Actor Tony Dow, who performed Wally Cleaver on the long-running sitcom “Go away It To Beaver,” died Tuesday morning on the age of 77.
Dow’s dying was introduced on his Fb web page, however no trigger was talked about. His spouse, Lauren Shulkind, shared in Could that he had as soon as once more been identified with most cancers, based on Selection.
Born in Hollywood, Dow had a present enterprise connection from the start: His mom was a stunt girl within the early days of the movie business.
Nonetheless, Dow was extra fascinated by swimming rising up and was a Junior Olympics diving champion, per Selection.
He obtained his massive break in 1957 when he tagged together with a good friend to an audition and ended up being forged as Wally, the older brother of Beaver Cleaver, performed by Jerry Mathers.
The present ran from 1957 to 1963 and nonetheless airs in syndication.
After the present ended, Dow continued to behave, but additionally served within the Nationwide Guard between 1965 and 1968, based on TMZ.
In line with The Washington Submit, Dow’s profession stalled after his stint within the Guard. He couldn’t make performing commitments since he by no means knew when he’d be ordered to report for lively obligation.
Nonetheless, he joked that he was forged on the favored cop present “Adam-12” as a result of he “was the one actor on the town at the moment with quick hair.”
Within the late ’70s, Dow reunited with Mathers to tour dinner theaters within the play “So Lengthy Stanley.”
Within the early ’80s, a lot of the “Beaver” forged reunited for the tv film “Nonetheless the Beaver,” which later impressed a “Go away It To Beaver” reboot that ran on TBS from 1986 to 1989.
Dow directed 5 episodes and wrote one for the present, and later branched out into directing different sequence, together with “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach,” “Babylon 5,” “Honey I Shrunk the Children” and “Star Trek: Deep House 9,” based on Selection.
Beginning in his 20s, Dow battled medical melancholy, and gave speeches telling those that “If Wally Cleaver might be depressed, anyone might be.”
He additionally had a aspect profession as a sculptor. His works appeared in galleries and worldwide exhibitions.
Dow is survived by his second spouse, Lauren, and two kids.
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