Tony Dow

Tony Dow

Nascimento : 1945-04-13, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Morte : 2022-07-27

História

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.

Perfil

Tony Dow

Filmes

Playing Patti
Dark-humored documentary about television child actress Patti Cohoon and how, on the occasion of her 40th birthday, she reflects on having attained her greatest creative and financial success before she reached the age of 19.
Dickie Roberts: O Pestinha Cresceu
Self
Nos anos 70, Dickie Roberts tinha a chave da fama de um seriado de sucesso na TV, como astro infantil. Agora as únicas chaves que ele tem são as dos carros que estaciona, como manobrista num restaurante em Hollywood. Desesperado para reviver sua carreira, Dickie tenta fazer um teste para o novo filme de Rob Reiner, mas o diretor não acredita que ele seja normal o bastante para o personagem. Decidido a conseguir o papel, Dickie contrata uma família "típica" para aprender a vida real que nunca teve. Mas assim que ele se muda, a vida da família se torna tudo, menos normal, à medida que Dickie libera seu pestinha interior... e vai aprendendo lições inesquecíveis sobre fama, fortuna e os verdadeiros valores familiares.
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
Producer
The forces of evil are attempting to recapture a human-inhabited Earth-like planet that has been liberated by rebels. The son of one of the rebel leaders, an electronic genius, searches the galaxy for a hero and finds Captain Zoom, star of a 1950s TV series. He is transported to the planet as its savior, which role he must play despite himself.
De Volta à Praia
Judge #1
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
Na Escola da Vida
Principal Pete Kinney
Como em toda escola, em que há rivalidades entre alunos, dois garotos disputarão o prestígio e a popularidade entre os colegas: um é considerado o rei do curso, o outro, o palhaço da turma.
Still the Beaver
Wally Cleaver
This movie reunites most of the members of the Cleaver clan, Wally, June, and of course, the Beaver. Their father Ward has passed away. Wally's married to Mary Ellen and a successful lawyer and has everything to make his life complete except for a child. The Beaver is married but unfortunately is still the same which is why his wife threw him out. With nowhere else to go, he goes home. And he also decides that he wants to raise his children, in his hometown of Mayfield. His wife, who decides that she hasn't done anything in her life, decides to become a veterinarian, but she can only go to school out of the country, so she let's Beaver have the children. So he brings his sons there and they are not exactly impressed with Mayfield and feel that they were dumped there, and bond more with Wally than with their own father. They also have to deal with Eddie Haskell, who has gone from nasty to crooked. It's a good thing they still have their mom.
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Dr. Russell
Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons since his wife left him. Now, when word of his condition reaches her, she wants to take them away, as she feels that he is unable to care for them. And it appears that the courts agree too. So, his lawyer, also a paraplegic, begins the campaign to take his case before the Supreme Court. Will he win?
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Wally (segment "Courtroom")
Paródia da televisão americana roteirizada pelo trio responsável pelas comédias "Apertem os Cintos, O Piloto Sumiu" e "Corra que a Polícia Vem Aí", com 22 quadros satirizando (e ridicularizando) os filmes-catástrofe e comerciais de TV, documentários educativos, trailers de filmes sensacionalistas e as aventuras de kung-fu importadas de Hong-Kong.
Um Grito de Morte
Joey
Loosely based on the true story of the killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman's murder is witnessed by fifteen of her neighbors who do nothing to help and refuse to cooperate with the police.
A Great American Tragedy
Johnny
A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.