Meet the film industry’s oldest actor. More than a century old, Norman Lloyd has been in show business for more than nine decades! At 100 years old, he was filming the 2015 comedy “Trainwreck”. Lloyd’s big break came in 1942 when he played a convincing Nazi spy in Hitchcock’s “Saboteur”. Hitchcock would become good friends with Lloyd and help him become more established in the industry.
When things settled down in the 1970s and 1980s, he landed roles in TV shows “Quincy”, “Murder, She Wrote” and “Kojak”. With 75 years of marriage to Peggy Lloyd, he has one of the longest marriages in Hollywood. They met on stage co-starring in a play. In May of 2021 he passed away in his sleep, but Lloyd got to live to the age of 106, which is pretty impressive.
Mel Brooks (born 1926)
This comedic genius is also an American filmmaker, an actor, a writer, and a composer. He created "Young Frankenstein" in 1974, which may well be the funniest movie ever made. He’s also responsible for hilarious films like "The Producers" (1967), "Blazing Saddles" (1974), and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (1993). Brooks continues to work into his 90s!
In 2001, he achieved EGOT recognition (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards), becoming part of a very short and exclusive list. Mel Brooks grew up in New York to a Jewish family. He fought in WWII, on which he said, “I’m grateful to the army. Grateful to Hitler too. "The Producers" made me the first Jew in history to make a buck out of Hitler.”
Eva Marie Saint (born 1924)
Born on the fourth of July in Newark, New Jersey, Eva Marie Saint’s career in acting spans over 70 years. She is best known for starring as Edie Doyle in "On the Waterfront". In the 1954 movie, she starred opposite Marlon Brando, becoming one of the most famous female-leads ever.
It was her film debut and she walked away with an Academy Award. She slowed down in recent years but never really quit. She and producer and director Jeffrey Hayden married in 1951 and shared 65 lovely years together until he passed away.
Bob Barker (born 1923)
Avid animal rights activist Bob Barker was one of the biggest names in showbusiness. He was best known for hosting "The Price is Right", a role which he did for 35 years and won 19 daytime Emmys for! Barker is the longest-running host of a network show in television history.
Barker retired as one of the nation’s most popular game show hosts ever in 2007, at the age of 83. Every show was closed with these words: “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.” Barker also hosted the Miss Universe and Miss USA Beauty Pageant but resigned after the pageants refused to remove fur coats as awards. He famously had a pet bunny.
Carl Reiner (born 1922)
Carl Reiner's phenomenal career spanned seven decades. The comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher was best known for his favorite project, "The Dick Van Dyke Show".Reiner was great friends with comedian Mel Brooks and the two meet quite often on top of their joint professional projects.
Born in the Bronx to Jewish immigrants, he grew up watching his favorite comedians in movies, such as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and the Marx Brothers. He got his entertainment training in the military while serving WWII by entertaining the troops. In 1943, Reiner married his sweetheart, Estelle Lebost. She was the love of his life until she died in 2008. In June 2020, he passed away as well.