Gerald "Jerry" Mathers was born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1948, the son of a high school principal, Norm (and Marilyn) Mathers, and grew up in Rock Rapids,Ca. and in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. He has two younger siblings, Susie Mathers McSweeney and Jim Mathers, who also became child actors. Earlier family photo below:

Really nice picture of the Mathers family :)

Jerry Mathers has been married three times. He met his first wife, Diana Platt, in college. They married in 1974 and later divorced in 1981. Mathers met his second wife, Rhonda Gehring, while touring in the production of So Long, Stanley. They have three children, a son (Noah) and two daughters (Mercedes and Gretchen). Mathers and Gehring later divorced, in 1997. Mathers married his third wife, Teresa Modnick, in Huntington Beach on January 30, 2011.

Jerry and Teresa Mathers

Cool pictures Misst3:) - Here is TonyDow and his wife Lauren !:)

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Great picture, Bonnie!
Tony Dow was born in Hollywood, California, to John Stevens Dow, Jr. (1908–1987), a designer and general contractor, and Muriel Virginia Dow (née Montrose) (1906 – 2001), a stunt woman in early Westerns and Clara Bow's movie double in Hollywood. In his youth, Dow was a Junior Olympics diving champion. He won the role of Wally Cleaver in a casting call with almost no previous acting experience. Tony's been married to Lauren, since 1980.
They have one child, Christopher and 2 grandchildren.

Those are some great pictures! :wave: I've never seen them before.

Tony and son, Christopher Dow

Hugh Beaumont was born in Lawrence, Kansas.(1909-1984) His parents were Ethel Adaline Whitney and Edward H. Beaumont, a traveling salesman whose profession kept the family on the move. He later studied at the University of Southern California and graduated with a Master of Theology degree in 1946, and was
a licensed Methodist minister. He also owned a Christmas tree farm, and would rush home to his Minnesota farm as soon as the LITB series production
ended. That's why a different voice narrates for Ward, in parts of some episodes, ie "Beaver's Team".


In 1942, he married Kathryn Adams Doty (née Kathryn Elizabeth Hohn), an actress who later earned a master's degree in educational psychology and had a career as a psychologist. The couple had three children, Hunter, Kristy, and Mark. They divorced in 1974.

Hugh and Kathryn Beaumont

Because Hugh Beaumont commuted from his Christmas tree farm to Hollywood, it was his routine to drive the family west after the LITB
show hiatus. But, for whatever reason, one time, his son, Hunter drove
the family west, in Hugh's absence. Hunter, was in a car accident,
everyone survived, except, Hugh's mother-in-law was killed. The LITB
episode "Substitute Father", was written to give Hugh, time off during
those tragic events.

Hunter Beaumont

Tony and son, Christopher Dow

That really looks like Bill Mumy.

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You're right that does look like Bill Mumy! Those are the two pictures I had for Christopher Dow.

Barbara Billingsley was born Barbara Lillian Combes on December 22, 1915, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Lillian Agnes (née McLaughlin; 1891–1956) and Robert Collyer Combes (1891–1950), a police officer.She had one elder sibling, Elizabeth. Her parents divorced sometime before her fourth birthday, and her father, who later became an assistant chief of police, remarried. After her divorce, Lillian Combes went to work as a foreman at a knitting mill.
After attending Los Angeles Junior College for one year, Billingsley traveled to Broadway, when Straw Hat, a revue in which she was appearing, attracted enough attention to send it to New York City. When the show closed, after five days, went to work as a fashion model. In 1941, she married restaurateur Glenn Billingsley, Sr. She landed a contract with MGM Studios in 1945 and moved with her husband to Los Angeles the following year. She started the Leave it to Beaver series in 1957.

Barbara Billingsley was married three times and had two children. She married Glenn Billingsley, Sr. (1912–1984) in 1941. They had two sons, Drew and Glenn, Jr., and divorced in 1947.
In 1953, she married British-born movie director Roy Kellino. They were married until Kellino's death in 1956. Billingsley's third and final marriage was to Dr. William S. Mortensen. They married in 1959 and remained together until Mortensen's death.

Barbara wth husband, Dr. William Mortensen

Robert "Rusty" Stevens (born November 25, 1948) is an American former child actor best remembered for his role as Larry Mondello, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's young friend, in the original Leave It to Beaver television series. Stevens appeared in 68 of the show's 235 episodes, between 1957 and 1960. Stevens was reported to have left the show in 1960 because his family moved from Burbank to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, although Barbara Billingsley, who played "June Cleaver" on the series, said in a TV Archive interview that Stevens was dropped because his overbearing mother caused grief for the producers of the series. Rusty, chooses to live a
quiet life and refuses any TV appearances. He is thought to have been in the
insurance and real estate business.

These photos are wonderful. Many of which I have never seen before.

Really neat info and photos. Thanks!

Frank Bank's autobiography, Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life, was published in 1997. In the book, Frank said he had a "SexFest", in the 60's and slept with over a 1000 women! He left acting due to being type-casted. Frank went on to become a wealthy
successful stockbroker. Bank died April 13, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, California, one day after his 71st birthday, from undisclosed causes. He was survived by his third wife, Rebecca, four daughters, and five grandchildren.

Ken Osmond left acting due to typecasting. In 1970, Osmond joined the Los Angeles Police Department .He worked in vice and narcotics and as a motorcycle officer. In 1980, Osmond was hit by three bullets while in a foot chase with a suspected car thief. He was protected from two of the bullets by his bulletproof vest, with the third bullet ricocheting off of his belt buckle. Osmond was placed on disability and eventually retired from the force. He has kept fairly prosperous handling rental properties in the Los Angeles area, and making personal appearances. Married to his wife, Sandy, since 1970, they have two sons, Christian and Eric.

Richard Deacon (May 14, 1921 – August 8, 1984), born in Philadelphia, Pa.
His TV and Motion Picture career spanned 30 years. He, also, was a gourmet
chef, author of cookbooks, and hosted a Canadian cooking show. He was
gay, and never married, nor had any children. Richard was on the LITB
series from 1957 to 1963.

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry ( 1932 – 2008) was Gwen Rutherford,
wife of Fred Rutherford, in 1960, in the LITB series. Marjel also was the second wife of Gene Roddenberry, creator of the StarTrek series. She
was know as the "First Lady of StarTrek" , as she had reoccurring roles
and was also the voice of various computers, thruout the entire StarTrek series.

Madge Blake, (1899-1969),born in Kinsley, Kn. to Albert and Alice Cummings
Her father was a Methodist minister, and although she wanted to act at
a early act, her father forbid it. Never mind the fact that there was already
an actor in the family. Madge's uncle, was Milburn Stone - "Doc", on
"Gunsmoke". She was in her 50's, when her acting career started, and
played many TV roles.
Madge was Grandpa McCoy’s love interest on “The Real McCoys” and Aunt Harriet Cooper on “Batman.” She was chosen to play Aunt Bee on “The Andy Griffith Show,” but stepped aside because she was already in another contract with the LITB show.
Madge, married James Blake, and had one son, Jim. During WWII., Madge
and James, had top secret clearance, with their work on the atomic bomb.

Jeri Warner Weil was born in 1948, , billed professionally as Jeri Weil, is an American former child actress, best known for her role as Judy Hensler in the TV series Leave It to Beaver. She was in 31 episodes of the series 235
episodes. Jeri gave up acting, when the series ended in 1963. She is a screen-play writer and real estate agent in Los Angeles. She never married
nor had children,yet.

Lucas (Tiger) Fafara II (born 1945), is a former child actor, that was in the Leave It To Beaver series for 18 out of 245 episodes. He played the role of Tooey Brown,Wally's friend who wore coke bottle lens glasses. In real life, Tiger was the brother of Stanley Fafara. Stanley, played the role of Whitey Whitney, in the LITB series. Tiger is the father of heavy metal singer, Dez
Fafara, Devil Driver/Coal Chamber.

Interesting how pretty much all of the kids on the show got out of acting right after the show ended, if not before.

Probably a good decision, given the often tragic track record of child stars who try to stay in the business. Seems like most of these folks ended up living happy lives, which is great!

That's interesting about Madge Blake and how she was going to be Aunt Bee. In hindsight she probably could have taken that job since TAGS started in 1960 and her final appearance on LITB was that same year due to Rusty Stevens' departure. I also enjoyed her as Aunt Harriet on Batman.

That's interesting about Madge Blake and how she was going to be Aunt Bee. In hindsight she probably could have taken that job since TAGS started in 1960 and her final appearance on LITB was that same year due to Rusty Stevens' departure. I also enjoyed her as Aunt Harriet on Batman.

