Classic TV Stars - Who's Still With Us (Part 1 - The 60's) (1 Viewer)

[Frank Soyke]

We have lost quite a few more classic TV stars this year. With DVD news pretty slow right now, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at which folks are still around. For some, this might seem kind of morbid, but as an autograph collector as well, I still felt it might be fun to take a look at who is still around. I figured I would do it by decade, starting with the 60's as most 50's TV stars who weren't child actors are long gone by now. The information provided here is accurate to the best of my knowledge but feel free to correct me if you know something I dont.


Andy Griffith - Only Elinor Donaue and Ron Howard remain


My 3 Sons - The Livingston Brothers, Tina Cole, and Tim Considine still with us,


DIck Van Dyke - Dick Van Dyke, MTM, Reiner, and Larry Mattews remain


Burke's Law - Gary Conway


Defenders - Both leads deceased


Get Smart - Dick Gautier and Barbara Feldon still alive


I Dream Of Jeannie - Barbara Feldon and Bill Daily remain


Hogan's Heroes - Only Robert Clary left


Addams Family - Astin and Lisa Loring


Munsters - Beverly Owen, Pat Priest, and Butch Patrick


Gilligan's Island - Only the girls are left


Wild Wild West - Martin is long deceased, but no-one has "dared" knock Bob Conrad off.


Voyage - Hedison and Robert Dowdell (Chip Morton) only 2 left


Rat Patrol - Gudegast, Gary Raymond, amd Lawrence Casey


UNCLE - Caroll long gone but other leads very visable to this day. McCallum on NCIS and Vaughn shilling local lawyers nationwide.


Bewitched - Only the kids left.


Hillbillies - Sadly, only Baer left


Batman - West and Ward


Bonanza - all four major leads deceased. Canary still alive to my knowledge


Gunsmoke - Only Reynolds and Taylor remain of major charactors.


My Favorite Martian - All major characters deceased.


Green Acres - I believe all the major characters are now deceased. The only one I'm uncertain about is Tom Lester (Eb)


Rawhide - Eastwood will live on forever. Others deceased.


Gomer Pyle - Only Ronnie Schell still remains.


Dragnet - Webb and Morgan gone.


McHale's Navy - Of that large cast only Tim Conway, John Wright (Willy), and Yoshio Yoda (Fuji) are left.


Name of The Game - Three main leads gone.


Adam 12 - Milner recently deceased. McCord still with us.


Twilight Zone - Serling has been gone many years


Route 66 - Maharis still kickin. Corbett and Milner gone.


Untouchables - Only Georgiade (Rossi) and Henandez (Youngfellow) remain.


Perry Mason - Barbara Hale still alive to my knowledge. Everyone else gone.


Mannix - Campanella I believe is still with us and of course Conners will go on forever...


Mission Impossible - This show made out pretty well. Only Graves and Morris deceased. Everyone else still out there.


The FBI - Only William Reynolds survives


Combat - Jack Hogan (Kirby) and Conlan Carter (Doc) last remaining soldiers,


Lost In Space - John Robinson (Williams), Dr. Smith (Harris) and The Robot deceased. All other cast members alive and kicking.


I would try to do some more but I'm out of time. Please feel free to add your own. I'll be back next week with Part 2 (The 70's).

 

[bmasters9]

The Avengers: Diana Rigg is still here, but Patrick Macnee is gone

 

[Jack P]

Jim Nabors isn't dead.

 

[Frank Soyke]

Jim Nabors isn't dead.

You are correct. What i think I was recalling was his recent marraige and the fact he had liver cancer some time back.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

For the Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie and Ann Guilbert are still alive.


And you forgot Star Trek, with William Shatner, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig remaining out of the big 7 (or 8, depending).

 

[Frank Soyke]

Big Valley - Evans and Majors remain

 

[ScottRichard]

Batman - Julie Newmar (Catwoman).


Bewitched - Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay).


Daniel Boone - Darby Hinton (Israel), Veronica Cartwright (Jemima), Ed Ames (Mingo).


