Tony Dow has died. He was 77.
Tony Dow, best known for his role as big brother Wally in the classic TV sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” has died. He was 77.
His management team announced the news of his passing on his official Facebook page Tuesday morning.
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning,” the post read.
“Tony was a beautiful soul — kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us.”
The post — written by Frank Bilotta and Renee James, who managed the star and called themselves “dear friends” — also thanked fans for their support.
No cause of death was shared, but Dow revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
Gee Wally…………we will dearly miss you.
Dang, godspeed Dude.
Was Dad BBQing sandwiches?
He touched those asbestos gloves 60+ years ago…
RIP Tony
Very sorry to hear this. RIP.
@MMinWA
Those were hamburger patties. Probably prepared by June.
a little light in
a dark world.
RIP
Enjoyed his work.
RIP Tony. I watched many an episode back in the day. That was when the “woke ” was just getting started. They couldn’t decipher humor from insult.
Inappropriate? I was expecting the scene where June asked Don’t you think you were a little hard on the Beav last night?
Eddie won’t have anybody to hang out with.
This is a punch in the gut.
Another sobering thought is that Tony Dow was four years older than Hugh Beaumont was when he died.
in the 1950’s and early 1960’s I grew up in the Leave it to Bever style in Snyder, NY. Never regrated it to this day. Kids today don’t know great childhood could be. I remember taking a german rifle to grade school for show and tell. My best buddy and I carried it to school together because I could not lift it alone. Try that today
As a kid, I watched every episode of Leave it to Beaver as a kid, reruns too. Thanks Wally for being a part of wholesome, clean, TV.
Sad. RIP
Entertainment was so much better then.
Bike Mike.
In the early sixties we would ride our bikes down to the Humber river.
Pellet guns and Bows strapped to our backs hunting any thing that moved.
For those that don’t know the Humber river is in Toronto.
Where you have to be gay to hunt now.
Alexb,
had family friends that lived in Willowdale, (and still do) spent a lot of time there in the summer. We would go to E.P. Taylor’s farm and spend time with the grooms and jockeys.
Leave it to beaver and my three sons The Ed Sullivan show, black and white TV, some what gone, but not forgotten Wally. The hands on the clock take us all.
@Alexb
You had the same childhood as I did. When we lived in Parkdale, we used to play in the deserted and closed-up CNE grounds! Cars were able to drive through on one road while it was closed. We were free as birds there and ran around for hours! No one knew where we were and parents didn’t have to worry in the 50s.
1354 PDT
Google.
HE LIVES!
Pre mature announcement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/emmys/tony-dow-alive-wife-and-management-team-announced-death-in-error/ar-AAZZQEo?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0eec460c06154c12bc042dd57b5cc554
Very sorry to hear this. RIP Tony.
ASIDE: Hardest hit: TRF
Married for 42 years, definitely not the average Hollywood actor.
It’s a Mark Twain moment. For now.
Saw him in a play at La Mirada Theatre 30 years ago. I was surprised at how short he is/was. Probably around 5’6″ to 5’8″.
Tony you will be truly missed, 😢
it’s like losing your childhood pal from the neighborhood.
Thoughts and Prayers to his family. 🙏🕊️❤️
Will definitely be streaming some of The Beav tonight.
RIP
Aw, heck. 🙁
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11050701/Leave-Beaver-star-Tony-Dow-dies-77-two-months-revealing-cancer-diagnosis.html
another report he is not deceased! This is the link despite the words in the link! Daily Mail headline is this: Tony Dow is NOT DEAD. . .
I loved Leave It To Beaver. Then, when I found it in reruns on our cable (long ago and far away), I started saving them up so I could show them to my then 10-11 yo. She liked watching them and looking forward to the next installment. Good messages with each episode. I remember being very nervous every time Eddie showed up. Wally was the perfect big brother. One of my favorite characters was Gus, the guy at the fire house.
I remember the episode when Wally got that “do”. June didn’t like it.
Thanks fake news media 🙄
Wally lives 🙂
“He Lives! He rolled away the stone!”
That’s what I get for being a Biblical smart-ass.
Lumpy Rutherford – he was a good neighbor, I think.