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name: "Tony Dow"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "13 April 1945"
died: "27 July 2022"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T23:18:11.573098+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tony Dow

Director. Born 13 April 1945 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 27 July 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 13 April 1945, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 27 July 2022
- **Active:** 1993–1994
- **Also known as:** Anthony Lee Dow, Tony Lee Dow
- **Works often with:** D. C. Fontana, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Kim Friedman, Michael Vejar, Stephen L. Posey

## Biography

Tony Dow was an American actor and director. Born Anthony Lee Dow on 13 April 1945 in Los Angeles, California, he died on 27 July 2022 in Topanga, California. He was best known for playing Wally Cleaver, the older brother in the television sitcom *Leave It to Beaver* (1957–1963). He reprised the role in the 1983 television film *Still the Beaver* and the series *The New Leave It to Beaver* (1985–1989).

Dow later worked as a director on several television series. His credits include episodes of *Coach*, *Harry and the Hendersons*, *Babylon 5* (1994) and *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993). He also served as visual effects supervisor on *Babylon 5* and worked as a producer and sculptor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)

## Also known for

- *Knight Rider* (1982), Julian Groves
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Gordon Rogers
- *The Kentucky Fried Movie* (1977), Wally (segment "Courtroom")
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), Johnny Travers
- *Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star* (2003), Self
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Wally Cleaver / Barry Renner
- *Crusade* (1999), Director
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), MBC Exec Donald Debono

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