I will miss my friend Tony Dow- an amazingly kind person, talented director, actor, wood craftsman and artist. He lives on in the hearts of generations as big brother Wally on 'Leave it to Beaver.' In January, gave us this update on Tony. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tony Dow, producer, director & #sagaftramember since 1959. Man, so sad to hear that a life-long TV favorite of mine, Tony Dow, Wally from "Leave It To Beaver" just passed away. ![]() Thinking of Tony Dow, who passed this morning. Wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, SAG-AFTRA and others who paid tribute to Dow, as well. Mathers was joined in remembering Dow by another late-sixties icon, Brian Wilson, who posted a smiling photo of himself and the Leave It to Beaver actor and writing, “Thinking of Tony Dow, who passed this morning.” Ken Osmond, who played Wally’s best friend Eddie Haskell, died in 2020. Wally and “Beav” were the sons of June and Ward Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont).īeaumont died in 1982, and Billingsley in 2010. The world may have lost a star today, but the heavens gained another.”ĭow played older brother Wally Cleaver to Mathers’ Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver on the hit family sitcom that ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. “My wife Teresa and I send our deepest condolences to his wife Lauren, his family and to all of those who knew and loved him. “Tony was so grateful for all of the love and support from our fans across the world,” Mathers continued. ![]() I have always said that he was the best actor on our show because in real life his personality was so opposite of the character that he so brilliantly portrayed,” he said.Tony Dow Dies: 'Leave It To Beaver' Actor Was 77 “I will greatly miss my lifelong friend Ken Osmond who I have known for over 63 years. “Leave It to Beaver” star Jerry Mathers shared a tribute to his co-star on Twitter. Osmond filed a class-action lawsuit in 2007 against the Screen Actors Guild, asserting that SAG had over-stepped its authority in collecting foreign royalties without disclosing the collection agreements until he and Jack Klugman threatened to file suit. He was put on disability and retired from the force in 1988. In 1980, Osmond was shot in a chase with a suspected car thief, though he was saved by his bulletproof vest. Osmond joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1970 and grew a mustache to be less recognizable. When the series ended, Osmond continued working as an actor, appearing on “Petticoat Junction,” “The Munsters” and a return appearance on “Lassie.” He appeared in feature films “C’mon, Let’s Live a Little” and “With Six You Get Eggroll,” but found himself typecast as Eddie Haskell. During the final years of the show, Osmond was in the U.S. ![]() He was a high school friend of Wally Cleaver, older brother of Theodore “the Beaver” Cleaver, and constantly trying to entice his friends into activities that would get them into trouble. Osmond portrayed Haskell as sycophantic to grownups while making fun of them behind their backs. In 1957, Osmond auditioned for the Eddie Haskell role, which was originally intended to be a guest appearance, but those involved with the show were so impressed with Osmond’s portrayal that the character became a key component of the series throughout its six-season run of 234 episodes. Osmond, a native of Glendale began his career as a child actor with his first speaking part at age 9 in the film “So Big,” starring Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden, followed by “Good Morning, Miss Dove” and “Everything but the Truth.” He also guest-starred on television series, including “Lassie,” “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Wagon Train,” “Fury” and “The Loretta Young Show.”
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