Longest lived and active actor

footfootfoot • Sep 21, 2015 5:34 pm
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 • Sep 21, 2015 6:03 pm
I had no idea that Queen Victoria was an actor at all, let alone one with a career close to 600 years.
footfootfoot • Sep 21, 2015 7:36 pm
TIL
it • Sep 22, 2015 2:38 am
I read it as "longest lived still active actuator" - I clicked expecting archaeological findings of some stone age windmill.
Gravdigr • Sep 22, 2015 6:03 pm
Eli Wallach, 1915 - 2014, was also a very active actor for over 60 years.

One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010...
footfootfoot • Sep 22, 2015 6:43 pm
Still shy by a factor of ten.
Gravdigr • Sep 23, 2015 11:39 am
footfootfoot;939814 wrote:
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.