Steve Thought O’ The Day - At one point, as a wee lad, “Leave It To Beaver” was my favorite TV show. “Jogging is for people who aren’t intelligent enough to watch television.” He later reprised his role in the sitcom sequel, The New Leave. “Not To Brag, But I Can Forget What I’m Doing While I’m Doing It.” Dow starred as Wally, the older brother of Beaver (Mathers), during the show’s original run from 1957 to 1963 for six seasons.“I’m Not A Stepdad, I’m A Dad Who Stepped Up.”.“My Wife Says I Have Two Faults: I Don’t Listen And Something Else.”.“I’m So Tired Of Being My Wife’s Arm Candy.”.Some of the best T-shirts I have seen in recent days: Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell): May 2020, age 76.įrank Bank (Lumpy Rutherford): April 2013, age 71. Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver): May 1982, age 73.
Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver): July 2022, age 77.īarbara Billingsley (June Cleaver): October 2010, age 94. Tony Dow, the actor who endeared himself to millions of TV viewers as Wally Cleaver, the all-American big brother on the wholesome sitcom Leave It to Beaver, died July 27 at his home in. Tony Dow, the actor and director best known for playing Wally Cleaver in the iconic series Leave It to Beaver, is still alive, his family said, despite a statement from his management team.
Here is a list of the passings of the main characters from “Leave It To Beaver”: Dow reprised his role of Wally in the 1983 TV movie Still the Beaver and the ‘80s series The New Leave It to Beaver, for which he also directed five episodes and wrote one. There was no cause of death given for Dow, although he announced he was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. I still watch the reruns, and I still smile every time Beaver says, “Gee, Wally.”Īlthough Dow appeared in a number of TV shows through the years, he never landed another principal role, largely because he said it was difficult for viewers to ever imagine him as anyone but Wally Cleaver. It’s difficult to comprehend all the characters but one from that marvelous program are now gone. (Mathers, by the way, once visited Quincy, back in April 2008, promoting a program that helped uninsured Americans receive medical treatment.) Only the Beaver himself, Jerry Mathers, who is now 74, remains from the classic show that we have continued to love long after its original 1957-63 run ended. The passing of 77-year-old Tony Dow earlier this week means there is just one surviving major cast member of the iconic “Leave It To Beaver” television series. “Gee, Wally.” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol.