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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.
Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford is a fictional character in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The show aired from October 4, 1957 to June 20, 1963. Lumpy is a bit of a bully and, with Eddie Haskell, is one of Wally Cleaver's friends. Lumpy was portrayed in the original series by Frank Bank.
Its reception led to a new first-run, made-for-cable series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1984–1989), with Beaver and Lumpy Rutherford running Ward's old firm (where Lumpy's pompous, demanding father — played by Richard Deacon in the original series — had been the senior partner), Wally as a practicing attorney and expectant father, June ...
The first season, which aired on The Disney Channel, used the television movie’s title, Still the Beaver, as the series title. When the series moved to TBS for season two, the television movie was repackaged into four 30-minute "pilot" episodes as part of the renamed The New Leave It to Beaver series.
Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 [2] [3] – August 8, 1984) was an American television and motion picture actor, [4] best known for playing supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, [5] Leave It to Beaver, [6] and The Jack Benny Program, [7] along with minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) [8] and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Back home, Wally says, "Baloney!", but Beaver is smitten. The next day, having rudely dismissed Larry, Beaver waits in vain for Gilbert, to go to the movies as they'd planned. But Gilbert went to the movies with Larry and Whitey, and now they're playing football. Ward tells Beaver to quit sulking and join in the game.
Lumpy thinks Wally found it but Eddie says Wally is too square to get wise to anything. Back in the classroom Wally does not seem to be struggling with the test so they are convinced he took the cheat sheet. The next morning the test results are posted; Eddie and Lumpy failed - Lumpy got a higher grade last year - but they see Wally got a 92.
The boys try the same booby-trapping method, but Fred Rutherford becomes its victim rather than Lumpy. When the Rutherfords arrive at the Cleaver house to play cards, Fred mentions the incident. Wally and Beaver, not knowing if Mr. Rutherford saw that it was they who pulled the prank, do whatever they can to avoid Mr. Rutherford while he's in ...