Tony Dow
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Overview (3)
Born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name Anthony Lee Dow
Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Tony Dow was born on April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Babylon 5 (1993). He has been married to Lauren Shulkind since June 16, 1980. They have one child. He was previously married to Carol Marie Theresa Marlow.
Family (1)
Spouse Lauren Shulkind (16 June 1980 - present) (1 child)
Carol Marie Theresa Marlow (14 June 1969 - 10 March 1980) (divorced) (1 child)
Trivia (18)
His mother, Muriel Montrose, was a stunt woman in early Westerns, Clara Bow's double and a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty.
Son Christopher Dow, with Carol Marlow, born March 26, 1973.
Joined the US Army National Guard in 1965.
Was a junior Olympics diving champion.
In the 70s he attended journalism school while working in contracting and construction.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he re-teamed with his Leave It to Beaver (1957) co-star Jerry Mathers and performed in dinner theatres.
Involved in building luxury condominiums.
Is a modern-art sculptor and represented exclusively by Karen Lynne Gallery in Beverly Hills, California, USA. One of his bronze pieces was on display in the backyard garden of his one-time TV mom Barbara Billingsley. Now a grandfather, he and his wife Lauren lived close to Billingsley before her 2010 death at age ninety-four.
In 2007 the 62-year-old Dow, the 59-year-old Jerry Mathers and 91-year-old Barbara Billingsley celebrated the 50th anniversary of Leave It to Beaver (1957) by reuniting and inaugurating the 24-hour TV-Land marathon.
One of his bronze sculptures was accepted at 2008's Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, a 150-year-old art show staged annually at the Louvre in Paris, France.
His acting mentor was the late Barbara Billingsley.
Best known by the public for his role as Wallace "Wally" Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver (1957).
Topanga Canyon, California: living and working as a sculptor. [September 2012]
He has played the same character (Wally Cleaver) on three different series: Leave It to Beaver (1957), The Love Boat (1977) and The New Leave It to Beaver (1983).
Profiled in the 2016 book "X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?" by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher.
Appeared in the The Kentucky Fried Movie as Wally, based on his character Wally Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver.
Appeared as a witness in a case in the 1980s version of The People's Court.
In May 2022 it was revealed his cancer returned.
