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Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Hugh Beaumont was an American actor who began in show business in 1931, performing in theaters, nightclubs, and radio before he started acting in motion pictures in 1940. He appeared in more than three dozen films, often in small or uncredited parts, and frequently worked with William Bendix. Both actors appeared in The Blue Dahlia (1946), a film noir in which they played friends of Alan Ladd's character. In 1946 and 1947 Beaumont starred in five low-budget crime films as the private detective Michael Shayne, taking over from Lloyd Nolan. He also appeared in The Mole People (1956). On television he narrated Racket Squad from 1951 to 1953. In 1957 he replaced Max Showalter as Ward Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver, played the role until 1963, and directed some episodes. Later he acted in community theater and guest-starred on television. In 2014, a TV Guide list of great television fathers placed his Ward Cleaver at number 28.

73years old at death

  • Born Lawrence
  • Died Munich
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Eugene Hugh Beaumont

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
22 years1942 to 1964

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  1. First role

    In 1931, Beaumont started working in show business. He did this by performing in theaters, in nightclubs, and on radio.

  2. A change of course

    Beaumont gradually stepped away from the entertainment business and began a second career. He became a Christmas-tree farmer in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

  3. Behind the camera

    Beaumont kept finding success as a writer, selling radio scripts and television screenplays along with short stories to various magazines.

Hugh Beaumont movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Seventh Victim1943 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Gregory Ward

    IMDb rating 6.79.1K votes

  2. The Mole People1956 Adventure, Fantasy, Horroras Dr. Jud Bellamin

    IMDb rating 5.14.3K votes

  3. The Blue Dahlia1946as George Copeland

    IMDb rating 7.111K votes

  4. Lost Continent1951as Robert Phillips

    IMDb rating 3.52.0K votes

  5. Railroaded!1947as Police Sergeant Mickey Ferguson

    IMDb rating 6.62.0K votes

  6. The Lady Confesses1945as Larry Craig

    IMDb rating 5.9519 votes

  7. Money Madness1948as Steve Clark

    IMDb rating 6.0383 votes

  8. Night Passage1957as Jeff Kurth

    IMDb rating 6.65.0K votes

Most often with

Sam Newfield directed three of these films. John Banner appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Banner, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John BannerWhit Bissell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Whit BissellEllen Corby, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ellen CorbyWilliam Bendix, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William BendixHillary Brooke, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Hillary BrookeWarner Anderson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Warner AndersonSam NewfieldDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Sam Newfield

Films together

  • John Banner3 films together, 1943 to 1951
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  • Whit Bissell2 films together, 1949 to 1951
    Whit Bissell's page
    • Lost Continent1951IMDb rating 3.5Beaumont as Robert PhillipsBissell as Stanley Briggs
    • Tokyo Joe1949IMDb rating 6.3Beaumont as Provost Marshal MajorBissell as Capt. Winnow
  • Ellen Corby2 films together, 1947 to 1957
    Ellen Corby's page
    • Night Passage1957IMDb rating 6.6Beaumont as Jeff KurthCorby as Mrs. Feeney
    • Railroaded!1947IMDb rating 6.6Beaumont as Police Sergeant Mickey FergusonCorby as Mrs. Wills
  • William Bendix2 films together, 1942 to 1946
    William Bendix's page
    • The Blue Dahlia1946IMDb rating 7.1Beaumont as George CopelandBendix as Buzz Wanchek
    • Wake Island1942IMDb rating 6.6Beaumont as CaptainBendix as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
  • Hillary Brooke2 films together, 1942 to 1951
    Hillary Brooke's page
    • Lost Continent1951IMDb rating 3.5Beaumont as Robert PhillipsBrooke as Marla Stevens
    • Wake Island1942IMDb rating 6.6Beaumont as CaptainBrooke as Girl at the Inn
  • Warner Anderson2 films together, 1945 to 1951
    Warner Anderson's page
    • Go for Broke!1951IMDb rating 6.6Beaumont as ChaplainAnderson as Col. Charles W. Pence
    • Objective, Burma!1945IMDb rating 7.3Beaumont as Capt. HennesseyAnderson as Col. J. Carter
  • Sam NewfieldDirector, 3 films, 1945 to 1951
    All films by Sam Newfield
  • Also two films together7 more actors
    • Don HaggertyCallaway Went Thataway (1951) and Go for Broke! (1951)
    • Walter AbelThe Human Duplicators (1964) and Wake Island (1942)
    • James BrownObjective, Burma! (1945) and Wake Island (1942)
    • George NaderThe Human Duplicators (1964) and Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
    • Rodd RedwingThe Mole People (1956) and Objective, Burma! (1945)
    • John IndrisanoThe Human Duplicators (1964) and Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
    • AcquanettaCallaway Went Thataway (1951) and Lost Continent (1951)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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