a straighter contrast to the quirkier main character of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers). A popular jock, Wally was also ensnared in the schemes of his friend, the mischievous and smooth ...

The former child star famously played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in the hit sitcom from ... And I made a lot of good friends." The close-knit cast and crew were also ready to move on, he noted.

Jerry Mathers played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver and the revival TV movie, Still the Beaver. (Photo: Getty Images/Everett Collection/Getty Images) ...

Wally was the older brother to Mathers’ titular Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver. The two fostered ... viewers with memorable one-liners. When best friend Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond) asked Wally ...

Tony Dow, the actor and director best known for playing the stalwart older brother Wally Cleaver ... a friend and ended up auditioning for and winning the role of Wally. “Leave it to Beaver ...