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Tony Dow

Acting

Born April 13, 1945 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died July 27, 2022

Also known as Anthony Lee Dow · Tony Lee Dow

Biography

Tony Lee Dow (April 13, 1945 – July 27, 2022) was an American television actor, film producer, director, and sculptor. He was best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver, the older son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward (played by Hugh Beaumont) Cleaver, and the older brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers). From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally in a television movie and in The New Leave It to Beaver. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Dow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography32 titles

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

2003

Babylon 5

1994Director

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Director

Emergency!

1972as Motorcycle Rider

Square Pegs

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Gordon Rogers

Knight Rider

1982as Julian Groves

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Get a Life

1990Director

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Jimmy (segment "The Card Game")

Freddy's Nightmares

1988as Johnny Travers

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as MBC Exec Donald Debono

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Adam-12

1968as Cpl. Wayne Miller

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979as Self

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Wally Cleaver

Jesse Hawkes

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self (uncredited)

Coach

1989Director

Bergerac

1981Director

Crusade

1999Director

My Three Sons

1960

Swamp Thing

1990Director

The Love Boat

1977as Wally Cleaver / Barry Renner

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977as Wally (segment "Courtroom")

Lassie

1954as Drew Hanford

Charles in Charge

1984as Preston

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997Director

Back to the Beach

1987as Judge #1

Harry and the Hendersons

Director

High School U.S.A.

1983as Principal Pete Kinney

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003as Self