Leave It To Beaver actor Ken Osmond died of heart and lung failure, death certificate reveals
- The star died May 18 in his Los Angeles home with family around him
- He was best known for starring on Leave It To Beaver from 1957 until 1962
- Osmond played troublemaker Eddie Haskell who had a sly side to him
- The show was a massive hit about the Cleaver family as dad works, mom cooks and the kids Wally and Beaver goof around
- Osmond retired from acting in 1970 and became a Los Angeles police officer
Leave It To Beaver star Ken Osmond's death certificate has been released showing that he died after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest.
The document, obtained by TMZ, also lists underlying diseases the actor suffered from, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anemia, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, depression, hypertension and pneumonia.
Osmond died on May 18 surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76.
Hollywood star: Actor Ken Osmond died from heart and lung failure, his death certificate reveals. He passed away on may 18 at the age of 76 at his home in Los Angeles
The certificate also shows that Osmond was cremated.
It notes that he was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and had 60 years in the entertainment business.
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The news of his passing was confirmed by his son Eric who said the Glendale, California native was an 'incredibly kind and wonderful father... he was loved and will be very missed.'
The star was best known for playing troublemaker Eddie Haskell in the TV series Leave It To Beaver from 1957 until 1963.
A hit: Eddie came on Leave It To Beaver as a guest star but stayed due to his popularity with the audience. He was on all six seasons
The show was a massive hit about the Cleaver family as dad works, mom cooks and the kids Wally and Beaver goof around.
The main stars were Barbara Billingsley as June, Hugh Beaumont as Ward Cleaver, Jerry Mathers as The Beaver and Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver.
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Eddie came on the show as a guest star but stayed due to his popularity with the audience. He was on all six seasons.
He was also in the Beaver spinoffs The New Leave It To Beaver from 1983 until 1989 and the Leave It To Beaver movie in 1997 where he played Eddie Senior.
Hanging out with the Beav: The star, right, with Jerry Mathers who played Beaver
A family friend who stirred the pot: Here the actor is seen, right, with Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver, left
Ken started his career at age four doing commercials. He had said that his mother was a stage mom and sent him and his brother to acting classes and also had them take voice, dance and riding lessons so they could make it in Hollywood.
The actor was also on the popular TV shows Wagon Train (1958), Petticoat Junction (1964), The Munsters (1966), Lassie (1957 to 1967) and Happy Days (1983).
In 1970 however, he stopped acting because he said it was hard to find work after being typecast as rascal Haskell.
Posing away: Actress Barbara Billingsley and Osmond attend ABC Affiliates Party in 1983 in Century City, California
Later in his career: Osmond on TV's All-Time Favorites, a CBS television special from 1995
From actor to cop: He became a police officer in LA in 1970 and retired in 1988
And he went on to become a police officer with the Los Angeles police department.
He was lucky during his time with the force.
One time he was shot at five times but four of the bullets hit his bulletproof vest and the other bounced off his belt buckle, according to the site
He retired in 1988.
But then Osmond went back into acting.
Osmond then appeared in the TV series Parker Lewis Can't Lose in 1991 as well as the movie Dead Women In Lingerie, and the series Hi Honey, I'm Home.
His last role was in the movie CHARACTERz in 2016 where he played Daniel.
But he went back to acting later: Osmond then appeared in the TV series Parker Lewis Can't Lose in 1991 as well as the movie Dead Women In Lingerie, and the series Hi Honey, I'm Home. His last role was in the movie CHARACTERz in 2016 where he played Daniel; seen in 2013
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