Frank Bank

Frank Bank
Frank Bank as Lumpy Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver
Born	Frank Bank (1942-04-12)April 12, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 71) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations	1950–1963 1983–1989 1997
Known for	Portraying Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford in Leave It to Beaver, first on CBS and then on ABC
Spouses	Marlene Kay Blau ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1965)​ Jeri Lynn Handelman ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1982)​ Rebecca Fink ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	4

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 1984 to 1989.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Television

Show	Role	Year(s)
Ford Television Theatre	Clarence Miggs	1952
Father Knows Best	High schooler	1956
Leave It to Beaver	Lumpy Rutherford	1958-1963
Cimarron City	Henry Purdy	1959
Bachelor Father	Jim Estabrook	1962
87th Precinct	Punk	1962
Life with Archie	Archie	1962
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour	Himself	1983
The New Leave It to Beaver	Lumpy Rutherford	1983-1989

Film

Film	Role	Year
Cargo to Capetown		1950
The Story of Will Rogers	Young Will Rogers	1952
Leave It to Beaver	Frank	1997

References

1. "Frank Bank". IMDb. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. Kenneally, Tim (April 15, 2013). "'Leave It to Beaver's' Lumpy Dead at 71". The Wrap. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
3. Woo, Elaine (April 15, 2013), "Frank Bank dies at 71; played 'Lumpy' on 'Leave It to Beaver'", Los Angeles Times
4. Lang, Derrik J. (April 16, 2013). "'Leave It to Beaver' actor Frank Bank, who played Lumpy, dies at 71". Times Colonist. Victoria, BC. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
5. Frank Bank, played Lumpy Rutherford on 'Leave It to Beaver,' dead at 71
6. 'Leave It to Beaver' actor Frank Bank dies at 71

Further reading

• Bank, Frank; Gib Twyman (July 1, 1997). Call Me Lumpy. Lenexa, KS: Addax. ISBN 978-1461604235.

External links

• Frank Bank at IMDb
• Frank Bank at Find a Grave