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Tony Lee Dow was an American television actor, film producer, director, and sculptor.

He is 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 and Ward Cleaver, and the older brother of Theodore ‘Beaver’ Cleaver.

From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally in a television movie and The New Leave It to Beaver.

Dow began his career after he earned the role of Wally Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver in a casting call with almost no acting experience.

Dow continued to perform on Leave It to Beaver for six years until the series ended in 1963.

After that, he 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.

Then, from 1965 to 1968, he served in the U.S. National Guard, interrupting his acting career.

On his return to acting, he guest starred in the television series’ Adam-12, Love American Style, Knight Rider, Square Pegs, The Mod Squad, The Hardy Boys, and Emergency! During the 1970s, Dow continued acting while working in the construction industry and studying journalism and filmmaking.

From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally Cleaver in a reunion television movie and a subsequent series The New Leave It to Beaver.

In 1986, he wrote an episode of The New Leave It to Beaver.

In 1987, he was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award for his role as Wally Cleaver.

In 1989, he made his debut as a director with an episode of The New Lassie, followed by episodes of Getting a Life, Harry and the Hendersons, Coach, Babylon 5, Crusade, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

He served as the visual effects supervisor for Babylon 5.

In 1996, he provided visual effects for the Fox television movie Doctor Who.

Dow’s most recent screen appearance was in the 2003 film Dickie Roberts; Former Child Star.

In April 2019 Dow was seen promoting the Leave It To Beaver television series and other classic television series on the MeTV television network.

Aside from acting, he was also 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.’

One of his bronze pieces was on display in the backyard garden of Barbara Billingsley, who played his mother on Leave It to Beaver.

He was chosen as one of three sculptors to show at the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhibition, in the Carrousel du Louvre, in Paris, France, in December 2008.

He represented the United States delegation, which was composed of artists from the Karen Lynne Gallery.

His abstract shown at the Parisian shopping mall was titled ‘Unarmed Warrior’, a bronze figure of a woman holding a shield.

Dow was born in Hollywood, California, to John Stevens Dow, Jr. (1908–1987), a designer and general contractor, and Muriel Virginia Dow, a stunt woman in early Westerns and Clara Bow’s movie double for Hollywood movie studios.

In his youth, Dow trained as a swimmer and was a Junior Olympics diving champion.

Dow married Lauren Shulkind in June 1980.

In the 1990s, Dow revealed that he has suffered from clinical depression.

He subsequently starred in self-help videos chronicling this battle, including 1998 Beating the Blues.

In October 2021, Dow had been hospitalized with pneumonia.

In May 2022, he was diagnosed with cancer and died from complications of liver cancer at his home in Topanga, California on 26 July 2022, aged 77.

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Was Tony Dow in the military?

Then, from 1965 to 1968, he served in the U.S. National Guard, interrupting his acting career. On his return to acting, he guest starred in the television series’ Adam-12, Love American Style, Knight Rider, Square Pegs, The Mod Squad, The Hardy Boys, and Emergency!

Did Tony Dow get married?

Tony Dow tied the knot with Carol Marie Theresa Marlow on June 14, 1969, and had a son, Christopher Dow. However, the pair divorced in 1980. Christopher Dow has mostly gained recognition as the son of Tony Dow.

What does Ward Cleaver do for a living?

Ward is an archetypical white-collar, briefcase-toting professional of the 1950s. He wears a business suit, works in an office with a view of a metropolitan area, has a secretary named Grace, and leaves home early in the morning and returns in the early evening.

What happened to Larry from Leave It to Beaver?

According to Barbara Billingsley, his character was written out because of his overly ambitious stage mother causing grief to the producers. Stevens reprised his role of Larry Mondello in the 1983 reunion telemovie, Still the Beaver.

What is Tony Dow’s net worth today?

The 76-year-old is reported by CelebrityNetWorth to be worth around $4 million. After Leave It to Beaver, Tony Dow appeared on other television shows, including Mr.

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