{"id":113939,"date":"2022-07-26T13:27:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113939"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:27:33","slug":"leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-dies-at-77-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113939","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLeave it to Beaver\u201d Star Tony Dow Dies at 77 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113939\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113940 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tony_Dow_Then_and_Now-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tony_Dow_Then_and_Now-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tony_Dow_Then_and_Now.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the classic television series LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (1957-1963) passed away July 26, 2022 from cancer. He was 77.<\/p>\n<p>Dow co-starred opposite Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont and Jerry Mathers on the popular television series from 1957-1963, and has since become a pop culture icon.<\/p>\n<p>After the series ended Dow continued to act and appeared on television series including MY THREE SONS (1960-1972), DR. KILDARE (1961-1966), THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1963-1964), MR. NOVAK (1963-1965) and NEVER TOO YOUNG (1965-1966).<\/p>\n<p>Dow took a break from acting and served in the U.S. National Guard from 1965-1968. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After serving he returned to acting and appeared in television series and films such as LASSIE (1954-1974), ADAM-12 (1968-1975) , LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE (1969-1974), THE MOD SQUAD (1968-1973), EMERGENCY (1972-1979), A GREAT AMERICAN TRAGEDY (1972), THE HARDY BOYS\/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES (1977-1979), SQUARE PEGS (1982-1983), STILL THE BEAVER (1983), KNIGHT RIDER (1982-1986), MURDER, SHE WROTE (1984-1996), THE LOVE BOAT (1977-1987), BACK TO THE BEACH (1987), CHARLES IN CHARGE (1984-1990), FREDDY\u2019S NIGHTMARES (1988-1989), and DIAGNOSIS MURDER (1993-2001). Dow reprised his role as Wally Cleaver in the updated THE NEW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (1983-1989), and also wrote an episode of the series.<\/p>\n<p>Dow also did some directing on TV series such as THE NEW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, THE NEW LASSIE (1989-1992), HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (1991-1993), COACH (1989-1997), BABYLON 5 (1993-1998), and STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (1993-1999).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Tony Dow\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the classic television series LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (1957-1963) passed away July 26, 2022 from cancer. He was 77. Dow co-starred opposite Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont and Jerry Mathers on the popular television series from 1957-1963, and has since become a pop culture icon. 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