Frank Bank
Birth Name:
Frank Bank
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Got his big break at the age of 10 when he appeared in "The Will Rogers Story․"
- Made his first onscreen appearance in an uncredited role in "Cargo to Capetown․"
- Quote: "(On quitting acting after being typecast as Lumpy) "I didn't want to be like George Reeves, who could only be Superman․""
- Widely recognized for portraying a dim-witted character
- Was forced out of acting due to being typecast as "Lumpy" from "Leave It to Beaver․"
- Would read the Wall Street Journal during breaks on the set of "Leave It to Beaver․"
- Starting in 1973, he left Hollywood to become a stockbroker
- Was born in a hospital hallway because of an air raid drill being conducted at the time
- Was set to portray comic book character Archie Andrews in a TV series, but the project fell through
- While a stockbroker, his former co-stars Jerry Mathers and Barbara Billingsley were his clients