Tony Dow 1945-2022

Contrary to a statement from his reps announcing his death, Leave It to Beaver star Tony Dow was still alive in hospice care on Tuesday.

A post on his Facebook page signed by reps Frank Bilotta and Renee James said that Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the beloved sitcom and has been in a battle with cancer, had died Tuesday morning, but that post has since been deleted.

TMZ said it spoke to his manager who said “Tony’s wife, Lauren, who is very distraught, believed her husband was dead — and told his management.” Fox News spoke to his son, Chris, who said his father “is still alive, but in his last hours; under hospice care.”

A new Facebook note posted at 1:35 p.m. PT reads:

“This morning Tony’s wife Lauren, who was very distraught, had notified us that Tony had passed and asked that we notify all his fans. As we are sure you can understand, this has been a very trying time for her. We have since received a call from Tony’s daughter-in-law saying that while Tony is not doing well, he has not yet passed.

Update: Tony Dow, Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ Dies at 77, His Reps Confirm.

what a sad thing to happen and so stressful for his family. I saw a post from one of the tv stations on Facebook, but the post has since been deleted. I liked his character on Leave it to Beaver, I used to watched the show all the time

Just saw an update on Tony's Facebook that Tony's son, Christopher has confirmed that his dad passed away this morning with his family by his side. Tony Dow 1945-2022

This is so sweet...such a heartbreak knowing cancer took another one!    

   That was really nice, Rhonda.  Thank you for sharing that.

I was saddened to hear this news. Thanks for sharing that tribute, Rhonda.