genarians.com is a valuable resource for surprisingly undead celebrities (although some of the entries fall into the 'famous for being old' camp)
― scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Thursday, 20 August 2015 23:02 (eight years ago) link
Alexander Butterfield, the guy who revealed the White House taping system during the Watergate hearings. He turned 89 in April.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Butterfield
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 August 2015 01:21 (eight years ago) link
Stylianos PattakosGreek general, co-masterminded the military junta (1967-1974)11/08/1912
lol, stay strong big guy
― called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (Bananaman Begins), Sunday, 30 August 2015 01:52 (eight years ago) link
Happy 98th Denis Healey!
― called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (Bananaman Begins), Sunday, 30 August 2015 01:58 (eight years ago) link
Is Kirk Douglas still alive?....Holy crap, he is!
― pplains, Sunday, 30 August 2015 02:30 (eight years ago) link
yeah this is always kirk douglas for me
― balls, Sunday, 30 August 2015 02:40 (eight years ago) link
I mean hell, it wouldn't be unreasonable if someone came along in this thread and posted Michael Douglas.
― pplains, Sunday, 30 August 2015 03:10 (eight years ago) link
hey he looked pretty good in ant-man!
http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2015/07/21/21-young-michael-douglas.w1200.h630.jpg
― balls, Sunday, 30 August 2015 03:14 (eight years ago) link
I had the same reaction to seeing Kirk Douglas on that site. I could have sworn he died a couple years ago, for sure!
― EDB, Sunday, 30 August 2015 04:06 (eight years ago) link
is it true that Stylianos Pattakos is related to Corey Pattakos? I'm sure I read read this somewhere, but can't seem to find confirmation. (Corey Pattakos is also actually still alive btw)
http://img.webme.com/pic/s/scene-kidsboysandgirls/coraypattakos..jpg
― soref, Sunday, 30 August 2015 04:26 (eight years ago) link
Nehemiah Persoff, the actor who played the cab driver in On the Waterfront when Brando says, "I coulda been a contender!" He was already in his mid-30s at that point. Appeared in about 1000 TV episodes also.
― Josefa, Sunday, 30 August 2015 12:18 (eight years ago) link
"Raging Bull" Jake LaMotta is 94.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 30 August 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
Had no idea--or that a frightening looking quasi-sequel to Raging Bull came out this year (LaMotta was forced by MGM to change the title). Came out where, I don't know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sysU_g5pjc
― clemenza, Monday, 31 August 2015 03:56 (eight years ago) link
I mean, I have vague (and evident phantom) memories of Kirk Douglas obits on the news a few years ago, ha.
― EDB, Monday, 31 August 2015 03:58 (eight years ago) link
was recently surprised to discover that brecht scholar and theatre critic eric bentley is alive and about to turn 99
also nice to know j.p. donleavy is still pottering around his irish estate
― no lime tangier, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:25 (eight years ago) link
xp not that phantom: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/01/people-magazine-kirk-douglas-obit_n_6246358.html
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Monday, 31 August 2015 10:27 (eight years ago) link
Vivean Gray, who played Mrs Mangel in Neighbours - 91.
― ailsa, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:41 (eight years ago) link
lyndon larouche. thanks, balls.
― pplains, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 21:17 (eight years ago) link
haha i was surprised as well
― balls, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 21:20 (eight years ago) link
David Waddington
― soref, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
Rivaldo
― anvil, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Huey "Piano" Smith
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 1 October 2015 06:42 (eight years ago) link
How are the clowns doing?
― Mark G, Thursday, 1 October 2015 10:50 (eight years ago) link
Leon Kossoff
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Saturday, 3 October 2015 13:39 (eight years ago) link
How many people have one of these?
http://www.abevigoda.com/
― MaresNest, Saturday, 3 October 2015 13:45 (eight years ago) link
George Steiner
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Saturday, 3 October 2015 14:15 (eight years ago) link
William Schallert
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 3 October 2015 20:28 (eight years ago) link
Freddie Jones
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 08:08 (eight years ago) link
Mistah Healey, he dead
― Estonians from the future (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
Bill Tidy (it's his birthday today)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tidy
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Friday, 9 October 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
Tidy's career has now taken him into the world of corporate speaking and hosting where he is in great demand from organisations who are entertained at events by his wit and live drawing.
really should be a 'citation needed' after that 'entertained'
― soref, Friday, 9 October 2015 13:22 (eight years ago) link
that was cheap, I'm sure people are entertained. there are a couple of examples of his corporate speaking here, so people can judge for themselves, anyway
http://www.youtube.com/user/sthmedia/videos
he's represented by the same talent agency as Katie Hopkins!
― soref, Friday, 9 October 2015 13:42 (eight years ago) link
I always forget that Wally Fawkes/Trog is still alive
― soref, Friday, 9 October 2015 13:49 (eight years ago) link
Bella Emberg
― Mark G, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 11:34 (eight years ago) link
John Nettleton aka Sir Arnold from Yes Minister
http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsN/tve19963-19860227-1894.jpg
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Friday, 16 October 2015 13:04 (eight years ago) link
http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/02/06/10/Gaz%20Coombes_of_Supergrass.jpg
― Vaz Coombes (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 October 2015 19:21 (eight years ago) link
Koko the gorilla (44 years old!)
― scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Monday, 19 October 2015 19:44 (eight years ago) link
Bill Tidy's been on the old re-runs of Countdown they've been showing on Challenge recently. I looked him up last week and was surprised that not only is he alive, he's younger than my dad.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 11:10 (eight years ago) link
I received a letter from Bill Tidy when I was 10. My aunt sent him some of my cartoons (which were rubbish, even for a 10yo, but my aunt, bless her, obviously thought the man at the Liverpool Echo needed to see my marvellous renditions of football drama and sci-fi adventure). I think he said something about "action is so much more exciting to draw than static scenes" and gave me some bland encouragement. I think I chucked out that letter and my cartoons sometime in the early '90s.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 11:47 (eight years ago) link
Thought Tim Curry was dead for some reason. I think I tossed him in the ground accidentally when Raul Julia passed.
― Darin, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:37 (eight years ago) link
Raul Julia's dead?
Stanley Baxter― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 12:21 (11 years ago) Permalink
11 years on and still going strong, errrrr, Stanley Baxter that is, not Dom. Can't be sure about Dom.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
I think Baxter is overdue another Xmas special. (I had no idea he was still doing Radio 4 plays as recently as last year).
Perhaps there should be another thread (or perhaps there is) for people you'd forgotten were dead, and it bummed you out all over again when you remembered. Today's example: Mark Bell. :(
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link
RIP Al Molinaro
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Saturday, 31 October 2015 22:53 (eight years ago) link
Richard Adams
95
― Number None, Sunday, 1 November 2015 23:15 (eight years ago) link
George H.W. Bush (at least every time I see that George H.W. Bush - Classic or Dud has been bumped)
― Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Thursday, 5 November 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
http://www.cnet.com/news/sony-says-it-will-stop-producing-its-betamax-tapes-in-march/
― pplains, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:30 (eight years ago) link
another nail in the coffin for The Daily Show
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 07:02 (eight years ago) link
Aww, RIP Mark Bell :(
― albvivertine, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 07:21 (eight years ago) link
Bill Withers. I also can't believe they didn't get him into the Hall Of Fame until this year.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 01:36 (eight years ago) link
Henry Kissinger. I thought he had died years ago, until I read the news yesterday that he'd commented on the Paris terrorist attacks.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 19 November 2015 13:42 (eight years ago) link