# 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:** 38
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/742 "2024-12-01T15:57:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > In fact, _all_ the Bond villains after Julian Glover are still alive. I think the main villain in _Octopussy_ may have been Louis Jourdan, who passed away in 2015. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/743 "2024-12-06T01:25:21Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I think the main villain in _Octopussy_ may have been Louis Jourdan, who passed away in 2015. Oh, yeah, I forgot. I really loved Octopussy and sad that Bond, the main villain, and Bond girl have all died. The director is still alive, though, and he might count. John Glen is 92 and has not made a movie in almost 25 years. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/744 "2024-12-06T02:17:37Z")
I just checked, and Maud Adams is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/745 "2024-12-06T02:49:09Z")
Wasn’t she also in The Man With the Golden Gun? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/746 "2024-12-06T03:19:42Z")
She was. There have been a few actors in multiple Bond films playing different characters. Actresses in the Bond films seem to enjoy long lives. According to Wikpedia, Daniela Bianchi, Luciana Paluzzi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, and Jill St. John are all still alive. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/747 "2024-12-06T03:44:03Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I just checked, and Maud Adams is still alive. Oops. Don’t tell her I said otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/748 "2024-12-06T06:32:22Z")
I’ve never lied to Maud and I’m not going to start now. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/749 "2024-12-11T01:40:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I just found out that Michael Cole of _The Mod Squad_ is still alive at 84. Interestingly, both Clarence Williams II and Peggy Lipton died of colon cancer. > **[Michael Cole, Actor on ‘The Mod Squad,’ Dies at 84](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/michael-cole-dead-mod-squad-1236083123/)** > > The Wisconsin native, who starred with Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III on the show, titled his 2018 memoir 'I Played the White Guy.' ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/750 "2024-12-11T05:15:44Z")
[Putter Smith](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Putter_Smith) is still alive. Besides being a famous jazz bassist who played with Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, and many other jazz greats, he was also the assassin, Mr. Kidd, in _Diamonds are Forever_ (1971). ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/751 "2024-12-11T16:28:46Z")
Jimmy Carter. 100 and still chugging along. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/752 "2024-12-11T18:11:14Z")
Ended up on Len Deighton’s wikipedia page last night. Shocked he’s still around, @ 95. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/753 "2024-12-11T18:53:42Z")
> [@adhemar](#): > > Jimmy Carter. 100 and still chugging along. Huge difference; we all know about him and are aware of his age and life/death status. Abe Vigodas are people we aren’t sure if they are alive and likely not sure of their age. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/754 "2024-12-12T18:30:48Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@adhemar](#): > > > > Jimmy Carter. 100 and still chugging along. > > Huge difference; we all know about him and are aware of his age and life/death status. > > Abe Vigodas are people we aren’t sure if they are alive and likely not sure of their age We all know Jimmy Carter is still alive. But how many people know that his Treasury Secretary, Michael Blumenthal, is also still alive (at 98)? ---
**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:** [December 12, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/755 "2024-12-12T19:03:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But how many people know that his Treasury Secretary, Michael Blumenthal, is also still alive (at 98)? Well, now, at least all the millions of Dopers who follow this thread. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/756 "2024-12-12T19:15:29Z")
That’s _teeming millions_ to be precise. _Teeming_ must mean _far less than_ in some language. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/757 "2024-12-12T19:16:27Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But how many people know that his Treasury Secretary, Michael Blumenthal, is also still alive (at 98)? Alan Greenspan is alive at 98 as well. I bet a lot of folks wouldn’t be sure. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/758 "2024-12-13T16:55:19Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > But how many people know that his Treasury Secretary, Michael Blumenthal, is also still alive (at 98)? > > Well, now, at least all the millions of Dopers who follow this thread. Meanwhile Carter’s Secretary of Labor, Ray Marshall, is saying “Hey, I’m alive too!” ---
**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:** [December 13, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/759 "2024-12-13T17:27:03Z")
Carter’s UN ambassador Andrew Young is a young 92. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/760 "2024-12-13T18:42:53Z")
Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky just turned 96. He suffered a stroke a few years ago and has been out of the public eye, but is definitely still breathing. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985/761 "2024-12-13T20:34:53Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Carter’s UN ambassador Andrew Young is a young 92. Old age was common in his admin. I had the daughter of Leonard Woodcock as a teacher at University of Michigan. He just missed reaching 90 himself. She actually shared with us what her dad said about Carter. Essentially, “Great man, the real deal, but was too afraid to let people go do their work…he checked in on minute details all the time. Hated allocating work to others entirely.” [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=37) [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=39)