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Tony Dow, the actor who endeared himself to millions of TV viewers as Wally Cleaver, the all-American big brother on the wholesome sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Wednesday at his home in Topanga, Calif. He was 77.
Christopher Dow clarifies that his father is still alive and is under hospice care at home after the actor's distraught wife shared the inaccurate news to his management team.
The late actor's son confirmed his death on Wednesday, one day after premature reports surfaced that Dow had died.
No cause was given, but Dow had been in hospice care and announced in May that he had been diagnosed with prostate and gall bladder cancer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager