Question: Who played the father in leave it to beaver?

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question: Who played the father of Wally and Beaver in leave it to beaver?
short_answers: Hugh Beaumont
context: Larry Mondello's mother Margaret Mondello (Madge Blake, June 25, 1958 – February 27, 1960) is a nervous woman who finds her son's misadventures exasperating. The character was dropped when Rusty Stevens left the show in its fourth season. George and Agnes Haskell are Eddie's parents. George was played by Karl Swenson and George O. Petrie. However, in one episode, it is implied that Mr. Haskell's name is "Edward Clark Haskell, Sr."; and in another episode, where he's played by John Alvin, he is "Frank". Agnes was played by Ann Doran and Anne Barton. Tooey Brown's mother, Mr. Mondello, Judy Hensler's parents, and Whitey Whitney's parents make one-time appearances. Larry Mondello's sister in high school is never seen.
question: Who played the father of Eddie in leave it to beaver?
short_answers: John Alvin
Karl Swenson and George O. Petrie and John Alvin
George O. Petrie
Karl Swenson
context: Fred Rutherford (Richard Deacon, October 18, 1957 – May 23, 1963) is Ward's pompous, overbearing co-worker. Fred is the father of an awkward teenage son named Clarence ("Lumpy"), and a daughter about Beaver's age named Violet. The Rutherfords socialize with the Cleavers on a couple of occasions: playing cards in the Cleaver home and, at a later time, enjoying a picnic outing together. Fred travels widely and gives Ward a meerschaum pipe after visiting Germany.
question: Who played the father of Clarence in leave it to beaver?
short_answers: Richard Deacon
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question: Who played the father of Linda in leave it to beaver?
short_answers: Lyle Talbot

Answer: "Leave It to Beaver" is an American television sitcom broadcast between 1957 and 1963 about an inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver, and his adventures at home, school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. Wally's mischievous best friend, Eddie, was played by Ken Osmond and his father, George Haskell, was played by Karl Swenson and George O. Petrie. Wally's friend Clarence was played by Frank Bank, and his father, Fred Rutherford, was played by Richard Deacon. Beaver's classmate and first love interest, Linda Dennison, was played by Patty Turner and her father was played by Lyle Talbot.