Actor Tony Dow is still alive, it has been confirmed, despite his wife issuing a statement confirming the Leave it to Beaver star's death.
According to TMZ, the actor, producer and director best known for playing Wally Cleaver on the hit American sitcom is still alive, but is in his "last hours" as he receives hospice care for liver cancer.
The confusion over his death reportedly came after his "distraught" wife Lauren believed he had died, and had informed his management.
A statement confirming his death was subsequently put out on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning, however it has since been deleted.
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