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UPDATE, July 27: Tony Dow has passed away at 77, as confirmed on Facebook and by TMZ. You can read Tony Dow’s obituary for more. Original story follows:
After a Facebook post announcing that Tony Dow, 77, had died, it has been reported that the Leave It To Beaver actor is actually still alive.
The Facebook post, written by Dow’s management team and friends Frank Bilotta and Renee James, has since been taken down and his wife, Lauren, confirmed to CBS Sunday Morning that the actor is still alive and breathing, though he is on hospice care.
His son, Christopher Dow, further confirmed the news to Fox News Digital, saying, “This is a difficult time. Yes, he is still alive but in his last hours. Under hospice care.”
According to TMZ, his manager said his wife, who is distraught, believed he was dead and told his management.
Dow’s wife announced back in May that his cancer had returned, and a post made by his management last week said he “has been in and out of the hospital with various complications and treatments.”
Dow, who was born in Los Angeles, California, is best known for his role as Wally Cleaver, the older brother to Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver, in the 1950s sitcom, Leave It To Beaver. He even reprised his role in the ’80s in the four-season reboot, The New Leave It To Beaver.
He also starred in the soap opera Never Too Young and has credits in producing, writing, and directing.
