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Born:
1942-04-12

Birthplace:
Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Credits:
7 Total Roles

Frank Bank

Acting

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Biography

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Frank Bank as Lumpy Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver

Born Frank Bank, April 12, 1942

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died April 13, 2013 (aged 71)

Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Occupation Actor (1950–1989) and bond broker (after 1973)

Known for Portraying Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford in Leave It to Beaver, first on CBS and then on Frank Bank (April 12, 1942 – April 13, 2013) was an American actor, particularly known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 1957–1963 situation comedy television series Leave It to Beaver.

Beginning in 1973, Bank became a bond broker in his native Los Angeles, California. His autobiography, Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life, was published in 1997.

Bank died April 13, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, California, one day after his 71st birthday, from undisclosed causes,clr.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1984 The New Leave It to Beaver TV Clarence Rutherford
1983 High School U.S.A. MOVIE Mr. Gerardi
1983 Still the Beaver MOVIE Clarence Rutherford
1961 87th Precinct TV Self
1957 Leave It to Beaver TV Self
1957 Leave It to Beaver TV Clarence Rutherford
1954 Father Knows Best TV Boy in Cafeteria

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