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TMC · 10-21-2021, 03:51 AM

This is an offshoot of the thread about older actors who in real life, outlived their younger co-stars.

Linda Lavin outliving Phillip McKeon - Alice
Marion Ross outliving Erin Moran; Linda Purl outliving Heather O'Rourke - Happy Days
Shirley Jones outliving Suzanne Crough and David Cassidy - The Partridge Family
John Hoyt outliving Dolph Sweet - Gimme a Break!
Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton outliving Sawyer Sweeten - Everybody Loves Raymond
Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks outliving Lorenzo Brino - 7th Heaven
Mariann Aalda outliving Naya Rivera - The Royal Family
Dick Van Patten outliving Lani O'Grady - Eight Is Enough
Ruth Buzzi outliving Dustin Diamond - Saved by the Bell
Don DeFore and Whitney Blake outliving Bobby Buntrock - Hazel
Josh Taylor outliving Luke Perry - Beverly Hills, 90210
John Astin outliving Ken Weatherwax - The Addams Family
William Schallert outliving Patty Duke - The Patty Duke Show
Conrad Bain outliving Dana Plato - Diff'rent Strokes
Gladys Knight outliving Kristoff St. John - Charlie & Co.
Brett Butler outliving Jon Paul Steuer - Grace Under Fire
Telma Hopkins outliving Merlin Santana - Getting By
Diana Canova outliving Paul Walker - Throb
Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp outliving Lisa Robin Kelly - That '70s Show
Susan Kellermann outliving Andy Kaufman - Taxi
Sherman Hemsley outliving Mike Evans - The Jeffersons

i29u · 10-21-2021, 05:35 PM

Doris Day outlived Todd Starke (The Doris Day Show)

Danny Thomas outlived Rusty Hamer (Make Room For Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show)

Ann Dusenberry and Larry Anderson have outlived Philip Amelio, Jr. (Life With Lucy)

Monte Markham has outlived Arthur O'Connell (The Second Hundred Years)- of course Markham's (older) character was physically younger than O'Connell's due to being frozen

Loretta Young outlived both Dack and Dirk Rambo (The New Loretta Young Show)

Vicki Lawrence has outlived Ken Berry (Mama's Family)- of course Vicki was much younger than her character

Richard Crenna and Kathy Nolan outlived Michael Winkelman (The Real McCoys)

Both actresses who played George and Deirdre's mother on Hazel (Harriet MacGibbon and Louise Lorimer) outlived Cathy Lewis who played Dierdre

A pair better known for their movies rather than this one rather forgotten TV series- Fay Wray outlived Natalie Wood (Pride Of The Family)

Robert F. Simon outlived Dick York (Bewitched)

On non-sitcoms, Lorne Greene outlived Dan Blocker (Bonanza) and Barbara Stanwyck outlived Richard Long (The Big Valley)

Duster76 · 10-21-2021, 08:04 PM

i29 said:

"Richard Crenna and Kathy Nolan outlived Michael Winkelman (The Real McCoys)"

Michael Winkelman played Little Luke on the series, Little Luke was Luke's (Richard Crenna) younger brother not his son.

stevea · 10-21-2021, 09:02 PM

Didn't Conrad Bain outlive Dana Plato? (oops - on the OP's list)

TMC · 01-24-2022, 06:26 AM

Raising Dad - Jerry Adler outliving Bob Saget.

Full House - Alice Hirson outliving Bob Saget. Alice Hirson also outlived her replacement as Danny Tanner's mom, Doris Roberts.

80sTrivia · 01-29-2022, 07:25 AM

Priscilla Pointer at 97, has outlived Ken Kercheval, who played her son Cliff Barnes on Dallas.

Merry24 · 01-29-2022, 01:05 PM

John Cullum who played (Grandpa Big Mike on the middle).

Outlived Norm McDonald (Uncle Rusty on the middle).

TMC · 01-11-2023, 03:42 AM

Starting from Scratch - Bill Daly outliving Heidi Helmer.

Night Court - John Astin outliving Harry Anderson.

biffbronson · 01-11-2023, 08:31 AM

My Three Sons: Doris Singleton (died 2012) as Mrs. Morrison outlived her daughter Sally Ann played by Meredith MacRae (died 2000).

Zoneboy · 01-11-2023, 01:58 PM

Please Don't Eat The Daisies - Mark Miller and Pat Crowley outlived Kim Tyler.

80sTrivia · 01-12-2023, 11:36 AM

Kathleen Widdoes (Emma Snyder) has outlived two actors who portrayed her children on As the World Turns:

Michael Morrison/Caleb Snyder (1960-1993)
Lisa Brown/Iva Snyder (1954-2021)

Also from ATWT, actress Marie Masters (Susan Stewart) survived Marnie Schulenburg (1984-2022), who played her daughter Alison Stewart.

80sTrivia · 01-13-2023, 10:20 PM

Actress Kathleen Nolan has outlived Brandon deWilde, who played her orphaned nephew who she adopted in the series Jamie.

James28 · 01-16-2023, 08:56 PM

On the original One Day at a Time, Nanette Fabray outlived Bonnie Franklin.

I was NOT happy about that one, especially since Ms. Fabray had been retired from acting for several years prior to Ms. Franklin's death. And Ms. Franklin's real-life mother outlived Bonnie by a year.

BigManMike · 01-16-2023, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevea

Didn't Conrad Bain outlive Dana Plato? (oops - on the OP's list)

He also outlived Gary Coleman.

