Actor Tony Dow, best known for portraying Wally Cleaver on iconic family sitcom “Leave It to Beaver”, has died at age 77. A statement on Dow’s Facebook page confirmed his passing. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning,” reads the statement. READ MORE: ‘Leave It To Beaver’ Star Tony Dow Hospitalized With Pneumonia After Having To Wait 24 Hours For A Bed “The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us,” the statement adds. “From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally — thank you Tony.
And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.
We will miss you.” Dow played Wally, older brother of Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers), throughout the series’ 1957-1963 run.
He would go on to reprise the role in the 1983 TV movie “Still the Beaver” and the revival series “The New Leave It to Beaver”, which ran from 1983-1989.
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