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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

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

1952
The Member of the Wedding

as    Minister (uncredited)

1951
Overland Telegraph

as    Brad Roberts

1951
Danger Zone

as    Dennis O'Brien

1951
Roaring City

as    Dennis O'Brien

1951
The Last Outpost

as    Lt. Fenton

1951
Lost Continent

as    Robert Phillips

1950
Pier 23

as    Dennis O'Brien

1948
Reaching from Heaven

as    Bill Starling

1948
The Counterfeiters

as    Philip Drake

1948
Money Madness

as    Steve Clark

1947
Too Many Winners

as    Michael Shayne

1947
Three on a Ticket

as    Michael Shayne

1947
Railroaded!

as    Police Sergeant Mickey Ferguson

1946
The Blue Dahlia

as    George Copeland

1946
Murder Is My Business

as    Michael Shayne

1946
Larceny in Her Heart

as    Michael Shayne

1946
Blonde for a Day

as    Michael Shayne

1945
The Lady Confesses

as    Larry Craig

1944
The Racket Man

as    Police Sgt. 'Irish' Duffy

1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as    Range Officer

1943
Flight for Freedom

as    Flight Instructor (uncredited)

1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

as    George Sharpe

1943
The Seventh Victim

as    Gregory Ward

1943
The Fallen Sparrow

as    Otto Skaas

1941
South of Panama

as    Paul Martin

1940
Soak the Old

as    Detective (uncredited)