Penny Smith – 67 Years

British author and TV presenter Penny Smith became a household name when she joined the media industry in the late ‘70s. The star has had a successful journey presenting for popular media companies like BBC Radio London, Sky News, TalkRadio, GMTV, and Classic FM. She also became a regular participant on the 2022-launched media platform TalkTV.
Smith’s golden voice is famous in Britain as she’s been on the radio for decades and doesn’t seem to be retiring soon. The talented radio presenter is still strong as she presents one of the weekly drivetime shows on Scala radio, crediting her classical composer, Giacomo Puccini.

Carol Kirkwood – 63 Years

Carol Kirkwood has appeared on our TV as a climate, host, trained by the Met Office, she was trained by the BBC on “The Breakfast Show”. She has also strutted her stuff on BBC One’s “Strictly Come Dancing,” where she completes in 10th place.
However, we haven’t heard much from her in 2022, and we wonder why, particularly because the Scottish TV personality appears to be much loved, with all kinds of people wanting they could have seen her. Turns out, Kirkwood was in a bad motorbike accident and had a horrific injury to boot.

 

Chris Tarrant – 79 Years

Chris Tarrant is one of the most recognized TV hosts on British TV. He got his big break hosting a kid’s TV series called “Tiswas” from 1974 to 1981. That isn’t the most famous show he was even on. That title goes to the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”
He hosted the show from 1998 to 2014 and became the most recognized host of its many international editions. He even presented the video game versions. Five people have won the coveted million-dollar prize in the 592 episodes Tarran recorded. Since leaving the show, he has worked on another called “Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways.”

 

Trevor McDonald – 86 Years

Sir Trevor McDonald is such a legend of British TV that he was even knighted for his services in 1999. A veteran of over three decades, McDonald gained fame for his work as an anchor for the ITN News At 10, raising the popularity and ranking of the show during his time there.
He also has the distinction of retiring twice from his position at the channel. He initially retired in 2005 after spending 30 years in the job. In 2008 he was called back to relaunch a new and improved News at 10. He is also known for hosting the show “Tonight with Trevor McDonald.”

 

Julie Goodyear – 83 Years

Julie Goodyear has had one helluva ride. She is famous for her role in the longstanding soap opera Coronation Street. In it, she played Bet Lynch and earned a special recognition award at the National Television Awards in 1995 for the role. A year later, she wanted an MBE from the Queen.
The character was renowned for her beehive hairstyle and over-the-top dress sense. This served as the inspiration for Freddie Mercury’s drag character in the video for the song I Want To Break Free. Goodyear last appeared in a 2019 TV special called Coronation Street at Christmas.

Mike Harding – 80 Years

Mike Harding, who was born in England in 1944, is well-known for his hit songs and albums, including “The Rochdale Cowboy” and “One Man Show.” He also works as a stand-up comedian and humor writer, appearing on various BBC programs and authoring works like “The Unluckiest Man in the World” and British folktales such as “The Little Book of the Green Man.”
Along with the Lowe Brothers, he was a member of the band called Stylos. Before leaving in 2012 to launch “The Mike Harding Folk Show,” which continued broadcasting in 2022, Harding also hosted the weekly show on BBC Radio 2, “The Mike Harding Show.”

Roy Walker – 85 Years

Roy Walker is a comedian hailing from Northern Ireland. He started his career in the ’70s and is most known for his work in the show “Catchphrase,” for which he was the original host from 1986 to 1999. He has done hosting work as well as comedy and was one of the cast members of the show “The Comedians.”
Walker has also starred in “The Real Marigold Hotel,” “The Laughter Show,” and “Roy Walker’s TV Bloomers.” He has not yet retired, despite his age, and as of 2022, he is on tour with tickets selling out all over the United Kingdom.

Jasper Carrott – 80 Years

An actor, comedian, and TV writer, the hilarious Jasper Carrott was born in Birmingham and quickly became a nationwide household name. His birth name is Robert Norman Davis but he is better known by his pen name. The host of the stand-up comedy series “Canned Carrott,” he worked as a writer for productions such as “Cool It” and even starred in a few flicks, including “Jane and the Lost City.”
Nowadays, this ever-busy character is perhaps best known for his recurring TV appearances in popular British shows. In recent years, he was seen in episodes of “Midlands Today,” “Lorraine,” “Birmingham Now,” “The One Show,” “Weekend,” “The Paul O’Grady Show,” and “Golden Balls.”