And maybe she would have gotten along with Andy better than Frances Bavier did! :)

And maybe she would have gotten along with Andy better than Frances Bavier did! :)
You may be right. Though I liked Frances Bavier's portrayal I think Madge Blake would have done a fine job both on and off camera.

Stanley Fafara born in 1949 - 2003) was a child actor, playing the role of Whitey Whitney, in the Leave It To Beaver Series. He was the younger brother of Tiger Fafara, who also was in the LITB series, playing the role of Tooey Brown. After the show’s cancellation in 1963, he attended North Hollywood High School. Shortly after his school “career” ended he became friendly with the pop-rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders and reportedly moved in with the band for a time. The stigma of a “rock-n-roll” lifestyle began to take over in Stanley’s life, he developed a alcohol/heroin habit, spending many years in and out of rehab. He died in 2003, on his birthday,
of complications from hernia surgery. He had one daughter.

Richard Thomas (Rich) Correll, is a American actor, director, producer, and writer. Born to Charles and Alyce Correll, in 1948. Charles Correll, played
"Andy Brown", in the radio show "Amos and Andy". Richard Correll, known
for the LITB series, where he played Richard Rickover, for the last two seasons of the series. As a director, he directed "Family Matters" and "Step
by Step", to name a few. Rich and wife, Beth have two boys.

Stephen Henderson Talbot, born 1949, is an Emmy, DuPont and Peabody award-winning TV documentary producer, writer and reporter who has been a longtime contributor to PBS, especially the series FRONTLINE and FRONTLINE World. Before becoming a journalist and producer, Talbot was a TV child actor in the LITB series, playing the role of Gilbert Bates. Stephen's father was Lyle Talbot a well known film, TV and stage actor.
Stephen is married, wife is Pippa and they have two children.

Because Hugh Beaumont commuted from his Christmas tree farm to Hollywood, it was his routine to drive the family west after the LITB
show hiatus. But, for whatever reason, one time, his son, Hunter drove
the family west, in Hugh's absence. Hunter, was in a car accident,
everyone survived, except, Hugh's mother-in-law was killed. The LITB
episode "Substitute Father", was written to give Hugh, time off during
those tragic events.

Hunter Beaumont
Interesting fact to why Hugh/Ward was away.

I believe I read where Hugh had to fly to CA from his home state and his son had to drive the family car. It was very early in the production of LITB not years later. They couldn't air Captain Jack because of the toilet so they needed to quickly get another episode in its place, Beaver Gets 'Spelled. Ward had to get to CA quickly. I read he was devastated on the death of his mother in law and blamed himself always.

There was an episode, Beaver's Team, where Ward flew home the end of the season to take care of his business but production decided his voice wasn't heard in the outside scene so they dubbed it in with another actor. That's why it doesn't sound like Hugh.

Burt Mustin Fireman Gus and wife Frances Robina Woods

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Mustin was born in Pittsburgh to William I. and Sadie (Dorrington) Mustin. His father worked as a stockbroker. Mustin graduated from Pennsylvania Military College (renamed Widener University in 1972) in 1903 with a degree in civil engineering. He also played goaltender for their ice hockey team in 1902.[5] He worked as an engineer but later decided to go into sales.
Mustin made his television debut in 1951 with a role in the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson. Almost from the start to the end of his career, Mustin specialized in playing older men, and with his tall scarecrow frame, bald head and beaked nose, became one of the most familiar and busy elderly character actors. Throughout the rest of the 1950s, he made guest appearances on Leave It to Beaver, The Abbott and Costello Show, The Loretta Young Show, Cavalcade of America, The Public Defender, Treasury Men in Action, The Lone Ranger, Fireside Theater, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Mackenzie's Raiders, Lux Video Theatre, Studio 57, Dragnet, Our Miss Brooks, It's a Great Life, The Gale Storm Show, General Electric Theater, Peter Gunn, and The Texan among many others. Mustin also starred in the TV series pilot episode of The Lone Wolf starring Louis Hayward in 1954.

In 1960, Mustin guest starred on The Twilight Zone in the episode "The Night of the Meek" alongside Art Carney. He also appeared in a second episode of the series, "Kick the Can" in 1962. In 1964, Mustin had an uncredited role in The Outer Limits episode "The Guests".

