Stanley Fafara, who played Jerry Mathers’ pal “Whitey” on “Leave It to Beaver” but led a far-from-idyllic life as an adult who battled drugs and alcohol, has died. He was 54.

Stanley Fafara, who played Jerry Mathers’ pal “Whitey” on the TV show Leave It to Beaver but led a far-from-idyllic life as an adult who battled drugs and alcohol, has died. He was 54.

PORTLAND -- Stanley Fafara, the actor who played "Whitey" on "Leave It to Beaver" and later struggled with drugs and alcohol, died after having complications following a surgery. Fafara, 53, had ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Stanley Fafara, who played Jerry Mathers' pal "Whitey" on "Leave It to Beaver" has died in a Portland, Ore., hospital. He was 54. Fafara was a recovering heroin ...