Remembering Lumpy Rutherford
Remembering Lumpy Rutherford …
Frank Bank, the actor who played the clumsy bully Lumpy Rutherford on the hit 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver, died in 2013, one day after he turned 71. 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.
The actor also appeared as Lumpy in the sequel series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1985–1989). Lumpy was portrayed by Justin Restivo in the 1997 spin-off film, Leave It to Beaver. Surprisingly, Frank Bank made an appearance in the film as “Frank”.
