Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

American actor (1909–1982)

Eugene Hugh Beaumont was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the television series Leave It to Beaver, originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963, and as private detective Michael Shayne in a series of low-budget crime films in 1946 and 1947.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 18 films (1940–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 13 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1940 Good Bad Boys. Edward L. Cahn 996 ft. B&W sound
1941 The Cowboy And The Blonde. Ray McCarey 6125 ft. B&W
1943 The Seventh Victim. Mark Robson 71 min. B&W
1943 WAKE ISLAND Paramount 90min 16mm B&W Sound
1944 Strange Affair. Alfred Edward Green 8 reels B&W
1944 The Racket Man. D. Ross Lederman 8 reels B&W
1945 Apology For Murder. PRC Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 The Lady Confesses. Sam Newfield 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1946 Blonde for a day. Sam Newfield 2260 16mm B&W sound
1946 Larceny in Her Heart. PRC Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1946 Murder Is My Business. Sam Newfield 7 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 The Blue Dahlia. George Marshall 10 reels B&W
1951 Roaring City. Spartan Productions Inc. 58 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Night Without Sleep. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 THE MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 98 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The mole people. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Night Passage. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
ca. 1947 Reaching From Heaven Roland Reed. 80 16mm B&W