Tony 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.

Known For

Knight Rider

as Julian Groves

Murder, She Wrote

as Gordon Rogers

The Kentucky Fried Movie

as Wally (segment "Courtroom")

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

as Self

Freddy's Nightmares

as Johnny Travers

The Love Boat

as Wally Cleaver / Barry Renner

Diagnosis: Murder

as MBC Exec Donald Debono

Quincy, M.E.

Leave It to Beaver

as Wally Cleaver

Lassie

as Drew Hanford