During the 1960s, Mustin also made multiple appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Ichabod and Me, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Dragnet, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Get Smart, The New Phil Silvers Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Dr. Kildare, The Jack Benny Program, Ben Casey, The Monkees, The Virginian, Cimarron Strip, My Three Sons, Batman (episode 48), and Bewitched. In 1969, he co-starred in the television film The Over-the-Hill Gang. Mustin also appeared in the sequel film The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again the following year.

In addition to guest starring roles, Mustin also had recurring roles on several television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1955, he played the role of "Foley" in The Great Gildersleeve. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Mr. Finley on Date with the Angels. In 1957, he made his first appearance as "Gus the Fireman" on Leave It to Beaver. Mustin would continue in the role until 1962 making a total of 15 appearances on the show. In 1960, he made his first guest appearance on The Andy Griffith Show as Jud Fletcher. He appeared in the role until 1966. He also portrayed "Old Uncle Joe" on two episodes of The Lucy Show in 1967. The following year, Mustin guest starred as "Grandpa Jenson" on Petticoat Junction in three episodes.

Mustin married Frances Robina Woods in 1915. They remained married until Woods' death in 1969. The couple had no children.

There was an episode, Beaver's Team, where Ward flew home the end of the season to take care of his business but production decided his voice wasn't heard in the outside scene so they dubbed it in with another actor. That's why it doesn't sound like Hugh.

Interesting--I've always noticed that but never knew this story. (unrelated, but kind of the same) Listen to the first several minutes of Mathers' dialog in the episode where the Beaver has to paint a Paul Revere poster. It sounds like his dialog is re-dubbed in, like they had a microphone problem or he had laryngitis or something.

Burt Mustin Fireman Gus and wife Frances Robina Woods

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Mustin was born in Pittsburgh to William I. and Sadie (Dorrington) Mustin. His father worked as a stockbroker. Mustin graduated from Pennsylvania Military College (renamed Widener University in 1972) in 1903 with a degree in civil engineering. He also played goaltender for their ice hockey team in 1902.[5] He worked as an engineer but later decided to go into sales.
Mustin made his television debut in 1951 with a role in the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson. Almost from the start to the end of his career, Mustin specialized in playing older men, and with his tall scarecrow frame, bald head and beaked nose, became one of the most familiar and busy elderly character actors. Throughout the rest of the 1950s, he made guest appearances on Leave It to Beaver, The Abbott and Costello Show, The Loretta Young Show, Cavalcade of America, The Public Defender, Treasury Men in Action, The Lone Ranger, Fireside Theater, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Mackenzie's Raiders, Lux Video Theatre, Studio 57, Dragnet, Our Miss Brooks, It's a Great Life, The Gale Storm Show, General Electric Theater, Peter Gunn, and The Texan among many others. Mustin also starred in the TV series pilot episode of The Lone Wolf starring Louis Hayward in 1954.

In 1960, Mustin guest starred on The Twilight Zone in the episode "The Night of the Meek" alongside Art Carney. He also appeared in a second episode of the series, "Kick the Can" in 1962. In 1964, Mustin had an uncredited role in The Outer Limits episode "The Guests".

During the 1960s, Mustin also made multiple appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Ichabod and Me, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Dragnet, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Get Smart, The New Phil Silvers Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Dr. Kildare, The Jack Benny Program, Ben Casey, The Monkees, The Virginian, Cimarron Strip, My Three Sons, Batman (episode 48), and Bewitched. In 1969, he co-starred in the television film The Over-the-Hill Gang. Mustin also appeared in the sequel film The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again the following year.

In addition to guest starring roles, Mustin also had recurring roles on several television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1955, he played the role of "Foley" in The Great Gildersleeve. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Mr. Finley on Date with the Angels. In 1957, he made his first appearance as "Gus the Fireman" on Leave It to Beaver. Mustin would continue in the role until 1962 making a total of 15 appearances on the show. In 1960, he made his first guest appearance on The Andy Griffith Show as Jud Fletcher. He appeared in the role until 1966. He also portrayed "Old Uncle Joe" on two episodes of The Lucy Show in 1967. The following year, Mustin guest starred as "Grandpa Jenson" on Petticoat Junction in three episodes.

Mustin married Frances Robina Woods in 1915. They remained married until Woods' death in 1969. The couple had no children.


