Tony Dow

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-04-13

Deathday

2022-07-27 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Anthony Lee Dow
  • Tony Lee Dow

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.

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Known For

Knight Rider
7.5%

Knight Rider

Sep 26, 1982

Murder, She Wrote
7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

The Kentucky Fried Movie
6.2%

The Kentucky Fried Movie

Aug 10, 1977

Freddy's Nightmares
7.2%

Freddy's Nightmares

Oct 9, 1988

The Love Boat
6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

Diagnosis: Murder
7.1%

Diagnosis: Murder

Oct 29, 1993

Quincy, M.E.
7.5%

Quincy, M.E.

Oct 3, 1976

Leave It to Beaver
7.0%

Leave It to Beaver

Oct 4, 1957

Charles in Charge
6.1%

Charles in Charge

Oct 3, 1984

Lassie
6.1%

Lassie

Sep 12, 1954

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Acting

2021
David Mirisch, the Man Behind the Golden Stars as Self
2006
Playing Patti
2003
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Self
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Jimmy (segment "The Card Game")
1995
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Producer
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as MBC Exec Donald Debono
1989
Jesse Hawkes
1988
Freddy's Nightmares as Johnny Travers
1987
Back to the Beach as Judge #1
1984
The New Leave It to Beaver as Wally Cleaver
1984
Charles in Charge as Preston
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Gordon Rogers
1983
High School U.S.A. as Principal Pete Kinney
1983
Still the Beaver as Wally Cleaver
1982
Square Pegs
1982
Knight Rider as Julian Groves
1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Dr. Russell
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1977
The Love Boat as Wally Cleaver / Barry Renner
1977
The Kentucky Fried Movie as Wally (segment "Courtroom")
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1975
Death Scream as Joey
1972
A Great American Tragedy as Johnny
1972
Emergency! as Motorcycle Rider
1968
The Mod Squad as Frank Parks
1968
Adam-12 as Cpl. Wayne Miller
1965
Never Too Young as Chet Brandon
1963
Mr. Novak as George
1963
Mr. Novak as George Scheros
1963
Mr. Novak as United States - United Nations Assembly
1963
Mr. Novak as Mike Kenyon
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1961
Dr. Kildare as Bob Quincy
1960
My Three Sons
1957
Leave It to Beaver as Wally Cleaver
1954
The George Gobel Show as Self
1954
Lassie as Drew Hanford

Directing

2004
Nighty Night as Director
2000
Bob Martin as Director
2000
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family as Director
1999
Crusade as Director
1998
Roger Roger as Director
1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show as Director
1994
Babylon 5 as Director
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Director
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Director
1991
Harry and the Hendersons as Director
1990
Get a Life as Director
1990
Swamp Thing as Director
1989
The New Lassie as Director
1989
Coach as Director
1981
Bergerac as Director
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