\"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for \"fair use\" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Diana Dasrath is entertainment producer and senior reporter for NBC News covering all platforms. He told my mom, Im going to this interview for a show where theyre looking for a father and son. In addition to his bronze sculpture and uncast burlwood work, Tonys series of originals: Artifacts, Cityscapes and Assemblages incorporate avariety of materials to contrast natural and man-made objects. He moved into writing, producing and directing while continuing to act, and helmed several episodes of Harry and the Hendersons, Coach, Babylon 5, Honey I Shrunk the Kids and an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine., After Leave It to Beaver, Dow appeared on series including General Hospital, Mr. It reunited the cast, with the exception of Mr. Beaumont, who had died in 1982 at 72. All have been sold as original wood sculptures after having the mold made for casting. They wanted us to be as much of a family as possible, for Jerry and I to very much be like regular kids. Outside of the industry, Dow was a modern-art sculptor, and one of his bronze statues ended up in an annual exhibition at the Louvre in Paris. Mathers noted on his website that for him to play a younger brother took acting chops on his part. Before Dow became Wally Cleaver at age 12, . Tony Dow recently made the news because his death was wrongly reported in the media on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. However, Dow was more interested in swimming growing up and was a Junior Olympics diving champion, per Variety. Hes a huge letterman. As we are sure you can understand, this has been a very trying time for her. In the series pilot that was shot in early 1957, Paul Sullivan portrayed Wally opposite Jerry Mathers as his younger brother, Theodore Beaver Cleaver, while Barbara Billingsley and Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams) played the parents, June and Ward Cleaver. All Rights Reserved. After Leave It To Beaver ended, Dow appeared as a guest star in a number of TV series including My Three Sons, Dr. Kildare, Mr. Novak, Adam-12, Lassie and Emergency! I dont know. A work of art should tell people what they need to know, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. We spent a little more money on it than most, I believe, but it was just more realistic. The pilot fizzled, but Dow got an agent and auditioned for Beaver. Image courtesy Tony Dow on Facebook. Dow got his start as a TV director onThe New Leave It to Beaver, and he spent the next dozen years helming episodes of other shows likeHarry and the Hendersons,Coach,Babylon 5andStar Trek: Deep Space Nineand serving as a visual effects supervisor on a 1996Doctor Whotelefilm. Dow was training to become an Olympic athlete and working out at the Hollywood Athletic Club. At an early age, he showed an unusual talent for imaginative abstract composition and drawing. My wife said something powerful and shows the kind of man he was. Exposed to creative parents and a home frequently filled with his parents eccentric and artistic friends, it was no surprise that Tony developed a love for art. I felt that way probably from the time I was 20 until I was maybe 40, he said in a 2022 interview on CBS Sunday Morning. At 40, I realized how great the show was., Tony Dow, Big Brother Wally on Leave It to Beaver, Dies at 77, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/arts/television/tony-dow-dead.html, Tony Dow in the late 1950s, when he and Jerry Mathers played siblings on the popular suburban sitcom Leave It to Beaver., Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in an undated episode of Beaver.. He moved into writing, producing and directing while continuing to act and helmed several episodes of Harry and the Hendersons, Coach, Babylon 5 and Honey I Shrunk the Kids and an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine., After Leave It to Beaver, Dow appeared on series including General Hospital, Mr. All Rights Reserved. Dow spoke to Fox News about his years as a child star, why he returned to playing Wally decades later, as well as why he wasnt allowed to watch Leave It to Beaver" while filming the series. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. In a since-deleted post on his Facebook page, Dow's death was confirmed: It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning. Tonys talent in the area of modern sculpture was confirmed when one of his bronzes was chosen for exhibition at the Salon 2008 de la National des Beaux Arts in Paris. 