# Who are our current "Abe Vigodas"? (people you might be surprised to learn are still alive) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** actor-characters\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985 "2020-09-07T01:18:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/301 "2022-07-20T02:01:00Z")
I was surprised to see that not only is Leslie Caron alive (at 91) she’s still working. Her most recent role was only two years ago. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/302 "2022-07-20T02:07:08Z")
I was watching _Only Murders in the Building_ the other day and I turned to my wife after she came on screen and was like, “Is that… Shirley MacLaine? Is she still alive?!” I was certain she was already dead. (yeah, I know, so does she 😜) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/303 "2022-07-25T12:01:40Z")
[Brian Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Murphy_%28actor%29), who played Mr. Roper on _Man About the House_ (the 1973 British TV series that was adapted into the American _Three’s Company_) is alive and kicking at 89. The other landlords from those two shows (Yootha Joyce as the British Mrs. Roper, Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as the American Mr. and Mrs. Roper, and Don Knotts as Mr. Furley) are all long dead. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/304 "2022-07-27T21:29:07Z")
I knew Norman Lear was alive, but I would not be surprised if some folks were surprised to learn he is alive, active, and is 100 years old today. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/305 "2022-07-27T23:42:07Z")
Hey, another Norman Lear related one. **Mrs FtG** watches _Days of Our Lives_ and as I was passing by with it on I stopped and asked myself: “Is that Marla Gibbs?” I checked and it was Florence from _The Jeffersons_. She’s 91 and has been a widow since 1973. Other things she’s done lately include _One Day at a Time_, _The Last O.G._, and _Young Sheldon_. I could have sworn that all the cast members of her generation from _The Jeffersons_ were deceased. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/306 "2022-07-28T00:00:42Z")
Diane Rehm - once a fixture on NPR for her interview show (and notable for her shaky voice) is still kicking it at 85. She hosts a podcast! > **[Diane Rehm](https://dianerehm.org/)** > > Diane Rehm is one of the most respected radio journalists of our time. Listen to her podcast “On My Mind.” Explore the Diane Rehm Show archives. Learn about Diane’s upcoming appearances. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/307 "2022-07-28T00:18:48Z")
Tom Lehrer, who I thought was long gone, is still doing the Masochism Tango at age 94. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/308 "2022-07-28T02:27:02Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > And 2 years after this post was made Larry Storch is still with us at the age of 99. Sadly, Larry Storch died on July 8. Buzz Aldrin is still with us. He’s 92. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/309 "2022-07-29T02:42:57Z")
She even remarried after her husband of 50-plus years died, something that almost in itself killed her. What a woman. I was surprised to find out yesterday that not only is Norman Lear still alive, but he’s also 100 years old. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/310 "2022-07-29T20:37:47Z")
Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball star Jackie Robinson, just turned 100. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/311 "2022-07-29T22:26:58Z")
[Ahem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/305). ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/312 "2022-07-29T22:58:27Z")
Basketball great (but not great enough to be in the all-time top ten, according to those who know better) [Bob Cousy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cousy) is 93; perhaps and unusual age for both athletes and people over 6’. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/313 "2022-08-08T00:16:46Z")
June Lockhart, of Lassie and Lost in Space fame, is still with us at 97. Surprised me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/314 "2022-08-08T00:24:46Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > June Lockhart, of Lassie and Lost in Space fame, is still with us at 97. Surprised me Wow, neat. Thanks. Clu Galagher would have also worked as a great factoid, but alas, he died the other day. He was 93 and I only remember him from Return of the Living Dead. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/315 "2022-08-08T02:01:34Z")
Current pope pretty much admitted he will retire soon. He’s 85 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/316 "2022-08-08T02:05:22Z")
But, is anyone surprised to learn that Francis is still alive (as per the question in the OP)? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/317 "2022-08-08T02:29:52Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Current pope pretty much admitted he will retire soon. He’s 85 Yeah, kind of off topic, but I hadn’t heard that. Are you saying we are about to have two living former popes? When did Francis say that? ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/318 "2022-08-08T04:04:25Z")
CLU GULAGER IS DEAD? And no one fucking told me?? ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/319 "2022-08-08T07:58:17Z")
Bobby Vinton is still alive. I had no idea. Same with Uri Geller. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/320 "2022-08-08T11:25:06Z")
I hear Uri is a little bent over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985.md?page=17)