Richard Dean Anderson

The American soap opera series “General Hospital” was star-studded, and one of the best characters was Jeff Webber, portrayed by Richard Dean Anderson. At the time, he was in the beginnings of his career, and the role earned him recognition and more roles in films such as “Through the Eyes of a Killer” and “Pandora’s Clock.”
After a brief spell playing in films, Anderson returned to television in 1997 as the lead actor in the series “Stargate SG-1,” a spinoff of the 1994 film “Stargate.” He excelled in the role, stayed for eight years, and added more television work to his resume before retiring to Malibu.

Geraldine Chaplin – 81 Years

Even though Geraldine Chaplin is the daughter of famous actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin, she has successfully forged her own career path. The apple indeed doesn’t fall far from the tree, and she has also become widely recognized as an actress. “Doctor Zhivago,” “The Little Foxes,” and “Nashville” are among her most famous works.
Before she switched to acting, Chaplin had her beginnings in dance and modeling. Perhaps the acting genes were too hard to overlook, and even after more than five long decades, she still manages to pull off mesmerizing appearances, as she did in 2019’s “The Barefoot Emperor” and 2020’s “Britannia.”

Lorenzo Lamas – 67 Years

Lorenzo Lamas is an American actor widely recognized for his roles in cult action movies. We all remember him as Lance Cumson, the long-haired and well-built but responsible grandson of Angela Channing in the soap opera “Falcon Crest.” Other acting credits he boasts include the crime drama series “Renegade” and the romance film “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
Over the years, Lamas has maintained his knack for acting, appearing in 2015’s reality TV series “Celebrity Apprentice.” Though he has backed off from the limelight and showbiz, he still takes occasional small roles but switched to tour helicopter flying for HeliNY in New York.

Thelma Barlow – 96 Years

Beginning her career in the ’50s, Thelma Barlow made a name for herself as an English television actress and writer. Her most famous roles remain that of Mavis Wilton in the enduring ITV soap opera “Coronation Street” and Dolly Bellfield in BBC One’s “Dinnerladies.”
Since leaving the former in 1997, after 26 years on the show and almost 2,000 episodes, Barlow made stage appearances and even acted on the radio. But being on that ITV soap opera continues to highlight her career, and she still appeared decades later in 2021 as a guest in the “Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole” television documentary.

 Tommy Steele – 88 Years

Tommy Steele was Britain’s response to the popularity of Elvis Presley. Known as a singer, songwriter, actor, and sculptor, he is perhaps Britain’s most versatile celebrity. His 1957 album “The Tommy Steele Story” was the first British album to top the UK Albums Chart.
Steele played ‘Og, the leprechaun’ in the 1968 movie, “Finland’s Rainbow.” His great performances have seen him voted as the fourth most popular star at the English box office. He became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1973, and in 2020 he was knighted for his services to entertainment and charity.

Ade Edmondson – 68 Years

Adrian Charles is a British actor and musician who has had roles in several notable shows and films since 1981. Some of his most significant parts came in shows like “The Young Ones” from 1982 to 1984 and “Bottom” from 1991 to 1995. But acting wasn’t the only thing he got into.
He also had multiple roles in the film series known as ” The Comic Strip Presents…” which included a part in the spoof heavy metal band “Bad News,” which he created himself, as well as a nihilistic South African TV star. From 2019 to 2020, he starred as Daniel Cook in “EastEnders.”

Sheila Fearn – 85 Years

Sheila Fearn gained fame for her role in the popular show “The Likely Lads,” playing Audrey Collier, the older sister of the main character Terry Collier. Despite starring in three seasons and adding up to 20 episodes, only 10 of these episodes are still around.
There was more of her in that role, thanks in part to the ’70s spinoff “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?” and featured in a feature film titled after the original series. She retired from acting in 1988 after suffering an injury following a fall from a mountain. She thought casting directors wouldn’t want to cast her anymore.

Steve McFadden – 64 Years

Veteran actor Steve McFadden has had many roles in his career, but none have been more defining than the one as Phil Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera “EastEnders.” He played the role since the ’90s and was the center of a storyline called who shot Phil?
McFadden is also famous for being the host of the games show called “Britain’s Hardest.” This show tested the toughness of participating men with grueling challenges for a £10K prize. He still plays Phil Mitchell in the soap in 2022 and has also featured in over 100 portraits by satirical Twitter personality Cold War Steve.

