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Tony Dow

January 01, 1970

This article is about the American actor, film producer, and director. For the British director, see Tony Dow (director).

Anthony Lee Dow (April 13, 1945 – July 27, 2022) was an American actor, film producer, director and sculptor. He portrayed Wally Cleaver in the iconic television sitcom Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to 1963. From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally in a television movie and in The New Leave It to Beaver.

Tony Dow
Dow in 1961
Born
Anthony Lee Dow

(1945-04-13)April 13, 1945
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2022(2022-07-27) (aged 77)
Topanga, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • sculptor
Years active1949–2022
Spouses
Carol Marlow
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​
(m. 1969; div. 1980)​
[1]
Lauren Shulkind
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(m. 1980)​
[2]
Children1

Early life edit

Dow was born in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the son of Muriel Virginia (Montrose), a stuntwoman in westerns, and John Stevens Dow, a designer and contractor.[3] In his youth, he trained as a swimmer and was a Junior Olympics diving champion.[4]

Screen career edit

 
Dow (top) with his Leave It to Beaver co-stars (L–R): Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley and Jerry Mathers, circa 1959

With a little stage acting and two television pilots as his only acting experience, Dow's career began when he went on an open casting call and landed the role of Wally Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver.[5][4][6] With the exception of the television pilot, for the show's entire run, from 1957 to 1963, he played the older son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward (played by Hugh Beaumont) Cleaver, and the older brother of protagonist Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers). As played by Dow, Wally was the "all-American" boy—an intelligent, polite teenager, trusted by his parents, popular with his peers, and liked by his teachers. (Wally was based on the series writer Joe Connelly's son, Jay.)[7] In the show's later years, Dow grew into an attractive, athletic young man and was often featured in "heartthrob"-type magazines aimed principally at teen girls. Producers took advantage of Dow's popularity and scripted episodes delving into Wally's dating life, his after-school jobs, his friends, and his car.[8]

After Leave it to Beaver, Dow appeared on other television shows, including My Three Sons, Dr. Kildare, The Greatest Show on Earth, Never Too Young, and on five episodes of Mr. Novak in three different roles. He guest-starred on the television series Adam-12, Love, American Style, Knight Rider, Square Pegs, The Mod Squad, The Hardy Boys and Emergency!.

Dow took a break from his acting career to serve in the California Army National Guard from 1965 to 1968 during the Vietnam War, where he was assigned to the Special Services division and served in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Armored Division, as a photographer.[9][10]

During the 1970s, Dow continued acting while working in the construction industry, and studying journalism and filmmaking.[6] In 1977, he parodied his role as Wally from Leave it to Beaver in The Kentucky Fried Movie, with Jerry Zucker playing Beaver.[11]

From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally Cleaver in a reunion television movie and a subsequent sequel series, The New Leave It to Beaver, for which Dow wrote an episode in 1986.[12] In 1987, he was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award for his role as Wally Cleaver.[13]

In 1989, Dow made his debut as a director with an episode of The New Lassie. It was followed by episodes of Get a Life, Harry and the Hendersons, Coach, Babylon 5, Crusade and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Dow served as the visual effects supervisor for Babylon 5. In 1996, he provided visual effects for the FOX television movie Doctor Who.[14][12]

Dow also co-produced The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space in 1995, and It Came from Outer Space II in 1996.

Stage career edit

In 1978, Dow and Jerry Mathers starred in a production of the comedy play Boeing, Boeing, which ran for 10 weeks in Kansas City, Missouri. Dow and Mathers then toured the dinner theater circuit in a production of So Long, Stanley, written specifically for the TV brother duo, for 18 months.[15]

Art career edit

In addition to acting, directing, producing, and writing, Dow was a sculptor, creating abstract bronze sculptures. He said about his work: "The figures are abstract and not meant to represent reality, but rather the truth of the interactions as I see and feel them. I find the wood in the hills of Topanga Canyon and each piece evolves from my subconscious. I produce limited editions of nine bronzes using the lost wax process from molds of the original burl sculpture."[16] Reuters wrote of Dow's work that it "features humanlike forms devoid of expression or detail; they are widely open to the viewer's interpretation."[17]

