{"id":442810,"date":"2022-05-06T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T06:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-diagnosed-with-cancer\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T09:21:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T06:21:45","slug":"leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-diagnosed-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-diagnosed-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Leave It to Beaver&#8217; star Tony Dow diagnosed with cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b92d3ef2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b92d3ef2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-diagnosed-with-cancer\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Leave_It_to_Beaver_star_Tony_Dow_diagnosed_with_cancer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Leave It to Beaver&#8217; star Tony Dow diagnosed with cancer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Leave_It_to_Beaver_star_Tony_Dow_diagnosed_with_cancer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Leave It to Beaver&#8217; star Tony Dow diagnosed with cancer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tony Dow, best known for his role in \u201cLeave It to Beaver,\u201d has been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actor, who played Wally Cleaver on the iconic sitcom, and his wife Lauren shared the heartbreaking <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> Thursday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/05\/05\/leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-diagnosed-cancer\/\">TMZ<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The pair said they\u2019re thankful in advance for prayers from fans, but did not divulge the type of cancer Dow is battling.<\/p>\n<p>News of the ailing actor\u2019s health struggles became known in August of last year when he was briefly hospitalized with pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p>His worried wife shared on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TonyDowActorDirector\/posts\/378672740296464\">Facebook<\/a> that he was forced to\u00a0wait 24 hours\u00a0for a hospital bed as Delta variant COVID-19 cases surged in California at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a \u201cviolent cough\u201d that was \u201ccausing pains on the top of his head,\u201d Dow was in good spirits with no fever, just lots of IV fluids, Lauren said at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-313.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Dow (top) played Wally Cleaver on the iconic sitcom.\" class=\"wp-image-22164051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-313.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-313.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-313.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-313.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Dow (top) played Wally Cleaver on the iconic sitcom.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hollywood-born actor bagged the role of Wally via an open casting call with almost no acting experience. After six years on the smash sitcom, he secured guest-starring roles in \u201cMy Three Sons,\u201d \u201cDr. Kildare,\u201d \u201cLassie\u201d and \u201cThe Greatest Show on Earth,\u201d before taking on a recurring role on \u201cMr. Novak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many doomed child stars, when his career stalled, Dow explored new walks of professional life, such as sculpting, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tonydowsculpture.com\/\">according to his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He took a break from the entertainment industry to serve in the National Guard from 1965 to 1968, and in the 70s he attended journalism school, according to his\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0235638\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">IMDb bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-315.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Tony Dow in &quot;Leave it to the Beaver.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22164054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tony-dow-cancer-315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Dow (far right) starred in all 234 episodes of the sitcom from 1957 to 1963.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dow later returned to the small screen in the \u201970s with guest spots on \u201cAdam-12,\u201d \u201cThe Mod Squad\u201d and \u201cLove American Style\u201d and continued to work throughout the \u201980s in \u201cKnight Rider,\u201d \u201cSquare Pegs\u201d and \u201cMurder, She Wrote,\u201d to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>He revived his iconic role as Wally opposite Jerry Mathers in \u201cThe New Leave It to Beaver\u201d from 1983 until 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Dow segued into directing in the \u201990s, stepping behind the camera to helm episodes of \u201cCoach,\u201d \u201cBabylon 5\u201d and \u201cStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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