He worked with Shirley MacLaine and Bob Hope but is known for his '50s TV show about a cute kid... who is he?
He worked with Shirley MacLaine and Bob Hope but is known for his '50s TV show about a cute kid... who is he?
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This former child star appear in several movies in the 1950s after getting his start as a model. One film starred Shirley MacLaine and a few other flicks were with Bob Hope. But it was a TV show in the late 1950s that this actor will be forever remembered for.
![[It's Jerry Mathers. The actor played Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver on the hit show Leave It To Beaver. Beaver was the youngest of two sons raised in suburbia by parents June and Ward Cleaver, depicted by Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/19/93691075-14242385-It_s_Jerry_Mathers_The_actor_played_Theodore_Beaver_Cleaver_on_t-a-32_1736017224328.jpg)
He played the straight-talking kid who lived in an idyllic suburban neighborhood with kind parents. His sayings were often quoted as his character became a pop-culture phenomenon worldwide. The star kept his role as a troublemaker for six years, appearing in all 234 episodes of the sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963.
![[Mathers with Tony Dow (left) on the show Leave It To Beaver in 1957]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/02/16/72722565-12251999-The_actor_is_Leave_It_To_Beaver_star_Jerry_Mathers_He_found_fame-a-26_1688312816223.jpg)
This star also made appearances on shows like The Love Boat, Hardcastle And McCormick, Married... With Children and, more recently, the reality TV series The Weakest Link. He made a rare appearance in Los Angeles last week. Can you guess who he is?. This former child star appear in several movies in the 1950s after getting his start as a model. One film starred Shirley MacLaine and a few other flicks were with Bob Hope. But it was TV show in the late 1950s that this actor will be forever remembered for. He played the straight-talking kid who lived in an idyllic suburban neighborhood.
![[He also had a very busy movie career. His early movies included This Is My Love (1954), Men of the Fighting Lady (1954), The Seven Little Foys (1955) and Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), in which he plays Arnie, the son of Shirley MacLaine's character]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/19/93657963-14242385-He_also_had_a_very_busy_movie_career_His_early_movies_included_T-a-29_1736017224180.jpg)
It's Jerry Mathers. The actor played Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver on the hit show Leave It To Beaver. The star was seen holding up a Leave It To Beaver poster as he headed out in a rare public sighting. Beaver was the youngest of two sons raised in suburbia by parents June and Ward Cleaver, depicted by Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont.
![[He wore a black top with belted jeans as he held onto a picture of the Leave it To Beaver cast]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/19/93657971-14242385-He_wore_a_black_top_with_belted_jeans_as_he_held_onto_a_picture_-a-28_1736017224099.jpg)