What's a bit odd here is that his grave says 'Beloved Husband' yet he'd been a widower for a few years and was not known to have remarried. All I can think of is that they'd prepaid for their graves long before either of them died. Of course, to add to the irony is that his very last role had Mr. Mustin getting married to Judith Lowry's character on "Phyllis" but with the 'bride' dying before it aired and the 'groom' being too ill to even see it and himself dying shortly thereafter.

Anybody have any photos or facts to post?

June !

Here Today Gone Tomorow

Judy Calling Beaver "Ya Big Dummy" is So Classic - great writing !

Born in Philadelphia, Sue Randall was the younger of two children of Marion Burnside (née Heist) and Roland Rodrock Randall, a prominent real-estate consultant.[2][3] She began acting on stage at the age of 10 in a production of the Alden Park Players.[4] In 1953 she completed her early education at the Lankenau School for Girls in the Germantown District of Philadelphia and then moved to New York, where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating with honors.[4][5]

Film and television career

Randall with Jim Hutton in "And When the Sky Was Opened", a 1960 episode of The Twilight Zone
Randall's credited TV debut came in the 1955 episode "Golden Victory" of the series Star Tonight.[citation needed] She was one of the actresses who had the role of Diane Emerson in the television version of Valiant Lady (1953-1957).[6] In 1954, she also portrayed Diane Emerson on the CBS drama Woman with a Past.[6]: 1189 

Randall appeared in other television productions before portraying Ruthie Saylor, a reference-desk worker, in the 1957 film Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Randall's recurring role as a teacher on Leave It to Beaver spanned the years 1958 to 1962, when the actress was in her twenties. She appeared in 28 episodes of the popular sitcom after replacing Diane Brewster, who played Miss Canfield during the first season and in the 1980s television movies based on the series. Randall's first appearance as Miss Landers was in the Leave It to Beaver episode "Ward's Problem", which originally aired on October 16, 1958.[citation needed]

Primarily, Randall's roles on television were as a featured actor or supporting character, often in Westerns. For example, she was cast as Kathy O'Hara, an aspiring concert pianist, in the episode "The Mysterious Stranger" (February 17, 1959) on the ABC/Warner Brothers series Sugarfoot. She was cast in "Judgment Day" (October 11, 1959) on the ABC series The Rebel as Elaine, the daughter of a man sentenced to hang.[citation needed]

In the late 1950s, producers cast Randall as a co-star with actress Theodora Davitt in a proposed weekly sitcom titled Up on Cloud Nine.[7] A pilot for this comedy was completed, but no potential sponsors opted to buy or underwrite the series about "the daffy misadventures" of two airline stewardesses.[8] In the pilot episode's storyline, described by one later reviewer as "painfully unfunny", Randall and Davitt's characters insult passengers and frighten them while in flight by mistakenly preparing their plane for a crash landing.[9]

Randall appeared in other series, including CBS's The Twilight Zone, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke (as “Laura” in S7E9’s “Millie”, and as "Effie Strayhorn" in S6E14's "The Cook"), Bat Masterson, The Aquanauts, Pete and Gladys, Ichabod and Me, and Hennesey, NBC's Bonanza and The Man and the Challenge, and ABC's The Real McCoys, The Dakotas, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, and The Rifleman. In addition, she made three guest appearances on Sea Hunt in 1961. That same year she also guest starred as Ellen in the episode "The Secret Life of James Thurber", based on the works of the American humorist James Thurber, in the CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson. She made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, both times as the defendant: Betty Wilkins in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker," and Arnell Stiller, alias Amy Scott, in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between".

Randall appeared also in five episodes of the syndicated western anthology Death Valley Days. Her last performance in that series was in 1966, when she was cast as Carrie Huntington in the episode "The Courtship of Carrie Huntington".

Randall was a smoker most of her adult life. She succumbed to lung and larynx cancer at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia on October 26, 1984. She was 49.

It's a sad story of Sue Randall's short life. Rusty Stevens relates a story of how he ran into her in downtown Philadelphia when she was in later life, in bad shape. It's somewhere on here, related from a Facebook posts he relays to a moderator or admin. over there.

Here's Sue Randall on I Spy, 1965:

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And on Death Valley Days, 1966 - beautiful upper body:

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Burt Mustin married Frances Robina Woods in 1915. The couple remained together for 54 years, until her death in 1969. They had no children.

Great thread very interesting.