In December 2008, Dow was chosen as one of three sculptors to show at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhibition, located in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. He represented the United States delegation, which was composed of artists from the Karen Lynne Gallery. His sculpture shown at the Parisian shopping mall was titled Unarmed Warrior, a bronze figure of a woman holding a shield.[18]

Personal life edit

Dow married Carol Marlow in June 1969 and their marriage ended in 1980.[3] They had one child, who was born in 1973. In June 1980, Dow married Lauren Shulkind.[4]

In the 1990s, Dow revealed that he had suffered from clinical depression. He subsequently starred in self-help videos chronicling this battle, including the 1998 Beating the Blues.[19] Dow was also hospitalized with pneumonia in 2021.[20][21][22]

Death edit

In May 2022, Dow was diagnosed with liver cancer.[23] He died on July 27, 2022, a day after his death was widely misreported.[24][25][26]

Selected filmography edit

Actor edit

Visual effects edit

Producer edit

Writer edit

  • The New Leave It to Beaver (one episode, 1986)[14]

Director edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Glimpse into Tony Dow's Life after 'Leave It to Beaver' and His Almost 40-Year Marriage". January 8, 2020. from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Leave It to Beaver' star Tony Dow 'doing well' after pneumonia hospitalization". USA Today. from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Gates, Anita (July 26, 2022). "Tony Dow, Big Brother Wally on 'Leave It to Beaver,' Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver): The Beaver's older brother is a man of many talents". www.tvbanter.net. from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Dalton, Andrew (July 27, 2022). "Tony Dow, big brother Wally on 'Leave it to Beaver,' dies". Associated Press. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ^ a b . TV Land. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006.
  7. ^ McLellan, Dennis (February 14, 2003). "Joe Connelly, 85; Helped Create 'Leave It to Beaver'". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ Colella, Jennifer. The Leave It to Beaver Guide to Life: Wholesome Wisdom from the Cleavers! (Running Press, 2006). ISBN 0762427736, ISBN 9780762427734
  9. ^ Tony Dow, Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  10. ^ The MeTV Network Celebrates Tony Dow with a Special Presentation of "Leave It to Beaver" WBBJ-TV. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tony Dow, 'Leave It to Beaver' Star, Dies at 77". TheWrap via MSN. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Tony Dow List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  13. ^ . YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Fans remember life of Tony Dow amid reports of his death". MeTV. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Cowan, Richard (November 18, 1979). "It's Wally and the Beaver". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  16. ^ . www.karenlynnegallery.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  17. ^ Ferrell, David. "Tony Dow: Sculpting a Life After "'Leave It To Beaver'," Reuters (Oct. 24, 2010).
  18. ^ Haithman, Diane (November 11, 2008). "Who Knew? "Leave It to Beaver" actor Tony Dow, also an artist, will have a sculpture on display at the Louvre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  19. ^ "Leave it to Beaver 50th Anniversary on Good Morning America". Good Morning America. October 4, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Jackson, Dory (August 30, 2021). "Leave It to Beaver Alum Tony Dow Hospitalized with Pneumonia". People. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  21. ^ Wynne, Kelly; Goldstein, Joelle (July 26, 2022). "Leave It to Beaver Star Tony Dow in His 'Last Hours' After Cancer Diagnosis, Son Says". People. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "'Leave It to Beaver' Star Tony Dow Hospitalized with Pneumonia". TMZ. August 29, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  23. ^ Brisco, Elise (May 6, 2022). "'Leave It To Beaver' actor Tony Dow announces cancer diagnosis: 'It is truly heartbreaking'". USA Today. from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  24. ^ Saperstein, Pat (July 27, 2022). "Tony Dow, Who Played Wally Cleaver on 'Leave It to Beaver,' Dies a Day After Erroneous Announcement". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  25. ^ Overhultz, Lauryn (July 27, 2022). "Tony Dow, 'Leave It to Beaver' star, dead at 77, son confirms: 'He is in a better place". Fox News. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  26. ^ Bernstein, Adam (July 27, 2022). "Tony Dow, the all-American Wally on 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies at 77 look in". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tony Dow". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  28. ^ a b Wynne, Kelly. "Leave It to Beaver Star Tony Dow in His 'Last Hours' After Cancer Diagnosis, Son Says". People. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  29. ^ Everett, Todd (August 25, 1995). "The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  30. ^ Andrew, Scottie (July 26, 2022). . CNN. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

