Actor Tony Dow has died at 77, his manager says. It comes one day after a premature announcement of his death.
Tony Dow, an actor and director best known for portraying Wally Cleaver on the sitcom"Leave It to Beaver," died Wednesday morning, according to his manager Frank Bilotta, citing Dow's son Christopher. He was 77.
"Although this is a very sad day, I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place. He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero," Christopher Dow said, according to a statement that Bilotta shared on Tony Dow's official Facebook page. News of the actor's passing comes one day after a premature announcement of his death.
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