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Old 12-07-2012, 23:53   #1
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Actors that show us that growing old is not something important
After watching the BBC programmes recently it has made me think who in showbiz are fab for their age and still working harder than ever.

June Brown- 85
Angela Lansbury- 86
Dick Van Dyke- 86
Cloris Leechman- 86
Betty White- 90
Carl Reiner- 90
Doris Roberts- 82
Bruce Forsyth- 83
Des O Connor- 80
William Roach- 80
Eileen Derbyshire- 81


Probably left out loads more
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Old 13-07-2012, 00:21   #2
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Dame Maggie Smith - 77
Dame Judi Dench - 77

Not as old as yours listed though, but well past retirement age!

Edit: Ronnie Corbert - 81
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Old 13-07-2012, 01:23   #3
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David Jason is a good example.
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Old 13-07-2012, 01:35   #4
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David Jason is a good example.
A very good example : he went from a being a young middle aged man to an older grey haired man (as Frost for example) and did so effortlessly and was just as watchable and engaging as ever.
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Old 13-07-2012, 01:57   #5
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Is Patricia Routledge still actively performing? She'd be 83. I saw her in a play 6 years ago, when she would have been 77, and during the performance she was moving furniture about as part of the story, as well as remembering her lines for a couple of hours, almost word perfect. I was very impressed.
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Old 13-07-2012, 02:17   #6
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Ellen Dow (98)
Shirley MacLaine (78)
Geoffrey Palmer (85)
Christopher Plummer (82)
Christopher Lee (90)
Debbie Reynolds (80)
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Old 13-07-2012, 02:20   #7
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Nobody in their 70's is old nowadays, so it should start at 80 and no earlier in my opinion.
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Old 13-07-2012, 02:34   #8
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Annette Crosbie (One Foot in the Grave) is well into her seventies, I think. Love her to bits.
Some real legends above.

Elaine Stritch, I think, is about 87, still working.

What about Sean Connery and Roger Moore? Do they still work?

One or two of the Emmerdale cast must be hitting their eighties as well.

Love threads like this that flag up the merits of the older entertainer....so much to learn from them.
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Old 13-07-2012, 03:57   #9
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June Whitfield....... a national treasure.
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:44   #10
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:47   #11
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Patricia Routledge. I think she still does theatre work. One of my favourite actresses.
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:48   #12
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Anthony Hopkins!!
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:48   #13
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After watching the BBC programmes recently it has made me think who in showbiz are fab for their age and still working harder than ever.

June Brown- 85
Angela Lansbury- 86
Dick Van Dyke- 86
Cloris Leechman- 86
Betty White- 90
Carl Reiner- 90
Doris Roberts- 82
Bruce Forsyth- 83
Des O Connor- 80
William Roach- 80
Eileen Derbyshire- 81


Probably left out loads more
Currently rewatching Boston Legal. She's great in that.
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:49   #14
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David Jason is a good example.
Apart from the news Swiftcover advert
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Old 13-07-2012, 17:50   #15
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William Shatner - 81

Here's an interview with Craig Ferguson from a few weeks ago.
Can't believe he's 81


Leonard Nimoy - 81
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Old 13-07-2012, 18:49   #18
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Helen Mirren, looking fabulous and more great work to come from her in the future (hopefully).
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Old 13-07-2012, 19:06   #19
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Joely Fisher (Ellen, Desperate Housewives) 44

Ok its not old, but given she is in Hollywood her face actually moves and has matured. She can move it!
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Sam Waterston (most famously of Law And Order)-he's 72 now.
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Old 19-08-2012, 02:27   #21
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Elaine stritch, excellent example, mid 80's and still performing fab, just google her
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Old 19-08-2012, 09:01   #22
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Richard Wilson still going strong at 76(Merlin etc)
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Could this be as actors they are all self employed, so HAVE to carry on working??
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Old 19-08-2012, 09:35   #24
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Elaine stritch, excellent example, mid 80's and still performing fab, just google her
She looks like a very old Lisa Maxwell off loose women

http://www.wagner.edu/news/sites/wag...itch%20WEB.jpg
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Old 19-08-2012, 09:42   #25
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Could this be as actors they are all self employed, so HAVE to carry on working??
I'm sure Sir Anthony Hopkins has got a few bob in the bank.The truth of it is a lot of them enjoy acting and don't want to give it up. There are plenty of parts for older male actors but not so many for females.
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