From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tony Dow Born Tony Lee Dow April 13, 1945 (age 72) Hollywood, California, US Occupation Actor, director, producer, sculptor Years active 1949–present Dow is 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 elder son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward Cleaver (played by Hugh Beaumont) and the brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers).