RIP Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver)

[Freedom56]

Sad news today...

"Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” has died, his management team confirmed in a statement shared to his official Facebook page."

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexsta...y-dow-dies-at-77-lost-an-amazing-human-being/

We use to watch Leave it to Beaver with my parents.

 

[Chris7]

Very sad. I watched the show along with several others as re-runs whenever I was sick.


cd : O)

 

[Car-Guy]

Sorry to hear.... RIP Wally

 

[harllee]

I had a crush on Wally, he was a handsome guy.

 

[Another Reader]

Never liked Eddie Haskell and always wondered why Wally hung out with him. The good old days...

 

[Dawg52]

I enjoyed the show growing up. Still on the air today. RIP Wally.

 

[harllee]

Never liked Eddie Haskell and always wondered why Wally hung out with him. The good old days...

If there was no Eddie Haskell as a counterpoint to Wally then there would not have been many plot lines. Every show needs a bad guy.

 

[W2R]

I had a crush on Wally, he was a handsome guy.

Me too! I always thought he was so handsome.

RIP, Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver).

 

[Car-Guy]

Never liked Eddie Haskell and always wondered why Wally hung out with him. The good old days...

Seems like everyone has had at least one Eddie Haskell in their lives.

 

[Koolau]

Never liked Eddie Haskell and always wondered why Wally hung out with him. The good old days...

Eddie was my favorite. Wally was the one who understood why Eddie was Eddie - and liked him anyway. Hats off to Wally and RIP Tony.

 

[Car-Guy]

I had a crush on Wally, he was a handsome guy.

Me too! I always thought he was so handsome.

RIP, Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver).

Personally, I MUCH preferred Mary Ellen Rogers who played the role of Wally's girlfriend (a.k.a.Pamela Baird, a good old native Texas gal in real life.) It's too bad she was shown in so few episodes.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Godspeed Tony Dow and thanks for the memories

 

[Ian S]

Tony Dow apparently was a multi-talented artist:

He had also become a sculptor in later years, with one of his pieces being temporarily displayed as part of an exhibition at the Louvre

R.I.P. Wally/Tony!

 

[candrew]

Seems like everyone has had at least one Eddie Haskell in their lives.

In my neighborhood, when I was growing up, there was a kid that everyone's parents referred to as "Eddie Haskell".

And no, it wasn't me.

 

[braumeister]

In my neighborhood, when I was growing up, there was a kid that everyone's parents referred to as "Eddie Haskell".

I'm sure every neighborhood had one. But they always seemed to know what to say to stay out of serious trouble.
"That's a very becoming frock you're wearing, Mrs. Cleaver."
"Why, thank you, Eddie."

 

[Walt34]

Apparently the news was released prematurely, although he is in "his last hours" in hospice. Some sort of error.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexsta...y-dow-dies-at-77-lost-an-amazing-human-being/

 

[Chuckanut]

As an adult you can always spot the Eddy Haskells in life because they are always slyly watching adult authority figures - parent, teacher, boss, police, etc. As soon as the adult's back is turned, they're up to no good.

One of my favorite LITB story lines was when Wally takes his girl to a very fancy French restaurant. Alas, Wally left his wallet at home. Ward, realizing how bad this will look, takes action behind the scenes to turn lemons into lemonade. When Wally tries to explain that he can't pay for this dinner, the waiter (in a heavy French accent) interrupts him saying something to the effect of "Messieurs Cleaver, on a beautiful evening like this we will not discuss money. As usual I will put this meal on your account." The young lady is awe struck with the implied importance and maturity of Wally.
I decided I wanted to be like Ward when I became a father.

 

[Freedom56]

Apparently the news was released prematurely, although he is in "his last hours" in hospice. Some sort of error.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexsta...y-dow-dies-at-77-lost-an-amazing-human-being/

This is turning into a Monty Python skit - "Not Dead Yet"

 

[bloom2708]

Gee Wally, not dead yet are ya.

 

[W2R]

Apparently the news was released prematurely, although he is in "his last hours" in hospice. Some sort of error.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexsta...y-dow-dies-at-77-lost-an-amazing-human-being/

So glad! We can at least hope that he might somehow, miraculously pull through. I'm pulling for him.

 

[easysurfer]

Apparently the news was released prematurely, although he is in "his last hours" in hospice. Some sort of error.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexsta...y-dow-dies-at-77-lost-an-amazing-human-being/

Deja Vu with Tanya Roberts and Tom Petty I bet. Death announcements early.

Sadly, "In his last hours" isn't that far removed from passed away.

Tony Dow's character Wally on Beaver was such a good character. Most of the time he chose right from wrong and was the common sense for the gullible Beaver or the bad influence of Eddie.

 

[Yipper]

Tony Dow's character Wally on Beaver was such a good character. Most of the time he chose right from wrong and was the common sense for the gullible Beaver or the bad influence of Eddie.

This!

 

[Car-Guy]

Never liked Eddie Haskell and always wondered why Wally hung out with him. The good old days...

And just think, his second career in real life, after acting in the Leave it to Beaver series, was with the LAPD as a motorcycle officer.

 

[MarieIG]

I had a crush on Wally, he was a handsome guy.

+1

 

[Montecfo]

Saddened by this news. Eddie was always giving Beaver "the business".

Whitey and Tooey, those two were actually brothers and who can forget Lumpy, Gilbert, Miss Landers? She was adorable.

Plus Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley

RIP Tony Dow, thanks for the memories.