Ward Cleaver had nothing on Thomas Topper. Portrayed by Hugh Beaumont on the 1957-63 TV show “Leave it to Beaver,” Ward was the totem that kept his sons grounded, steering them away from troublesome ...
The Cleaver family of the CBS/ABC series ‘Leave It to Beaver’ — from left, brother Wally (Tony Dow), mother June (Barbara Billingsley), father Ward (Hugh Beaumont) and Theodore ‘Beaver’ (Jerry Mathers ...