About
Right before playing his most famous role of the 1950s TV dad, Ward Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver, he played Jesse James in NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo.
Before Fame
He played football while at the University of Chattanooga and later studied at the University of Southern California.
Trivia
He was also a TV director and a Methodist preacher.
Family Life
He married Kathryn Adams Doty in 1942.
Associated With
Jerry Mathers played his son on Leave it to Beaver.
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