Rusty Stevens

Rusty Stevens
Born (1948-11-25) November 25, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Child actor: Larry Mondello on Leave It to Beaver

Robert "Rusty" Stevens (born November 25, 1948) is an American former child actor best remembered for his role as Larry Mondello, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's young friend, in the original Leave It to Beaver television series.[1] Stevens appeared in 68 of the show's 235 episodes, between 1957 and 1960.

Career

Stevens was reported to have left the show in 1960 because his family moved from Burbank to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barbara Billingsley, who played "June Cleaver" on the series, said in a TV Archive interview that Stevens was dropped because his overbearing mother caused grief for the producers of the series.[2]

Stevens briefly returned to the screen when he reprised his role as Larry Mondello in the 1983 made-for-television reunion movie, Still the Beaver, and for three episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver.

References

  1. ↑ CLOTHIER, GARY. "Beaver's classmates have gone on to real estate, insurance careers". The Star Democrat - Easton, Maryland. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Barbara Billingsley" (video). Archive of American Television. pp. 21:50-22:30. Retrieved 28 July 2017.


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