Ian La Frenais – 86 Years

Writer Ian La Frenais is famous for his work creating popular shows like “The Likely Lads” and its spinoff “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?” He penned it in partnership with his long-time writing partner Dick Clement, who also worked with him on “Porridge” and the spinoff show “Going Straight.”
Besides his work on TV productions, he has also dabbled in film writing. Some of his credits include films like “Archangel,” the soccer-themed film “Goal! The Dream Begins,” and animated films like “Flushed Away,” “Across the Universe,” and “The Bank Job.” In 2017 La Frenais and Clement created an updated version of “Porridge” and another update of “Henry IX.”

Dick Clement – 85 Years

Renowned for his successful partnership with Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement has been the part creator of some of Britain’s top TV productions, including “The Likely Lads” and “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?” as well as Porridge and “Going Straight.”
They also worked together on several other notable productions, including the cult classic “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.” They also have an uncredited writing contribution to the unofficial bond film “Never Say Never Again” and also wrote the “Freaky Friday” themed 1989 film “Vice Versa.” Their last known work was a 2017 update of “Porridge,” and they wrote the book for two plays called “Juke Box Hero” and “Victoria’s Secret.”

Sally Thomsett – 73 Years

British actress Sally Thomsett gained respect and fame by playing Phyliss in the British family drama “The Railway Children.” This film hit theatres during her heyday in the ’70s. And during that decade, she also had a successful role in the sitcom “Man About The House.”
Her ’70s big time didn’t end there, and she starred in the Hollywood film “Straw Dogs” opposite Dustin Hoffman. She is also noted for playing Nemo in a movie called “Baxter!” and ending her career in her heyday; Thomsett last had an on-screen appearance in a 1978 episode of the comedy series “Wodehouse Playhouse.”

Anita Carey – 75 Years

The ’70s were a good decade for British actors, hence why many iconic performers got their start during those years. One of those icons is Anita Carey, best known for her role as Joyce Smedley in the long-running British soap opera “Coronation Street.”
She played that role for two years, from 1996 to 1997. Carey is also noted for her performance as receptionist Vivien March in “Doctors,” a part that won her a British Soap Opera award in 2009 for best dramatic performance. She voiced a character in the video game “Final Fantasy XII” and last starred in a 2018 film called “The Last Witness.”

Albert Hammond – 78 Years

Albert Hammond is a British singer and songwriter who has written some iconic songs and worked with some of the top music artists. Some of these artists include Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, and the American band The Strokes.
He has also collaborated with his son Albert Hammond Jr. and has written a string of hit songs sung by the likes of Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Willie Nelson, and the band Starship. Some of these hits include “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “One Moment in Time,” and “The Air That I Breathe.” His songs include “The Free Electric Band” and “When I’m Gone.”

Janet Suzman – 84 Years

The niece of South African activist Helen Suzman, Dame Janet Suzman, chose a different path than her politically driven mother. She entered the acting industry and made a name with the Royal Shakespeare Company. That geared her for the film industry, and she landed her first film role in the 1971 film “Nicholas and Alexandra.”
Her role in that film earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars. She also honored her aunt by starring in the movie “A Dry White Season,” which explores the apartheid era and the issues it caused. Janet also appeared in an episode of the 2020 biographical drama “The Crown.”

Brian Murphy – 90 Years

A career spanning 62 years and counting can be so tiring that one can only think of leaving the stage to rest. However, English actor-comedian Brian Murphy seems to have no such plans, even after making his acting bow in 1960. The 1932-born thespian gained critical recognition as George Roper, the henpecked husband in “Man About the House.”
Murphy further appeared in the sitcom’s spin-off show “George and Mildred.” He also notably starred in the comedy-drama series “The Booze Cruise,” “Last of the Summer Wine,” and the children’s piece “Wizadora.” As of 2022, his last on-screen appearance was in the 2021 series “Mighty 6” as Old Man L.

