Loretta Swit | 83

Another graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Loretta Swit is as good an actress as she is a singer. In fact, her parents were too excited when she started acting at the age of seven years old and proved to be an excellent child actress. At that time, no one did give her credit and believed she could be a great woman in entertainment. When she got her break playing Major Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H, everyone was amazed at her talents.

Swit is now 84 years old and retired from acting. She retired back in the ’90s, but she still did a couple of projects, such as appearing as Mrs. Kincaid in Play the Flute back in 2019 and as her M*A*S*H character back in 2002. The actor was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989 and won the Sarah Siddons Award for her contribution to theater.

William Shatner | 90

More than 70 decades and William Shatner still has that charming smile. The actor has been a fixture on TV for so long that he is now considered a pop culture icon and has a great degree of fame, especially when he played Captain James T. Kirk on the Star Trek franchise. The only disadvantage is that he was typecast into that role, so it was rather difficult to see him in another character. He did, however, appear on Better Late Than Never, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Rescue 911.

In the latter, he played police sergeant TJ.Shatner also could sing and has released a total of eight albums, with the first one back in 1968. His third and most successful album to date was released in 2011. It contains songs like Bohemian Rhapsody and Learning to Fly. Apart from singing, he has also appeared in a number of commercials and games, primarily as his Star Trek character.

Gary Burghoff | 78

If you are a fan of the comic strip Peanuts, then you would know that Gary Burghoff took the character of Charlie Brown to the stage when he starred in the off-Broadway musical entitled You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and for playing Corporal Radar O’Reilly on M*A*S*H. Every time he appears whether on TV or on stage, he would really make the audience happy.

He had also received a lot of credit during this time as an actor, but sadly he retired from acting back in 1995. He did go back as a one-off for Daniel’s Lost in 2010 but went back to retirement after. He is a known philatelist a collector of stamps, but with snail mail going out of fashion, we are guessing he has looked for a new hobby now. One of those is inventing things, as he holds several patents for a fishing tackle and a toilet seat lifting handle.

Alan Alda | 85

Another former M*A*S*H cast member, Alan Alda is the winner of six Emmy Awards plus a Golden Globe Award. He had a very successful career both in the TV and the movie sectors of the industry. On top of that, he also worked as a TV show host for the TV program Scientific American Frontiers. Some of his more remarkable projects are Marriage Story, The Aviator, and The Apple Tree. 

He is also the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.Now well into his 80s, Alda might be using a lot of his insurance programs due to his health. He announced in 2018 that he has Alzheimer’s, but it is a battle he is trying hard to go through. He does not focus too much on this aspect but rather on other parts of his life, like his work in charity and women’s rights.

Max Baer Jr. | 83

Considered as a living legend, Max Baer Jr. started his career in acting when he was active in sports. He even received letters in four sports and became a two-time winner of the junior title at the Sacramento Open golf tournament. He also earned his bachelor’s in business administration, so acting seemed a bit out of his way.As it turned out, he would eventually enter the world of Hollywood and debuted in Goldilocks and the Three Bears in 1949.

He then rose to fame playing the role of a dim-witted person in the long-running TV series Beverly Hillbillies, where he is now the last living cast member of the classic American TV show. Later in life, he switched gears and tried making investments to build a casino empire. There were also plans for him to renovate a former Wal-Mart location to make it into a hotel-casino, but none has materialized just yet.

Tina Louise | 87

The ’50s saw Tina Louise rise to fame. Her breakthrough role was back in the 1958 drama movie God’s Little Acre, where she got the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. What made her rather famous was when she was cast as Ginger Grant in the CBS sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Now 87 years old, she is the last living member of that TV program. She has refused to participate in any reunion TV films for this particular show.

Louise had to exert a lot of effort growing up. At an early age, her parents decided to hire an attorney to process their separation, and so she had to grow up in a family without a father. She did get to work with her father when she was young as Louise and appeared in an ad for his candy store. She was subsequently offered modeling jobs, such as the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog, where the budding model appeared on the front page.

Julie Newmar | 87

Many would argue that Julie Newmar portrayed the role of Catwoman perfectly in the original series of Batman. We can say that she did so very well and that she would be remembered well for that, more than anyone would associate it with Halle Berry. Newmar is known for several things. She is not only an actress but also a writer, singer, real estate mogul, and even a lingerie inventor. Surely, she makes use of her time well and makes investments in whatever field she is in.

At 87 years old, she is still trying to expand her legacy. The actress even appeared in the audio drama miniseries Dark Shadows: Bloodline. Apart from acting, Newmar is also an inventor and an author. Others even praise her for improving the Los Angeles neighborhood through the various real estate works she did in the area. Moreover, she is also a supporter of LGBT rights.

Tony Bennett | 94

While the name might sound unfamiliar to the current generation, we probably have heard several songs by Tony Bennett. Some of his more popular songs are Rags to Riches and I Left My Heart in San Francisco. The singer began his career in the ’40s, but it was in the ’50s through the ’60s that he rose to fame. As a singer of jazz and traditional pop standards, it was easy for him to capture the heart of his audience.

Having such an incredible voice was not his only talent. In fact, the singer also dabbles in painting and in that world, he is known as Anthony Benedetto. With his house full of paintings, we can expect that he has installed the latest home security system as protection. He is a very passionate man and over the years, he received various awards, all testaments to his artistic nature.

Cindy Williams | 74

Some people go into acting early in life, others later. For Cindy Williams, the perfect timing was after obtaining a degree in college. After graduation, she immediately landed a role in a commercial for Foster Grant sunglasses and TWA. Her next stop was getting TV roles, which she did with Room 222, Love, American Style, and Nanny and the Professor. By pure chance, she got accepted to The Actors Studio West, but she was not able to attend classes regularly due to acting commitments.

Usually, actresses get their first taste of acting in a Broadway production, but this came later for Williams. She made her debut on Broadway only in 2007, with The Drowsy Chaperone. The actress has also been made the brand partner for Visiting Angels, a senior citizen service provider. Lovers of the Sam & Cat series would probably remember her for appearing in the #SalmonCat episode in 2013.

Marilyn Knowlden | 95

A former child actress, Marilyn Knowlden had a career in Hollywood that lasted only more than a decade. She took the cinematic world for a wide back in the ’30s, when she became an actress at the age of 14. When she became an adult, however, she shunned acting. It was a surprising move for so many because Knowlden had accumulated a large fan base already. She also had the chance to work with big names like Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis.

Despite her early retirement back in 1944, Knowlden remained close to Hollywood as someone active in local theater productions and being a playwright. She also went to college, and later on, she went to Broadway and appeared in My First Lady at the age of 70 years old. The actress is also given credit for being one of the few remaining survivors of the ’30s, the period known as Hollywood’s Golden Years.