Family Affair - Johnny Whitaker (Jody) and Kathy Garver (Cissy).


Flipper - Luke Halpin (Sandy) and Tommy Norden (Bud).


Laredo - Peter Brown (Chad) and William Smith (Joe).

 

[Richard V]

The Virginian - As far as I know, James Drury, Clu Gullager, Roberta Shore, Sara Lane, Gary Clarke, and David Hartman remain from the main characters. Sadly John McIntire, Lee J Cobb, Stewart Grainger, and especially Doug McClure (only 59 when he passed) are gone.

 

[Steve...O]

Richard Anderson (Perry Mason) and Roger Moore (Saint) are still alive.

 

[bmasters9]

Original-recipe Five-O: only Al Harrington remains of that one (Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, and Kam Fong all deceased)

 

[Wvtvguy]

On MCHALE'S NAVY, I have to share an Ernest Borgnine story. I work for a local news station & we occasionally do satellite interviews with actors to promote a movie or a charity or something. Occasionally, the actors aren't very enthusiastic because these "satellite tours" last for hours. We watch them in between interviews & many are either bored, tired, or plain grouchy. A few have come off as rude during the interview. We never know what we'll get.

We interviewed Borgnine around 2010 or 2011 for a Christmas movie he was in. He had to be around 92 at the time. He was an absolute delight! He had more energy & more enthusiasm than almost anyone we've ever interviewed. No one was as enjoyable. He really was into the whole process & never gave a short or so so response. He was so entertaining! It just blew everyone here away at what a pro he was. Also, this took place around 11am so Borgnine had probably been doing these interviews for two hours or more. This might not be the thread for this story but I've been wanting to share it for awhile. I'll never forget seeing Ernest Borgnine's smile & hearing him laugh as he talked about his career. Amazing man & a class act!

 

[Frank Soyke]

A few others from some other 60's shows still with us:


Jerry Van Dyke (Accidental Family, My Mother The Car


Robert Loggia ( THE Cat) -Although I heard he is not doing well.


Robert Wagner (It Takes A Thief)


Ken Berry (F Troop, Mayberry RFD)


Larry Storch (F Troop)


Marlo Thomas (That Girl)


Diahann Caroll (Julia)


Ryan O Neal (Peyton Place)


Mia Farrow (Peyton Place)


Roy Thinnes (Invaders, Long Hot Summer)


Barbara Anderson (Ironside)


Lee Meriwether (Batman/Barnaby Jones - Missed this one the first time on Batman along with Newmar


Roger Smith (77 Sunset Strip)


Ed Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip)

 

[brynmill]

A few Batman villains (as well as the previously mentioned Newmar) - Lee Meriweather, Zsa Zsa Gabor (only just), John Astin, Joan Collins, Dina Merrill


Lucy Show - the 3 kids are left

 

[bmasters9]

The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (short-lived spinoff of the main Man From U.N.C.L.E. series) had Stefanie Powers in the main role of April Dancer; she's still with us.

 

[Frank Soyke]

Time Tunnel - Colbert and Darren still alive to my knowledge


The Monkees - Davy Jones deceased. Other 3 still with us (although Tork developed cancer several years back but I guess has been doing better)

 

[Frank Soyke]

He and She - Prentiss and Benjamin still alive. Cassidy, Mars, and Camp deceased.

 

[bmasters9]

Captain Nice (short-lived 1967 CBS comedy) had William Daniels in the title role; he's still here.

 

[ScottRichard]

Dorothy Malone (Peyton Place) is also still with us!

 

[brynmill]

And as for British filmed series:


The Avengers - we still have Jon Rollason, Julie Stevens, Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson

UFO - Wanda Ventham and Gabrielle Drake

The Saint - Roger Moore

Randall and Hopkirk - Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre

The Champions - Stuart Damon, William Gaunt

 

[Ron1973]

Re: Mission Impossible, Leonard Nimoy is gone as well [emoji53]