Hollywood Faces Dossier
40 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Tony Dow
1945 – 2022
Tony Lee Dow (April 13, 1945 – July 27, 2022) was an American television actor, film producer, director, and sculptor. He was best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver, the older son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward (played by Hugh Beaumont) Cleaver, and the older brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers). From 1983 to 1989, Dow reprised his role as Wally in a television movie and in The New Leave It to Beaver. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Dow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 40 physical recordings spanning 40 productions featuring Tony Dow.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 40 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Tony Dow are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Beaver Gets 'Spelled | Wally Cleaver | Norman Tokar / Archive | ▶ Watch Stream | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Beaver's Crush | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Captain Jack | Wally Cleaver | Norman Tokar / Archive | ▶ Watch Stream | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Leading Role | Unknown / Revue Productions | ▶ Watch Stream | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver: S01E03 - The Black Eye | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver: S01E06 - Brotherly Love | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver: S01E11 - Beaver's Short Pants | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver: S01E12 - The Perfume Salesmen | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | New Neighbors | Wally Cleaver | Norman Tokar / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | The Clubhouse | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | The Haircut | Wally Cleaver | Norman Tokar / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Wally's Girl Trouble | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Water, Anyone? | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | ▶ Watch Stream | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver Runs Away | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver and Henry | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver and Poncho | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver's Bad Day | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | ▶ Watch Stream | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver's Guest | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Beaver's Old Friend | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Boarding School | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Cat Out of the Bag | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Child Care | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Leave It to Beaver: S01E21 - Cleaning Up Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Lonesome Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Lumpy Rutherford | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Music Lesson | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | My Brother's Girl | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | New Doctor | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Next Door Indians | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Part Time Genius | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Party Invitation | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Tenting Tonight | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | The Bank Account | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | The Broken Window | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | The Paper Route | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | The Perfect Father | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | The State vs. Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Train Trip | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Voodoo Magic | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1958 | Wally's Job | Wally Cleaver | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Tony Dow's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Lassie | Drew Hanford | Actor (Television) |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Actor (Television) |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Bob Quincy | Actor (Television) |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak | George Scheros | Actor (Television) |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1965 | Never Too Young | Chet Brandon | Actor (Television) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Cpl. Wayne Miller | Actor (Television) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Frank Parks | Actor (Television) |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedy | Johnny | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Motorcycle Rider | Actor (Television) |
| 1975 | Death Scream | Joey | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | Actor (Television) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Wally (segment "Courtroom") | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Wally Cleaver / Barry Renner | Actor (Television) |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1981 | The Ordeal of Bill Carney | Dr. Russell | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Julian Groves | Actor (Television) |
| 1982 | Square Pegs | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. | Principal Pete Kinney | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1983 | Still the Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge | Preston | Actor (Television) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Gordon Rogers | Actor (Television) |
| 1984 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Wally Cleaver | Actor (Television) |
| 1987 | Back to the Beach | Judge #1 | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Johnny Travers | Actor (Television) |
| 1989 | Coach | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1989 | Jesse Hawkes | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1989 | The New Lassie | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1990 | Get a Life | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1990 | Swamp Thing | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | MBC Exec Donald Debono | Actor (Television) |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Director | Director (Television) |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space | Producer | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space | Producer | Producer (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.