Rusty Stevens

Robert "Rusty" Stevens (born 1948) is an American former child actor best remembered for his role as Larry Mondello, Beaver Cleaver's friend and classmate, in the original Leave It to Beaver television series. Stevens appeared in 67 of the show's 234 episodes, between 1957 and 1960.

Career Stevens had parts in some TV shows before and after he portrayed Larry Mondello in the sitcom Leave It to Beaver. After Leave It to Beaver, Stevens continued to get occasional roles in Hollywood-produced TV shows through 1963 (including My Three Sons, Perry Mason and The Rifleman), before his career as a child actor came to a close.

He briefly returned to acting when he reprised his role as Larry Mondello in the 1983 made-for-television reunion movie Still the Beaver. He also appeared in three episodes of the follow-up series The New Leave It to Beaver through 1989.

Stevens was able to join the cast for Still the Beaver, after Jerry Mathers, who portrayed Beaver Cleaver, tracked him down after searching for many years. At the time, he was working as a car-insurance salesman in New Jersey. -1962 Wagon Train "the Sam Darland story" "Johnny" 1962 My Three Sons Cletus Bleeker Episode "Bub Gets A Job" 1962 Perry Mason Brucie Hillman Episode "The Case of the Dodging Domino" 1963 The Rifleman Melvin Episode "Hostages to Fortune" 1983 Still the Beaver Larry Mondello TV movie 1983–1989 The New Leave It to Beaver Larry Mondello 3 episodes