# 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:** 27
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/521 "2024-03-20T16:04:18Z")
I mentioned Ernest Evans (aka Chubby Checker) in a previous post. I recently learned that Evans was high school friends with Fabian Forte. Fabian’s first Top 40 hit was released in 1958. But he’s still alive at 81. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/522 "2024-03-22T02:35:08Z")
Richard Lester, who directed A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Superman II\* and III, is still alive at age 92. \*re-shot for the most part from Richard Donner’s first round of shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/523 "2024-04-14T23:15:54Z")
French leading man [Alain Delon](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Delon) is still with us at 88. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/524 "2024-04-14T23:21:21Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > For some reason Bob Uecker came up in conversation the other day and I was surprised to see he’s still with us. And he’s added two birthdays since he was first mentioned in this thread. And he’s still working as one of the Brewers’ radio announcers, though he now only works home games (and not necessarily all of them), and is taking things “one day at a time.” > **[Brewers fans celebrate their 'Mr. Baseball,' Bob Uecker, who continues to...](https://apnews.com/article/brewers-bob-uecker-bc9e03b3757d7aceefb614c79bca3814)** > > Bob Uecker received a hearty ovation from fans chanting “Ueck” when the legendary broadcaster appeared on the American Family Field video board early in the Milwaukee Brewers’ home opener. ---
**Author:** ![DoubleG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@DoubleG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoubleG)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/525 "2024-04-22T02:30:05Z")
Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson, is still alive at age 101. Jackie Robinson passed away prematurely in 1972 at age 53. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/526 "2024-04-22T02:53:16Z")
I was looking through the cast list for the movie _MASH_ earlier today and a surprising number of the actors in that movies are still alive, for a movie that was made fifty-four years ago. Donald Sutherland (88) Elliott Gould (85) Tom Skerritt (90) Robert Duvall (93) Jo Ann Pflug (83) John Schuck (84) Carl Gottlieb (86) Gary Burghoff (80) Fred Williamson (86) Michael Murphy (85) Bud Cort (76) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/527 "2024-04-22T04:51:15Z")
Actor Dick Van Dyke is 98 and has just been nominated for a daytime Emmy > **[Dick Van Dyke Gets Emmy Nomination at 98 for Days of Our Lives](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dick-van-dyke-gets-emmy-nomination-at-98-for-days-of-our-lives/)** > > At 98, Dick Van Dyke became the oldest actor to receive a Daytime Emmy nomination for his guest role on ‘Days of Our Lives’ ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/528 "2024-04-22T11:14:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I was looking through the cast list for the movie _MASH_ earlier today and a surprising number of the actors in that movies are still alive, for a movie that was made fifty-four years ago. My annual themed list is the cast of the MASH movie and TV show. The show has had fairly good success in having cast survive. It premiered 52 years ago and we still have Alan Alda, Loretta Switt, Gary Burghoff, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell. GW Bailey and Jeff Maxwell are also still living. We’ve lost Mclean Stevenson, Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, and Harry Morgan. Morgan made it to 96, though. My list is: Alan Alda Loretta Swit Mike Farrell Jamie Farr Gary Burghoff Jeff Maxwell G.W. Bailey Donald Sutherland Elliot Gould Robert Duvall Fred Williamson Tom Skerritt Mike Altman ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/529 "2024-04-22T20:00:35Z")
Mike Altman is not really an Abe Vigoda type, though. I do not believe he is even 70. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/530 "2024-04-22T20:33:20Z")
True, just sharing my list. He’s 69, though! ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/531 "2024-04-22T20:39:01Z")
One foot in the grave, then. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/532 "2024-04-22T20:48:18Z")
Few people realize Liza Minnelli is still with us. Dick VanDyke to a lesser degree. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/533 "2024-04-22T23:45:43Z")
(MASH movie cast) > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Donald Sutherland (88) > Elliott Gould (85) > Tom Skerritt (90) > Robert Duvall (93) > Jo Ann Pflug (83) > John Schuck (84) > Carl Gottlieb (86) > Gary Burghoff (80) > Fred Williamson (86) > Michael Murphy (85) > Bud Cort (76) Two of those were in _Harold and Maude_. One is easy for fans of the movie, but can you name the other? Checking the cast list surprised me. Quite a few still alive. (Not counting the ones who only made a handful of movies and may have just disappeared.) Vivian Pickles who played Harold’s mom is still alive at 92 but she hasn’t done anything per IMDb since 1999. Ellen Geer (daughter of Will) is still alive (age 84) and has a credit from 2020 in _Better Things_. ---
**Author:** ![Jamasta1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jamasta1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamasta1976)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/534 "2024-04-23T05:29:27Z")
Wow, so MASH is like the opposite of [The Conqueror.]!([The Conqueror (1956 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conqueror_(1956_film))) ---
**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:** [April 23, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/535 "2024-04-23T05:42:43Z")
No, that would be _Carnal Knowledge_, which I mentioned in an earlier post. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/536 "2024-05-03T15:42:51Z")
Arthur Frommer, creator of Frommer’s travel guides, is still alive at 94. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/537 "2024-05-06T00:18:39Z")
Willie Mays turns 93 tomorrow, May 6. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/538 "2024-05-06T00:38:01Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Willie Mays turns 93 tomorrow, May 6 Oldest living hall of fame player or no? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/539 "2024-05-06T01:33:54Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Oldest living hall of fame player or no? Indeed he is, according to [baseball-reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Oldest_Living_MLB_Player). Next oldest is Luis Aparicio, who just turned 90. Next is Sandy Koufax, age 88. Whitey Herzog was the second oldest behind Mays, but he passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was a player, but is in the HOF because of his managerial successes. Bud Selig is 89; he’s in the HOF, but he was not a player. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/540 "2024-05-06T13:32:54Z")
The oldest living MLB player just turned 100: [Oldest living MLB player turns 100](https://www.mlb.com/news/oldest-living-mlb-player-turns-100?partnerID=mlbapp-android_article-share) Art Shallock was a pitcher for the Yankees and Orioles in the 1950s [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=26) [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=28)