Brian Cooke – 85 Years

British entertainer Brian Cooke carved himself a name in show business as an accomplished comedy writer between 1968, his debut, and 1990, his retirement. The 1937 Liverpool-born icon collaborated extensively with Johnnie Mortimer to co-write comedic scripts and went on to create several top ’70s TV sitcoms.
Some of their popular works include “George and Mildred,” “Man About the House,” and “Robin’s Nest.” Cooke wrote and created “Keep It in the Family” in the ’80s and “Father, Dear Father,” which aired in the late ’60s and early ’70s. He has made a few on-screen appearances, including one in the 2018 documentary “When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong.”

Phil Cool – 75 Years

Phil Cool, an impressionist, comedian, and musician from Lancashire, dominated television for a large portion of the ’80s. In his teenage years, he transformed from an electrician to one of Britain’s most recognizable faces. He remained a regular feature in the entertainment world for over 30 years before retiring in 2013.
His career highlights include playing for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the London Palladium as well as Prince and Camilla at the Royal Variety Show. Cool is still as witty and original today as he was in the ’80s, despite the fact that he has quit touring due to his advanced age.

Max Boyce – 79 Years

For more than 40 years, Welsh performer Max Boyce has delighted audiences with his distinctive brand of music, comedy, and storytelling. His love of rugby and his mining experiences as a child in the South of Wales inspired many of his compositions. Boyce, known for his razor-sharp sense of humor, rose to fame thanks to his album “Live at Treorchy.”
In addition to his eight studio albums, Boyce worked on other side ventures, such as three novels, numerous television series, and live broadcasts of concerts. He may not appear much on-screen these days, but Boyce’s still around and resides in his hometown with his family.

Julia Deakin – 70 Years

Julia Deakin is an actress who hails from England. She started her acting career in the late ’80s and is known for her work in projects like “Dancin’ Thru the Dark,” “Oh, Doctor Beeching!” and “Between Two Women.” She started her career later in life and wasn’t in the industry from the start.
Even after all these years, the “Small Doses Julie” star is still around and working. She has done work on both television and on stage and has not let her age slow her down. Some of her newer projects include “Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators” and “The Snarling.”

Michael Simkins – 67 Years

Michael Simkins was born in 1956 and is the husband of actress Julia Deakin. He has been in the industry since the ‘90s and has performed both on screen and on stage. He is known for his work on projects like “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” “The Iron Lady,” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”
The “V for Vendetta” star has starred in many projects throughout his career and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. In fact, Simkins, an English celebrity from Greenford, United Kingdom, is working on more projects in his later years than when he was younger.

Barbara Marten – 76 Years

Barbara Marten is an actress who hails from England. She is best known for her work in projects like “Casualty,” in which she played the role of Eve Montgomery. She was also in “Brookside” and “Between Two Women.” She has worked in soap operas, films, and TV shows.
Marten started her career in the ‘80s and has since had steady work. The “EastEnders” star hasn’t appeared in many projects, but whatever she did star in, she managed to make an impact. Even later in her life, Marten was seen on the big screen and on TV, with some of her newer projects being “The Twin” and “The Turning.”

Mick Miller – 73 Years

Known for his trademark look of a bald head with strands on the sides, Mick Miller has made a name for himself in the comedy world, and his style has helped him do that. He has been in the industry since the ‘70s and is a stand-up comedian.
Aside from performing in big clubs, Miller has also made television appearances on shows like “The Comedians,” “Today with Des and Mel,” and “They Think it’s All Over.” Miller is still around today since he has not yet retired from being a funny man, and as of 2022, he is on tour.

Christopher Quinten – 65 Years

Christopher Quinten is an actor who hails from the United Kingdom. He started his career in the late ‘70s and has since been around. He is best known for his work in the TV soap opera “Coronation Street.” He played the role of Brian Tilsley on the show from 1978 to 1989.
He hasn’t done much work outside the soap opera world but starred in a few films over the years, like “RoboCop 2” and “International Velvet.” Quinten hasn’t been seen on TV since 2020 but is still alive and well. Pictures of him with his much younger girlfriend, Robyn Delabarre, are usually all over the internet.

Jimmy Cricket – 77 Years

Jimmy Cricket is a comedian who first entered the limelight and gained recognition in the ’70s. He hails from England and has had a thriving career on both television and radio. He is known for his work on projects like “And There’s More,” “The Krankies Klub,” “The Comedians,” and “The Joke Machine.”
He has toured the UK with many artists, and in 2015, the pope awarded Cricket the papal knighthood for his charity work. He is still around today, and as of 2022, he enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren while also going on tours over the UK.

