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Tony Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945) is an American film producer, director and sculptor, and a television actor. Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'', which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver, the elder son of June (Barbara Billingsley) and Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont), and the brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers). ==Early life and career== Dow was born in Hollywood, California, to John Stevens, a designer and general contractor, and Muriel Virginia Dow (née Montrose) (May 27, 1906–April 30, 2001),〔(Profile ), filmreference.com; accessed October 2, 2015.〕 a stunt woman in early Westerns and Clara Bow's movie double in Hollywood. In his youth Dow was a Junior Olympics diving champion.〔(Interviews at LeaveItToBeaver.org )〕 He won the role of Wally Cleaver in a casting call with almost no previous acting experience.〔(Tony Dow profile ), imdb.com; accessed October 2, 2015.〕 Dow remained on the series until it ended in 1963. After the run of ''Leave It to Beaver'', he appeared on ''My Three Sons'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''Mr. Novak'' (five episodes in three different roles), ''The Greatest Show on Earth'', and ''Never Too Young''. From 1965 to 1968 Dow served in the National Guard, interrupting his acting career. On his return to acting, he guest-starred in ''Adam-12'', ''Love American Style'', ''Square Pegs'', ''The Mod Squad'', ''The Hardy Boys'' and ''Emergency!''〔 During the 1970s Dow continued acting while working in the construction business and studying journalism and filmmaking.〔(Tony Down bio, TvLand.com )〕 In 1987 he was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Wally Cleaver.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=9th Annual Youth in Film Awards )〕 Dow's most recent screen appearance was in the 2003 film ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Dow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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