External links edit

  • Tony Dow Sculpture
  • Tony Dow at IMDb

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the American actor film producer and director For the British director see Tony Dow director Anthony Lee Dow April 13 1945 July 27 2022 was an American actor film producer director and sculptor He portrayed Wally Cleaver in the iconic television sitcom Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to 1963 From 1983 to 1989 Dow reprised his role as Wally in a television movie and in The New Leave It to Beaver Tony DowDow in 1961BornAnthony Lee Dow 1945 04 13 April 13 1945Los Angeles California U S DiedJuly 27 2022 2022 07 27 aged 77 Topanga California U S OccupationsActordirectorproducersculptorYears active1949 2022SpousesCarol Marlow m 1969 div 1980 wbr 1 Lauren Shulkind m 1980 wbr 2 Children1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Screen career 3 Stage career 4 Art career 5 Personal life 6 Death 7 Selected filmography 7 1 Actor 7 2 Visual effects 7 3 Producer 7 4 Writer 7 5 Director 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editDow was born in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles California the son of Muriel Virginia Montrose a stuntwoman in westerns and John Stevens Dow a designer and contractor 3 In his youth he trained as a swimmer and was a Junior Olympics diving champion 4 Screen career edit nbsp Dow top with his Leave It to Beaver co stars L R Hugh Beaumont Barbara Billingsley and Jerry Mathers circa1959 With a little stage acting and two television pilots as his only acting experience Dow s career began when he went on an open casting call and landed the role of Wally Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver 5 4 6 With the exception of the television pilot for the show s entire run from 1957 to 1963 he played the older son of June played by Barbara Billingsley and Ward played by Hugh Beaumont Cleaver and the older brother of protagonist Theodore Beaver Cleaver played by Jerry Mathers As played by Dow Wally was the all American boy an intelligent polite teenager trusted by his parents popular with his peers and liked by his teachers Wally was based on the series writer Joe Connelly s son Jay 7 In the show s later years Dow grew into an attractive athletic young man and was often featured in heartthrob type magazines aimed principally at teen girls Producers took advantage of Dow s popularity and scripted episodes delving into Wally s dating life his after school jobs his friends and his car 8 After Leave it to Beaver Dow appeared on other television shows including My Three Sons Dr Kildare The Greatest Show on Earth Never Too Young and on five episodes of Mr Novak in three different roles He guest starred on the television series Adam 12 Love American Style Knight Rider Square Pegs The Mod Squad The Hardy Boys and Emergency Dow took a break from his acting career to serve in the California Army National Guard from 1965 to 1968 during the Vietnam War where he was assigned to the Special Services division and served in Headquarters and Headquarters Company 40th Armored Division as a photographer 9 10 During the 1970s Dow continued acting while working in the construction industry and studying journalism and filmmaking 6 In 1977 he parodied his role as Wally from Leave it to Beaver in The Kentucky Fried Movie with Jerry Zucker playing Beaver 11 From 1983 to 1989 Dow reprised his role as Wally Cleaver in a reunion television movie and a subsequent sequel series The New Leave It to Beaver for which Dow wrote an episode in 1986 12 In 1987 he was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award for his role as Wally Cleaver 13 In 1989 Dow made his debut as a director with an episode of The New Lassie It was followed by episodes of Get a Life Harry and the Hendersons Coach Babylon 5 Crusade and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Dow served as the visual effects supervisor for Babylon 5 In 1996 he provided visual effects for the FOX television movie Doctor Who 14 12 Dow also co produced The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space in 1995 and It Came from Outer Space II in 1996 Stage career editIn 1978 Dow and Jerry Mathers starred in a production of the comedy play Boeing Boeing which ran for 10 weeks in Kansas City Missouri Dow and Mathers then toured the dinner theater circuit in a production of So Long Stanley written specifically for the TV brother duo for 18 months 15 Art career editIn addition to acting directing producing and writing Dow was a sculptor creating abstract bronze sculptures He said about his work The figures are abstract and not meant to represent reality but rather the truth of the interactions as I see and feel them I find the wood in the hills of Topanga Canyon and each piece evolves from my subconscious I produce limited editions of nine bronzes using the lost wax process from molds of the original burl sculpture 16 Reuters wrote of Dow s work that it features humanlike forms devoid of expression or detail they are widely open to the viewer s interpretation 17 In December 2008 Dow was chosen as one of three sculptors to show at the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts exhibition located in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris France He represented the United States delegation which was composed of artists from the Karen Lynne Gallery His sculpture shown at the Parisian shopping mall was titled Unarmed Warrior a bronze figure of a woman holding a shield 18 Personal life editDow married Carol Marlow in June 1969 and their marriage ended in 1980 3 They had one child who was born in 1973 In June 1980 Dow married Lauren Shulkind 4 In the 1990s Dow revealed that he had suffered from clinical depression He subsequently starred in self help videos chronicling this battle including the 1998 Beating the Blues 19 Dow was also hospitalized with pneumonia in 2021 20 21 22 Death editIn May 2022 Dow was diagnosed with liver cancer 23 He died on July 27 2022 a day after his death was widely misreported 24 25 26 Selected filmography editActor edit Leave It to Beaver 234 episodes 1957 1963 12 The Eleventh Hour as Bob Quincy in Four Feet in the Morning 1963 Dr Kildare one episode 1963 27 The Greatest Show on Earth one episode 1964 My Three Sons one episode 1964 27 Mr Novak five episodes 1963 1965 27 Never Too Young 153 episodes 1965 28 Adam 12 one episode 1970 12 Love American Style one episode 1971 27 The Mod Squad one episode 1971 27 Emergency Brushfire 1972 12 Death Scream 1975 12 General Hospital unknown episodes 1975 The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977 12 The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries one episode 1977 28 Square Pegs two episodes 1982 27 Quincy M E one episode 1983 12 Knight Rider one episode 1983 14 High School U S A 1983 12 Murder She Wrote one episode 1987 12 The New Mike Hammer one episode 1987 27 Back to the Beach 1987 12 The New Leave It to Beaver or Still the Beaver 1985 1989 12 Charles in Charge one episode 1989 12 Freddy s Nightmares or A Nightmare on Elm Street The Series two episodes 1990 The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space 1995 29 Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction one episode 1998 27 Diagnosis Murder two episodes 1999 27 Dickie Roberts Former Child Star 2003 12 Visual effects edit Babylon 5 unknown episodes 14 The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space 1995 Doctor Who 1996 14 Producer edit The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space 1995 27 It Came from Outer Space II 1996 12 Writer edit The New Leave It to Beaver one episode 1986 14 Director edit Field of Fire Star Trek Deep Space Nine season 7 12 Babylon 5 several episodes 12 Get a Life episode Dadicus 12 Coach several episodes 12 Harry and the Hendersons 30 References edit Glimpse into Tony Dow s Life after Leave It to Beaver and His Almost 40 Year Marriage January 8 2020 Archived from the original on November 9 2021 Retrieved November 9 2021 Leave It to Beaver star Tony Dow doing well after pneumonia hospitalization USA Today Archived from the original on November 9 2021 Retrieved November 9 2021 a b Gates Anita July 26 2022 Tony Dow Big Brother Wally on Leave It to Beaver Dies at 77 The New York Times Retrieved July 27 2022 a b c Tony Dow Wally Cleaver The Beaver s older brother is a man of many talents www tvbanter net Archived from the original on June 12 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 Dalton Andrew July 27 2022 Tony Dow big brother Wally on Leave it to Beaver dies Associated Press Retrieved July 28 2022 a b Leave it to Beaver Tony Dow TV Land Archived from the original on April 28 2006 McLellan Dennis February 14 2003 Joe Connelly 85 Helped Create Leave It to Beaver Los Angeles Times Colella Jennifer The Leave It to Beaver Guide to Life Wholesome Wisdom from the Cleavers Running Press 2006 ISBN 0762427736 ISBN 9780762427734 Tony Dow Biography Turner Classic Movies Retrieved May 12 2023 The MeTV Network Celebrates Tony Dow with a Special Presentation of Leave It to Beaver WBBJ TV Retrieved May 12 2023 Tony Dow Leave It to Beaver Star Dies at 77 TheWrap via MSN July 27 2022 Retrieved July 28 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Tony Dow List of Movies and TV Shows TV Guide Retrieved July 27 2022 9th Annual Youth in Film Awards YoungArtistAwards org Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved March 31 2011 a b c d e Fans remember life of Tony Dow amid reports of his death MeTV Retrieved July 27 2022 Cowan Richard November 18 1979 It s Wally and the Beaver Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved April 26 2023 Karen Lynne Gallery www karenlynnegallery com Archived from the original on March 7 2016 Ferrell David Tony Dow Sculpting a Life After Leave It To Beaver Reuters Oct 24 2010 Haithman Diane November 11 2008 Who Knew Leave It to Beaver actor Tony Dow also an artist will have a sculpture on display at the Louvre Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 11 2008 Leave it to Beaver 50th Anniversary on Good Morning America Good Morning America October 4 2007 Retrieved October 6 2007 via YouTube Jackson Dory August 30 2021 Leave It to Beaver Alum Tony Dow Hospitalized with Pneumonia People Retrieved July 28 2022 Wynne Kelly Goldstein Joelle July 26 2022 Leave It to Beaver Star Tony Dow in His Last Hours After Cancer Diagnosis Son Says People Retrieved July 28 2022 Leave It to Beaver Star Tony Dow Hospitalized with Pneumonia TMZ August 29 2021 Retrieved July 28 2022 Brisco Elise May 6 2022 Leave It To Beaver actor Tony Dow announces cancer diagnosis It is truly heartbreaking USA Today Archived from the original on May 8 2022 Retrieved May 10 2022 Saperstein Pat July 27 2022 Tony Dow Who Played Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver Dies a Day After Erroneous Announcement Variety Retrieved July 27 2022 Overhultz Lauryn July 27 2022 Tony Dow Leave It to Beaver star dead at 77 son confirms He is in a better place Fox News Retrieved July 27 2022 Bernstein Adam July 27 2022 Tony Dow the all American Wally on Leave It to Beaver dies at 77 look in The Washington Post Retrieved July 29 2022 a b c d e f g h i j Tony Dow Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved July 27 2022 a b Wynne Kelly Leave It to Beaver Star Tony Dow in His Last Hours After Cancer Diagnosis Son Says People Retrieved July 28 2022 Everett Todd August 25 1995 The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space Variety Retrieved July 28 2022 Andrew Scottie July 26 2022 Tony Dow s management team removes statement star has died CNN Archived from the original on July 26 2022 Retrieved July 27 2022 External links editTony Dow Sculpture Tony Dow at IMDb Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Greater Los Angeles nbsp California nbsp Film nbsp Television nbsp Visual arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Dow amp oldid 1208011798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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