'THE OLDER BROTHER WE ALL WISH WE HAD' On Tuesday, his representatives announced his death erroneously in a Facebook post; it was later deleted, but not before many news organizations, including The New York Times, published obituaries, relying on that post as confirmation of the death. "Leave It to Beaver" star Tony Dow has died at the age of 77, Fox News Digital can confirm. The producers would then say, I dont want to know any of that. The rest of the time we were shooting or rehearsing. He was a gymnast, he was a trampolinist. Tony is in a much better world now he will be missed in this one. I met him when I was 6 years old. Created by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher,Leave It to Beaverwas a slice-of-life family comedy that told stories not from the parents point-of-view but from the kids. Dow: I don't have any other recollections of doing anything else. He said. His My Three Sons co-star Stanley Livingston remembered Tony on Facebook, writing: "Ive known TONY DOW for most of my life. Tony Dow (Getty Images) . We had family vacations during the summers and I had my group of friends. Tony Dow was born in Hollywood on April 13, 1945 to very creative parents. Tony Dow, who became a star at 12 as Wally Cleaver, the barely teenage older brother on the popular 1950s and 60s comedy series Leave It to Beaver, died on Wednesday at his home in Topanga, Calif. And I appreciated that. I was working out at the Hollywood athletic club and there was a. But then they were going to recast Wally. Dow's official Facebook page posted an announcement of the "passing of our beloved Tony this morning," but the post has since been deleted. If you have anonymity, you can sit in the corner and pout and nobody cares, he said. Tony Dow was beloved by generations for his role as older brother Wally Cleaver on the classic family sitcom "Leave It to Beaver." Died: Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Barbara Billingsley played the brothers mother. At 11, in . However, I ended up getting the part and he didnt, so that was unfortunate. Dow was born to mother Muriel Montrose, a stunt woman in early Westerns and who served as Clara Bows double, on April 13, 1945 in Hollywood. I became 'Chip Douglas' on MY THREE SONS. Dow has family and friends surrounding him, the statement said. He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. Leave It to Beaver, which aired from 1957 until 1963, chronicled the misadventures of a suburban boy, along with his family and friends. There was a lifeguard there who was an actor, he recalled. Tony Dow, who personified the role of America's big brother as the elder sibling Wally Cleaver on classic sitcom 'Leave It To Beaver, has died at 77. . A Junior Olympics diving champion, he had the wholesome good looks and easy, graceful attitude to embody the big brother every child wished he or she could have. Fox News: Were you ever worried about being typecast? Mathers, and Barbara Billingsley pose together in a promotional portrait for the television series, 'Leave It to Beaver'. Connellys son Jay, then 14, was the model for Wally, and his 8-year-old, Ricky, served as the inspiration for Beaver, the nickname of one of Connellys shipmates in the U.S. Via @TonyDowOfficial Instagram and Fox News, via @TonyDownOfficial Instagram and Fox News. I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)I do not own, nor do I or intend to profit from this content whatsoever. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Along the way, he also had a contracting business and did visual effects for film. Wally played Chinese checkers with his brother in their room, sometimes went along with his friend Eddie Haskells misguided pranks and was young enough in the first season to ask, Dad, if I saved up my allowance, could I buy a monkey?. Tony Dow, who became a star at 12 as Wally Cleaver, the barely teenage older brother on the popular 1950s and '60s comedy series "Leave It to Beaver," died on Wednesday at his home in Topanga,. He had such a huge heart and Ive never heard Tony say a bad or negative thing about anyone. . Dow previously revealed in May of this year that he. It starred Jerry Mathers, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont and Ken Osmond, among others. Leave It to Beaver, which aired from 1957 until 1963, chronicled the misadventures of a suburban boy, along with his family and friends. One fan said it bestIt is rare when there is a person who is so universally loved like Tony.'. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. We have since received a call from Tonys daughter-in-law saying that while Tony is not doing well, he has not yet passed. I on the other hand was the eldest of my four siblings, so I actually was the Wally in my real family.. He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. Dow: Oh yeah, who wouldn't. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. So I had to make a choice. Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally . He appeared as a guest star on series like Dr. Dow: Everybodys going to have an opinion. In Dow's later years, he directed for TV and became a successful sculptor, one who specialized in bronze works. In real life however, as Mathers has pointed out, the dynamic was unnatural for both actors. Twenty years after Leave It to Beaver went off the air, it returned in the form of a CBS television movie, Still the Beaver (1983). In May, Mr. Dow said he had been diagnosed with liver cancer. Tony was a beautiful soul - kind, compassionate, funny and humble. This is a BETA experience. But I think the show is the most natural and most realistic representation of the late 50s, early 60s that was on the air. No cause of death was shared, but Dows wife Lauren revealed in May that he was facing another battle with cancer. He was 77. Tony Dow was one of the beloved stars of the series "Leave It To Beaver," which was a fan favorite during its run. He has also been a nominee of the same multiple times. Fox. From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally - thank you Tony. WDRB FCC Applications & Related Materials, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Dow: It was great. . And the studio wanted me to do it. We never had any of that. We will miss you.. But if youre a celebrity, pouting is frowned upon.. (FOX NEWS) -- As a child, Tony Dow helped capture the innocence of America as Wally Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver and it still continues to captivate audiences nearly 60 years since the show ended. In 1983, the cast of Leave It To Beaver (minus Hugh Beaumont, who passed away in 1982), reunited in 1983 for CBS made-for television movie Still the Beaver. He gave so much to us all and was loved by so many. You may opt-out by. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, Tony Dow, 1957-63 ca. As most people know, Tony Dow was my big brother on Leave it to Beaver, Mathers said. The pilots we did dealt with Japan going over the quotas of hunted whales and a company dumping toxic waste into the ocean But it didnt work out because the stock footage they were using couldnt be duplicated. Dow was born in Hollywood, California his mother was an early stuntwoman and double for Clara Bow. ', Aside from portraying Wally Cleaver, the title characters (Jerry Mathers) older and reliable brother, from 1957 to 1963, Dow appeared in many other TV series, including Adam-12, My Three Sons, Mod Squad, Emergency!, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote and Knight Rider. He later reprised his iconic sitcom role for 1983s TV reunion movie Still the Beaver and the Disney Channels 1980s sequel series, The New Leave It to Beaver, for which he wrote a 1986 episode. Fox News: Some people still love Leave It to Beaver because it reminds them of a simpler time. Dow was born in Hollywood and his mother was an early stunt woman and double for Clara Bow. Image courtesy Tony Dow on Facebook. He was one of only two U.S. sculptors selected to exhibit at this annual juried show at the Carrousel du Louvre. Dow and his wife Laurenannounced in Maythat his cancer, which he had been diagnosed with years before, had returned. I was a junior diving champion and held a national record at 9. So I decided to do it. Instead, he took up diving at an early age, and eventually became a junior Olympic champion and Western states champion. We never had any of that. I ended up getting the part and he didnt, so that was unfortunate. It was way ahead of its time.. His death was confirmed by his manager, Frank Bilotta. He told my mom, Im going to this interview for a show where theyre looking for a father and son. It was truly a joy to just be around him. Working onLeave It to Beaverwas great, Dow said. A post on his official Facebook page read: We have received confirmation from Christopher, Tonys son, that Tony passed away earlier this morning, with his loving family at his side to see him through this journey., The post continued: We know that the world is collectively saddened by the loss of this incredible man. I wish I could have tried to get rid of that. He landed the role of Wally Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver in a casting call with almost no acting experience. Tony Dow as Wally in "Leave It to Beaver. I was ready to do the other show. Its difficult to make the transition from being a kid actor to an adult actor because all sorts of things happen. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images). IE 11 is not supported. Fox News: What was your relationship like with the cast? In his later years he was a director and a producer, did visual effects for film, owned a contracting business and had some success as a sculptor. Leave It to Beaver, which originally aired from 1957 to 1963, tells the wholesome story of the happy life of Wally Cleaver, his brother Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) and their parents (played by Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley).The series enjoyed immense commercial and critical . Though, he is 1.73 m tall, he weighs about 75 kg. . Its hard to say goodbye when youve known someone that long. He is survived by his wife Lauren and two children. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.\" Tony Dow, the actor and director best known for playing the stalwart older brother Wally Cleaver to Jerry Mathers Beaver in the iconic series Leave It to Beaver, is "on hospice and in his last hours," son Christopher told NBC News in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Each was the exact opposite in real life. When the show completed its original run on ABC in June 1963, his character had graduated from Mayfield High School and was headed for college. But I spent a lot of time with him. Tony Dow 12 languages Read Edit View history Tools Anthony Lee Dow (April 13, 1945 - July 27, 2022) was an American actor, film producer, director and sculptor. I was a swimmer back then and a pretty good one, he said. He was 77. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. He portrayed Wally Cleaver in the iconic television sitcom Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to 1963. But there was another show called Wally and The Beaver. That made the cut. The update came several hours after a since-removed post on Dow's Facebook page stated that he had died at the age of 77. But every actor has that issue People formulate an opinion about you and expect you to be a particular way. They shared a bedroom and an en suite bathroom in an immaculately kept two-story house in Mayfield, a fictional, walkable, crime-free and apparently all-white American suburb. He had such a huge heart and Ive never heard Tony say a bad or negative thing about anyone. A further Facebook post to Dow's official page from his management team attributed the confusion to miscommunication. Dow hoped to direct the 1997Leave It to Beaverfilm at Universal; when he was turned down, he said he spurned an offer of $1,200 to make a cameo. Can Tony go with me becausewe kind of look alike? He figured maybe that was the only way to get it.. If you look at him on a lot the shows, hes got his shirt off; I mean he was muscular. As the show came to an end, Wally was about to start college, while Beaver was ready for high school. He went on to helm episodes of Get a Life, Harry and the Hendersons, Coach, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5. He also served as the visual effects supervisor for Babylon 5.. It was my life, you know? Sorry, there are no recent results for popular articles. 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The actors death was prematurely announced on Tuesday. Later, Dow showed up onThe Mod Squad,Emergency!,Quincy M.E.,Knight Rider,Charles in ChargeandMurder, She Wroteand portrayed a cop onGeneral Hospital. It was the early 2000s when the now-74-year-old began pursuing his childhood love of art and created designs produced from burlwood. They dont quite understand it. I put on my blue suit and went in. Fox News: How did you manage escaping the so-called child star curse? His most recent appearance was in the revival of anthology drama Suspense in 2016. He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero. Stop pitching us. Dow returned in the 1980s for the TV movie Still the Beaver and the series The New Leave It to Beaver, for which he also directed five episodes and wrote one. He got his big break in 1957 when he tagged along with a friend to an audition and ended up being cast as Wally, the older brother of Beaver Cleaver, played by Jerry Mathers. Can Tony go with me because we kind of look alike? He figured maybe that was the only way to get it. That hatched The New Leave It to Beaver, on which he acted for 100+ episodes (people forget how popular it was) from 1983-1989. What did you go and do that for? hed ask. In 1957 he was chosen for the role of Wally on the hit television show, Leave It To Beaver, an event which would change the course of his life. Anthony Lee Dow was born in Hollywood on April 13, 1945, the son of John Stevens Dow, a designer and contractor, and Muriel Virginia (Montrose) Dow. However, the actor has recently been battling health issues after his cancer diagnosis in May 2022. . The actor and director, best known for playing stalwart older brother Wally Cleaver to Jerry Mathers Beaver Cleaver, was still in hospice care Tuesday. Then in the 80s, he launched a career in directing and producing that continued for 20 years. ", "He has family and friends surrounding him," Christopher Dow said. Dow died Wednesday morning with his family at his sideat his home in Topanga. Your voice changes. Tony Dow, the actor and director best known for playing Wally Cleaver in the iconic series Leave It to Beaver, is still alive, his family said, despite a statement from his management team Tuesday saying he had died. Given that his mother, Muriel Dow, was a stunt woman in early westerns and Clara Bows movie double in Hollywood, his eventual path to acting was no real surprise. Tony was a beautiful soul kind, compassionate, funny and humble, the message from his management team had read. