Among the other surviving Laugh-In cast with 30+ appearances, you have Barbara Sharma, Ann Elder, and the recently mentioned Moosie Drier. Since Drier was born in the 60s, as I noted, he is the most likely to be the last surviving cast member.
Joel Grey is 93. He’s probably most famous for appearing in the 1972 film Cabaret. Before that, he appeared in the 1966 Broadway version of it. He appeared in a television series between 2022 and 2024. His daughter is Jennifer Grey. She is 65. She’s probably most famous for appearing in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. Recently she appeared in the 2024 movie A Real Pain.
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Here is an interesting one: the guy who trained Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Ben the gentle bear and numerous other on-set animals, Ralph Helfer, recently turned 94.
Did he also train Gladly the Cross-eyed Bear?
I had thought that lawyer and advocate Ralph Nader had passed away, so I was surprised to hear him on NPR this morning, complaining about credit cards.
He’s 91.
Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 99th birthday today.
Off the main topic of the thread..
A couple of months ago there was a small discussion about how Sugarfoot was the oldest TV show where all the cast was still living.
Will Hutchins was the only member of the main cast and was still living at 94. Since then he passed away.
So, now what is the oldest TV show where the entire main cast is still living?
Star Trek: The Next Generation?
I like it as a choice because it has as sizable main cast who are all living.
There are shows with smaller casts that go back further, but TNG has a good amount of people and the whole main group is still with us.
And, all still active in acting; nearly all of the main cast appeared in Star Trek: Picard in 2023. It undoubtedly helps that most of the cast was in their 30s or younger when the series started, and even the oldest, Patrick Stewart, was only 47 at the start.
On the earliest show where the entire cast is still living I got the following from another source.
CHiPs - from 1977
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (animated) -1980
Family Ties and Silver Spoons - 1982
Janis Ian is still alive at 74. She has done albums and tours in recent years. She has written science fiction stories.
So it’s now been 57 years since she learned the truth.
Speaking of Abe Vigoda, another Barney Miller semi-regular, Kenneth Tigar, is 87, and still working.
I was thinking of Captain Kirk’s girlfriends. They are all still around, save two.
Sandra Smith (Janice Lester) – 86
Louise Sorel (Rayna) – 84
France Nuyen (Elaan) – 85
Sabrina Scharf (Miramanee) – 81
Nancy Kovak (Nona) – 90
BarBara Luna (Marlena) – 88
Joan Collins (Edith Keeler) – 92 on May 23rd
Shirley Bonne (Ruth) – 91
Barbara Anderson (Lenore Karidian) – 79
Mariana Hill (Helen Noel) – 83
Kim Darby (Miri) – 77
Gone are Angelique Pettyjohn (Shahna) and Joan Marshall (Areel Shaw) both about 33 years ago.
Barbara Bouchet (Kelinda) - 81
Also Kathie Browne (Deela), who passed away in 2003.
The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, is a robust 88. She is a delegate to the Duma (Russia’s Parliament).
Good themed death pool list.