Spoiler : Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/14/1922; died 8/8/1984 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. Screen debut in Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy (1955). Sherman Hull on The Charles Farrell Show for CBS-TV (1956). Roger Finley on Date With the Angels for ABC-TV (1957-1958). Mr. Fred Rutherford on Leave It To Beaver for the CBS and ABC Television Networks (1957-1963). Melvin Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show for CBS-TV (1961-1966). Mr. Baldwin on The Pruitts Of Southampton for ABC-TV (1967). Roger Buell on The Mothers-In-Law for NBC-TV (1968-69). Sheriff Masters on B.J. And The Bear for NBC-TV (1979).