TMC · 01-30-2023, 01:03 AM

John Astin has now outlived his TV daughter on The Addams Family, Lisa Loring.

10-21-2021, 03:51 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,377	Actors who outlived their fictional children This is an offshoot of the thread about older actors who in real life, outlived their younger co-stars. Linda Lavin outliving Phillip McKeon - Alice Marion Ross outliving Erin Moran; Linda Purl outliving Heather O'Rourke - Happy Days Shirley Jones outliving Suzanne Crough and David Cassidy - The Partridge Family John Hoyt outliving Dolph Sweet - Gimme a Break! Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton outliving Sawyer Sweeten - Everybody Loves Raymond Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks outliving Lorenzo Brino - 7th Heaven Mariann Aalda outliving Naya Rivera - The Royal Family Dick Van Patten outliving Lani O'Grady - Eight Is Enough Ruth Buzzi outliving Dustin Diamond - Saved by the Bell Don DeFore and Whitney Blake outliving Bobby Buntrock - Hazel Josh Taylor outliving Luke Perry - Beverly Hills, 90210 John Astin outliving Ken Weatherwax - The Addams Family William Schallert outliving Patty Duke - The Patty Duke Show Conrad Bain outliving Dana Plato - Diff'rent Strokes Gladys Knight outliving Kristoff St. John - Charlie & Co. Brett Butler outliving Jon Paul Steuer - Grace Under Fire Telma Hopkins outliving Merlin Santana - Getting By Diana Canova outliving Paul Walker - Throb Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp outliving Lisa Robin Kelly - That '70s Show Susan Kellermann outliving Andy Kaufman - Taxi Sherman Hemsley outliving Mike Evans - The Jeffersons
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10-21-2021, 05:35 PM	#2
i29u Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 05, 2004 Posts: 237	Doris Day outlived Todd Starke (The Doris Day Show) Danny Thomas outlived Rusty Hamer (Make Room For Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show) Ann Dusenberry and Larry Anderson have outlived Philip Amelio, Jr. (Life With Lucy) Monte Markham has outlived Arthur O'Connell (The Second Hundred Years)- of course Markham's (older) character was physically younger than O'Connell's due to being frozen Loretta Young outlived both Dack and Dirk Rambo (The New Loretta Young Show) Vicki Lawrence has outlived Ken Berry (Mama's Family)- of course Vicki was much younger than her character Richard Crenna and Kathy Nolan outlived Michael Winkelman (The Real McCoys) Both actresses who played George and Deirdre's mother on Hazel (Harriet MacGibbon and Louise Lorimer) outlived Cathy Lewis who played Dierdre A pair better known for their movies rather than this one rather forgotten TV series- Fay Wray outlived Natalie Wood (Pride Of The Family) Robert F. Simon outlived Dick York (Bewitched) On non-sitcoms, Lorne Greene outlived Dan Blocker (Bonanza) and Barbara Stanwyck outlived Richard Long (The Big Valley)
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01-29-2022, 07:25 AM	#6
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	Priscilla Pointer at 97, has outlived Ken Kercheval, who played her son Cliff Barnes on Dallas.
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01-16-2023, 08:56 PM	#13
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	On the original One Day at a Time, Nanette Fabray outlived Bonnie Franklin. I was NOT happy about that one, especially since Ms. Fabray had been retired from acting for several years prior to Ms. Franklin's death. And Ms. Franklin's real-life mother outlived Bonnie by a year.
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10-21-2021, 08:04 PM	#3
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,639	i29 said: "Richard Crenna and Kathy Nolan outlived Michael Winkelman (The Real McCoys)" Michael Winkelman played Little Luke on the series, Little Luke was Luke's (Richard Crenna) younger brother not his son.

10-21-2021, 09:02 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,160	Didn't Conrad Bain outlive Dana Plato? (oops - on the OP's list)

01-24-2022, 06:26 AM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,377	Raising Dad - Jerry Adler outliving Bob Saget. Full House - Alice Hirson outliving Bob Saget. Alice Hirson also outlived her replacement as Danny Tanner's mom, Doris Roberts.

01-29-2022, 01:05 PM	#7
Merry24 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 10, 2017 Location: beach Posts: 2,034	John Cullum who played (Grandpa Big Mike on the middle). Outlived Norm McDonald (Uncle Rusty on the middle).

01-11-2023, 03:42 AM	#8
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,377	Starting from Scratch - Bill Daly outliving Heidi Helmer. Night Court - John Astin outliving Harry Anderson.

01-11-2023, 08:31 AM	#9
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,262	My Three Sons: Doris Singleton (died 2012) as Mrs. Morrison outlived her daughter Sally Ann played by Meredith MacRae (died 2000).

01-11-2023, 01:58 PM	#10
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Please Don't Eat The Daisies - Mark Miller and Pat Crowley outlived Kim Tyler.

01-12-2023, 11:36 AM	#11
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	Kathleen Widdoes (Emma Snyder) has outlived two actors who portrayed her children on As the World Turns: Michael Morrison/Caleb Snyder (1960-1993) Lisa Brown/Iva Snyder (1954-2021) Also from ATWT, actress Marie Masters (Susan Stewart) survived Marnie Schulenburg (1984-2022), who played her daughter Alison Stewart.

01-13-2023, 10:20 PM	#12
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	Actress Kathleen Nolan has outlived Brandon deWilde, who played her orphaned nephew who she adopted in the series Jamie.

01-30-2023, 01:03 AM	#15
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,377	John Astin has now outlived his TV daughter on The Addams Family, Lisa Loring.