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footfootfoot 09-21-2015 04:34 PM

Longest lived and active actor
 
We're re-watching the Magic Christian and got curious about some of the supporting cast:

From IMDB

Terence Alexander (1923–2009)
Actor
To say that Terence Alexander, the distinguished British thespian, was hyperactive is a statement that borders on the understatement! Judge for yourself : born in 1923, following a short period when he considered becoming a priest, Alexander exercised the acting profession for sixty full decades and he might have beaten Queen Victoria's record, ... See full bio »
Born: Terence Joseph Alexander
March 11, 1923 in Islington, London, England, UK
Died: May 28, 2009 (age 86) in London, England, UK

Happy Monkey 09-21-2015 05:03 PM

I had no idea that Queen Victoria was an actor at all, let alone one with a career close to 600 years.

footfootfoot 09-21-2015 06:36 PM

TIL

it 09-22-2015 01:38 AM

I read it as "longest lived still active actuator" - I clicked expecting archaeological findings of some stone age windmill.

Gravdigr 09-22-2015 05:03 PM

Eli Wallach, 1915 - 2014, was also a very active actor for over 60 years.

Quote:

One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010...

footfootfoot 09-22-2015 05:43 PM

Still shy by a factor of ten.

Gravdigr 09-23-2015 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot (Post 939814)
Still shy by a factor of ten.

I started to say WTF?, and then I read the OP for comprehension...:smack:

Guess I should read the posts, instead of just lookin' at the words.


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