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.
Life
Bank was cast in 50 episodes of Leave It to Beaver between January 24, 1958, until the series finale on May 30, 1963. Thereafter, he was cast as Clarence Rutherford in 101 episodes of the series sequel, The New Leave It to Beaver, which aired on cable television from 1985 to 1989. Beginning in 1973, Bank became a bond broker in his native Los Angeles. His autobiography, Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life, was published in 1997.
Bank died of cancer on April 13, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, California, one day after his 71st birthday. He was survived by his third wife, Rebecca, four daughters, and five grandchildren. He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Filmography
Television
Film
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Further reading
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1942 births
2013 deaths
Male actors from Los Angeles
Deaths from cancer in California
American memoirists
American male television actors
Jewish American male actors
20th-century American male actors
Writers from Los Angeles
People from Rancho Mirage, California
American male film actors
Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
21st-century American Jews
