Eli Wallach claims ... "at ninety-one, he is the oldest actor still working."http://nepajff.org/pres...

1. Who is the oldest actress/actor still alive in the United
States and is still acting?
Eli Wallach claims ... "at ninety-one, he is the oldest actor still working."
http://nepajff.org/press_release_eli_wallach.html
But that's just an act, because Kevin McCarthy shows no signs of retiring, at 94.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002994/
And Johnny Holiday is 95, only just getting started acting at 87.
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/fs/20070620/118238378000.html
Some related info, just for perspective:
Jul. 9, 2007 -- Character actor Charles Lane died at age 102. Mr. Lane was the oldest living film
http://movieactors.com/ actor in the US.
http://www.rense.com/general77/twonot.htm
As of 2007, aged 104, Dutch actor Johannes Heesters holds the record of being the oldest performer
worldwide who is still active, both on the stage and on television.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Heesters
In the UK, Norman Wisdom, Peter Copley, and Anna Wing still seem to be working,
at just a few months older than Eli Wallach.
Their AGE, when deceased:
122, Jeanne Louise Calment d.1997 - last worked at 114
106, Mary Ellis d.2003 - worked at 97
102, Charles Lane d.2006 - worked at 101
102, Kathleen Harrison d.1995 - worked at 87
102, Estelle Winwood d.1984 - worked at 98
100, George Burns d.1996 - worked at 98, 2nd-oldest (competitive) Oscar Win at 80
99, Lillian Gish d.1993 - worked at 94
98, Jester Hairston d.2000 - worked at 98

2. 97, John Mills d.2005 - worked at 97
96, Charles Vanel d.1989 (France)
96, Katharine Hepburn d.2003
96, John Gielgud d.2000
95, Buddy Ebsen d.2003
92, Eva Le Gallienne d.1991
91, Anna Lee d.2004
88, Fred Astaire d.1987
87, Jack Palance d.2006
86, Groucho Marx d.1977 - oldest (honorary) Oscar Winner at 83
85, Jessica Tandy d.1994 - oldest (competitive) Oscar Win at 80, nominated at 82
84, Gene Kelly d.1996
82, Rex Harrison d.1990
82, Peter Ustinov d.2004
80, Richard Farnsworth d.2000
Still alive:
100, Mel Ferrer - worked 1995 https://www.facebook.com/kurdishactor at 78
97, Anita Page - worked 2004 at 94
97, Gloria Stewart - worked 2004 at 94, oldest Oscar Nomination at 87.
97, Paulette Dubost (France)
95, Johnny Holiday
94, Kevin McCarthy
93, Norman Lloyd - worked 2005 at 91
93, Michael Gough - worked 2005 at 91
92, Eli Wallach
91, Kirk Douglas

3. 90, Ernest Borgnine
87, Mickey Rooney
86, Betty White
86, Bill Kerr (Australia)
85, Christopher Lee
84, Richard Attenborough
83, Lauren Bacall
82, Paul Newman
81, Vanessa Redgrave
78, Barbara Walters
75, Casey Kasem
75, Peter O'Toole
And in the UK:
101, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies d.1992 - worked at 101
100, John Kidd - worked 2000 at 93
97, Griffith Jones d.2007 - worked at 73
96, Cathleen Nesbitt d.1982 - worked at 95
95, Joyce Carey d.1993 - worked at 90
93, Norman Wisdom
93, Anna Wing
92, Peter Copley
90, Herbert Lom
90, Alfred Burke
90, Earl Cameron
88, Richard Todd
87, Peter Sallis

4. 87, Betty Driver
87, Ian Carmichael
At 90, Kirk Douglas had a wild book out last year:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01242007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm
At 85, Christopher Lee sang with Rhapsody, an Italian metal band, and pretty well too!
The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzJZpEownLY
The making of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtsg7SWB1E
Dang, that took four hours to research. I hope someone finds it useful! :)
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