Sitcom Actors who lived to 90 and beyond - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

McGillicuddy · 08-20-2009, 12:01 PM

Charles Lane, 102 - multiple roles
George Burns, 100 - The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show
Buddy Ebsen, 95 - Jed, The Beverly Hillbillies
Eddie Albert, 99 - Oliver, Green Acres
Ernest Borgnine, 92 (Still with Us!)McHale, McHale's Navy
Frank Cady, 94 (Still with Us!) Sam Drucker, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres
Barbara Billingsley, 94 (Still with Us!) Mrs. Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver
Robert Young, 91 Father Knows Best
Jane Wyatt, 96 Father Knows Best
John Forsythe, 91 (Still with Us!) Bachelor Father

McGillicuddy · 08-20-2009, 12:07 PM

Theres fewer than I thought!
I was going to say Bob Hope, but he really wasn't a sit-com actor.

catlover79 · 08-20-2009, 12:24 PM

I was going to say Karl Malden (who recently passed at the age of 97) but I don't think he was ever on a sitcom.

megamanj2004 · 08-20-2009, 01:44 PM

Harry Morgan (Dragnet and M*A*S*H) - 94 and still alive with us!

Jester Hairston (That's My Mama! and Rolly Forbes on "Amen") - he was 98 when he died. Had he still been with us, he probably would've lived to be 100 yrs. of age.

Helen Martin (Pearl Shay on "227") - she was 90 when she died and died 4 months shy of her 91st birthday.

Not sitcom related but:

Frances Reid ("Days of our Lives") - she's currently 94 and is pushin towards her 95th birthday.

McGillicuddy · 08-20-2009, 04:55 PM

William Demerest, 91 Uncle Charlie, My Three Sons
Natalie Shaefer, 90 Mrs. Howell, Gilligan's Island
Rosemary De Camp, 91 Helen Marie, That Girl
Herbert Rudley, 96 Herb, The Mothers Inlaw
Burt Mustin, 92 Asst. characters
Betty Garrett, 90 (Still with Us!) Edna Babish, Lavern & Shirley
Rosetta LeNoire, 90 Grandma Winslow, Family Matters
Mary Wickes, 95 Asst characters
Al Molinaro, 90 (Still with Us!) Al, Happy Days

Marvo301 · 08-20-2009, 05:05 PM

Rosetta Lenoire, 91 (Family Matters)

comedyfreak · 08-21-2009, 08:54 AM

Gale Gordon-90 The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Life With Lucy

Zoneboy · 08-21-2009, 10:11 AM

Dabbs Greer, 90 (Character Actor)
R.G. Armstrong* , 92 (Character Actor)
Phyllis Diller*, 92 (Comedienne/Character Actress)
Allan Arbus*, 91 (Character Actor)
Marjorie Lord*, 91 (Make Room for Daddy)

* = Still living

Zoneboy · 08-21-2009, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Gale Gordon-90 The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Life With Lucy

Not quite, Gale was 89 when he died.

catlover79 · 08-21-2009, 02:05 PM

Jane Wyman was also in her 90s when she passed, but whether or not you consider Falcon Crest a sitcom is up for debate.

Chocoholic · 08-21-2009, 03:58 PM

God bless anyone who makes it to be that old

catlover79 · 08-21-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocoholic

God bless anyone who makes it to be that old

AMEN!!

Zebra 3 · 08-21-2009, 09:20 PM

Leon Askin, 97 - Gen. Burkhalter, Hogan's Heroes

McGillicuddy · 08-22-2009, 10:41 AM

Imogene Coco, 92 - Your Show of Shows; Shag, Its About Time
Merie Earle, 96 -Character Actress
Nedra Volz, 94 Adalaide, Diff'rent Strokes
Billie Bird, 94 Character Actress
Barnard Hughes, 91 Doc

biffbronson · 08-22-2009, 09:47 PM

Elizabeth Patterson, 90 -I Love Lucy(Mrs Trumbull)

08-20-2009, 12:01 PM	#1
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Sitcom Actors who lived to 90 and beyond Charles Lane, 102 - multiple roles George Burns, 100 - The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show Buddy Ebsen, 95 - Jed, The Beverly Hillbillies Eddie Albert, 99 - Oliver, Green Acres Ernest Borgnine, 92 (Still with Us!)McHale, McHale's Navy Frank Cady, 94 (Still with Us!) Sam Drucker, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres Barbara Billingsley, 94 (Still with Us!) Mrs. Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver Robert Young, 91 Father Knows Best Jane Wyatt, 96 Father Knows Best John Forsythe, 91 (Still with Us!) Bachelor Father
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08-20-2009, 12:24 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I was going to say Karl Malden (who recently passed at the age of 97) but I don't think he was ever on a sitcom.
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08-20-2009, 01:44 PM	#4
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08-20-2009, 04:55 PM	#5
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	William Demerest, 91 Uncle Charlie, My Three Sons Natalie Shaefer, 90 Mrs. Howell, Gilligan's Island Rosemary De Camp, 91 Helen Marie, That Girl Herbert Rudley, 96 Herb, The Mothers Inlaw Burt Mustin, 92 Asst. characters Betty Garrett, 90 (Still with Us!) Edna Babish, Lavern & Shirley Rosetta LeNoire, 90 Grandma Winslow, Family Matters Mary Wickes, 95 Asst characters Al Molinaro, 90 (Still with Us!) Al, Happy Days
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08-20-2009, 05:05 PM	#6
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08-20-2009, 12:07 PM	#2
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Theres fewer than I thought! I was going to say Bob Hope, but he really wasn't a sit-com actor.

08-21-2009, 08:54 AM	#7
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08-21-2009, 10:11 AM	#8
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08-21-2009, 02:05 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Jane Wyman was also in her 90s when she passed, but whether or not you consider Falcon Crest a sitcom is up for debate.

08-21-2009, 03:58 PM	#11
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08-22-2009, 10:41 AM	#14
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Imogene Coco, 92 - Your Show of Shows; Shag, Its About Time Merie Earle, 96 -Character Actress Nedra Volz, 94 Adalaide, Diff'rent Strokes Billie Bird, 94 Character Actress Barnard Hughes, 91 Doc
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08-22-2009, 09:47 PM	#15
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,637	Elizabeth Patterson, 90 -I Love Lucy(Mrs Trumbull)