Featuring Vaudeville Comedian Ed Wynn; Followed by Four Movies, Including Director Alfred Hitchcock‘s the Trouble with Harry (1955). by the Time He Joined the Leave It to Beaver Cast, He Was Already an Old Pro.

'Leave It to Beaver' Cast — Then and Now

By Robert Thorne

• Oct 8, 2026 • 10 min read

'Leave It to Beaver' Cast — Then and Now

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

It’s Been 66 Year's Since It Began, but Leave It to Beaver, And, of Course, the Leave It to Beaver Cast, Has Lost None of Its Connection with Television Viewers Who Have Handed the Show Down from One Generation to the Next.

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