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Dow's death was due to complications from liver cancer, according to The Washington Post. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. But fame was part of the problem. He also served in the National Guard though he refused to carry a weapon of any kind and attended UCLA and Columbia University. From Screen Gems they hired a guy named Harry Ackerman, who was sort of a classic Hollywood producer. Now a grandfather, Tony and his wife Lauren, an artist as well, reside in their handcrafted home nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. Topanga, California, USA (cancer) Birth name Anthony Lee Dow Height 5 8 (1.73 m) Mini Bio Tony Dow was an American actor, film producer, television director, and sculptor from Los Angeles, California. Fox News: What was it like working on television at such a young age? Anything goes on in our families, we know about it. To which Dow interjected, Hes still a squirt, though.. Currently his art is being represented by the Bilotta Gallery at 631-875-0859 or contact us here. Leave It to Beaver, which also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as the boys polished, suburban-perfect parents, was on the air from 1957 to 1963, but it endured far longer, in endless reruns and as a pop culture touchstone for the baby boom generation. In 1957 he was chosen for the . He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero. After a positive reception, the sitcom was revived as The New Leave It to Beaver (also known as Still the Beaver). And when youre not that way, theyre disappointed. He married Lauren, his second wife, in June 1980. It aired for six seasons. We have received confirmation from Christopher, Tonys son, that Tony passed away earlier this morning, with his loving family at his side to see him through this journey, a new post on the account reads. It was a juxtaposition because I was the oldest in my family, Mathers said. He was the perfect big brother.. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Tony Dow died on July 27, 2022 at the age of 77. He married Lauren Shulkind, a ceramic artist, in 1980. Ironically, he was really the Beaver in his real life family because he only had an older brother and he was the youngest. Dow battled depression in his 20s, making the self-help video Beating the Blues to help others. So there are probably some episodes that I havent seen yet And there was no swearing on set at all, not even from the crew. Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the iconic American television sitcom Leave It To Beaver, died Wednesday, July 27th at the age of 77. He was a Junior Olympics diving champ . How a Glass of Water Got Leave It to Beaver Star Jerry Mathers Noticed by Alfred Hitchcock, As Mathers said, Were good friends. Tony was a great friend, an incredible artist, a talented actor and director. After a Facebook post Tuesday morning that announced his death and another hours later that said he was still alive, he died on Wednesday. His family then said that he is still alive and probably in his "last hours" at his home in Topanga, California, where Hospice care is being given. A few years later, we both entered the world of Show Business. In this world of innocence, where the boyhoods of Beaver and Tony Dow as Wally (who was 12 when the sitcom began) were the focus, Leave It To Beaver remains a defining comedy at a time when TV families were portrayed as perfect. Tony Dow was born in Hollywood, California in 1945. He has been an actor, director, writer, visual effects designer, producer, home builder, woodworker, painter and sculptor. Tony Dow, an accomplished actor and director, is best known for his time on "Leave It to Beaver. He also played himself in the 2003 comedy Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, which featured cameos of dozens of former young actors, and appeared in the John Landis skit comedy feature The Kentucky Fried Movie.. Image courtesy Tony Dow on Facebook. They wanted to keep it as family-friendly as possible.. On Tuesday, the stars official Facebook page erroneously announced his death, which included statements from family members. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. The popular black-and-white sitcom, centered around the typical idealized family of the time, followed the adventures of mischievous young Beaver, his practical brother Wally, their devious friend Eddie Haskell, and their long-suffering but understanding parents played by Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont. Go write that. So they really tried to keep the show realistic and believable Im a little biased, as all my other friends who are on other shows are. His face was soon on the cover of magazines aimed at teenage readers. Hes the champion basketball player, football player. Tony Dow, the wholesome actor who portrayed the perfect big brother Wally Cleaver on the everlasting TV comedyLeave It to Beaverand its 1980s sequel, has died, his reps announced after a tumultuous day for his family. Dow also played the role in a crossover episode for The Love Boat. Additionally, he portrayed a version of Wally in the 1977 sketch comedy film The Kentucky Fried Movie., Three years later, he made his directorial debut with an episode of The New Lassie, a revival of another 1950s favorite that aired in syndication. Wednesdays announcement continued, Our heart goes out to Tonys wife, Lauren, who will miss her soulmate of 42 yearsTo his son, Christopher, who will dearly miss his father, who was also his best friendto his daughter-in-law, Melissa, who loved him like her own fatherTo his Granddaughter, Tyla, who will undoubtedly carry on her Grandfathers kind soul, To his Brother Dion and Sister-in-Law, Judy, and to all of his extended family and friends. Dow: When I wasnt filming my life was normal. "I was a junior diving champion and held a national record at 9. The son of a Hollywood stuntwoman, Dow was a swimmer and a junior diving champion who had appeared in two pilots for a Tarzan-like show that Ackerman produced but never made it to air. His mother was Muriel Montrose, a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and then a stuntwoman who often doubled for Clara Bow. And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.. Fox News: How were you discovered at age 11? Tony Dow: I was a swimmer back then and a pretty good one. Dow died Wednesday morning with his family at his side at his home in Topanga. Ill miss going to the house that he and Lauren built by hand. John Wright, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on Speed and Hunt for Red October, Dies at 79, Robert Patrick, Kennedys Children Playwright, Dies at 85, Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer and Activist, Dies at 96, Netflix and Ryan Murphy's 'Monster' Anthology to Focus on Menendez Brothers in Season 2, Jock Zonfrillo, Chef and 'MasterChef Australia' Judge, Dies at 46, Why the Fatal Attraction Series Wants You to Forget How the Movie Ended, FXs Alien TV Series Taps Sydney Chandler to Star, Trevor Noah Producing U.S. Wally aside, Dow was a regular on the teen soap Never Too Young (1965-1966) and also acted on series like Dr. Kildare (1963), My Three Sons (1964), Mr. Novak (1963-1965), Adam-12 (1970), Mod Squad (1971), Emergency! I was a junior diving champion and held a national record at nine. Tony Dow has won two BAFTA TV awards in 1997 and 1989. Tony also has exhibited at the Karen Lynne Gallery, Topanga Canyon Gallery and the Morgan Gallery. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. His father, John, was a general contractor. He does everything right. Tony Dow, the actor who endeared himself to millions of TV viewers as Wally Cleaver, the all-American big brother on the wholesome sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died . He also became a sculptor and started a construction company. As he observed at the end of one episode, For a little kid like that, a lot of stuff sure goes on in his head.. The show was called Johnny Wildlife and it wouldve been the first color series on television about a wildlife photographer and his son. In David Spades comedy Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star, Mr. Dow sang in the front row of a glee club of former child stars. Leave It to Beaver, which aired from 1957 until 1963, chronicled the misadventures of a suburban boy, along with his family and friends. IE 11 is not supported. It starred Jerry Mathers (front), Tony Dow (back), Barbara Billingsley (left) and Hugh Beaumont (right). I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)I do not own, nor do I or intend to profit from this content whatsoeve. She said: Tony was such a kind man. Dow was re-diagnosed with liver cancer in May. But what set Leave It To Beaver apart was its perspective, where the comedy focused on life through the eyes of Jerry Mathers (as Theodore Beaver Cleaver), who was seven years old when the series began, and his older brother Wally (Tony Dow).

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