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Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” is in hospice care in his “final hours,” his son tells Fox News Digital.
“It’s a tough time,” Christopher Doe said. “Yes, he is still alive, but in his final hours; under hospice care.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Dow’s management team said the actor had died in a Facebook post, but the social media post has since been taken down.
Tony Doe as Wally Cleaver in Leave it to Beaver. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Dow’s wife, Lauren Shulkind, gave the “false information” to his management team, his son explained to Fox News Digital. According to TMZ, Dow’s wife is “very upset” and “believes her husband is dead.” She then told Dow’s management team.
Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow in “Leave It to Beaver”. (Abc/Kobal/Shutterstock)
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In May, Shulkind announced that his cancer had returned — just a month after he celebrated his 77th birthday.
Doe starred alongside Hugh Beaumont, Jerry Mathers and Barbara Billingsley in the television series Leave it to Beaver. (Getty Images)
Dow has starred in numerous Leave It to Beaver spin-offs. (Getty Images)
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“Dear friends and fans of Tony Dow, I have some very sad news to share with you,” Shulkind wrote at the time. “Unfortunately, Tony has been diagnosed with cancer again. He approaches this reality so bravely, but it’s really heartbreaking.
“We want to thank you in advance for your caring thoughts. Our love, Lauren and Tony.’
Doe starred alongside Jerry Mathers, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont and Ken Osmond in Leave it to Beaver during his childhood. The show originally ran for six seasons on CBS before moving to ABC.
The actor starred in the reunion show Still the Beaver and the spin-off series The New Leave It to Beaver.
Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” is in hospice care in his “final hours,” his son tells Fox News Digital.
Dow’s wife announced that his cancer had returned in May 2022. (Photo by Shutterstock)
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Dow was also known for his roles in Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Babylon 5.
Lorin Overhultz is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
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