Freddie Fletcher – 73 Years

Freddie Fletcher is an actor whose claim to fame is the 1969 film “Kes,” in which he played the role of Jud. Fletcher has had a very sporadic career in acting since he began, and he hasn’t starred in many projects over the years.
He may be known for “Kes,” but he has done some other work like “Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy,” “The Nature of the Beast,” “Brothers in Trouble,” and “Some Kind of Life.” Fletcher is still alive today but hasn’t been seen on the big screen for a while. He lives in Grimethorpe and lives with his wife, Joy.

Barrie Rutter – 76 Years

Barrie Rutter is an actor who was born in the ’40s. He started his career in the ’60s and is known for his work on stage and the screen. On top of being an actor, he is the founder and former artistic director of the Northern Broadsides theatre company.
He is known for works like “Queenie’s Castle,” “Countdown to War,” “Silver Dream Racer,” and “The Saint: The Brazilian Connection.” Rutter is still alive and has been involved in the theater world. However, these days not much is known about him. In 2015, however, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Tony Caunter – 85 Years

Tony Caunter is an actor who was born in the ’30s. He hails from England, and even though he has since retired from the acting world, he is still known for his unforgettable projects.
He is best known for his role as Jack Shepard in the sitcom “Queenie’s Island “and has also starred in the soap opera “EastEnders” as Roy Evans but left the show in 2003 after nine years. Caunter also starred in many films in the ’60s and ’70s. A few of his projects include “A Twist Of Sand,” “The Mind of Mr. Soames,” and “Up Jumped a Swagman.”

Helen Shapiro – 76 Years

Last seen in the TV movie documentary “The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds,” the British singer Helen Shapiro is still around and is yet to announce her retirement. Always busy, she’s been performing with a trio band called “Hebron” since 2015. The ’60s, however, were by far her heyday.
Shapiro was one of the ultimate pop artists of the early ’60s in the United Kingdom (which is not a small feat!) and released both of her timeless hits, “Walkin’ Back to Happiness” and “You Don’t Know,” in 1961. Two years later, in 1963, she toured with “The Beatles.” Impressively, she was only 16 years old at the time!

Jacqueline Bisset – 78 Years

Jacqueline Bisset was still active on the big screen in 2021, yet her career has long been established, starting from the ’60s. After a series of minor projects, she had her breakthrough roles in “The Detective,” “Bullitt,” and “The Sweet Ride.” Her performance in the last one earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Her prominence furthered in the following decades with starring roles in award-winning projects such as “Airport,” “Day for Night,” and “Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?” Bisset’s contribution to the film and television industry allowed her to earn France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honour, in 2010.

Marianne Faithfull – 76 Years

Marianne Faithfull’s career may have started with singing in coffee houses, but today, she’s achieved icon status. So, everyone expected it when she ranked 25 on VH1’s top 100 Women in Rock and Roll. After all, hits like “As Tears Go By” and “Yesterday” were some of her songs.
Outside her music career, Faithfull is also a talented actress. And her role in 2007’s “Irina Palm” got her nominated for best actress at the European Film Awards. Even today, she doesn’t hesitate to breathe life into a movie with her performance. Interestingly, she’s a published author and has written three autobiographies, including “Memories, Dreams & Reflections.”

 Sandie Shaw – 76 Years

You need to listen to songs like “(There’s) Always Something to Remind Me” and “Long Time Love” to understand how good Sandie Shaw was. And “Puppet On a String” made history as the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Still, Shaw decided that being one of Britain’s most successful musicians won’t be her only legacy.
You won’t be wrong to call her an actress thanks to her roles in “Temptation in the Summer Wind” and “Eat the Rich.” Shaw even tried stage acting and played Ophelia in “Hamlet.” Of course, no one was surprised when she received an MBE for services to music in 2017.

Caroline Munro – 74 Years

In 1977, the world fell in love with the English actress Caroline Munro as she starred in the classic James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.” But more than a bombshell spy sidekick, Munro was destined to become an underground legend. Still active in the horror-movie scene, she made a name for herself by starring in numerous scary movies.
Some of her best-known works include the ’80s cult flicks “Slaughter High” and “Maniac. She continued to star in terrifying thrillers, making it to 2019’s “House of the Gorgon” and 2020’s “The Haunting of Margam Castle.” In 2021, she appeared in the podcast series “Vienna’s Planet.”

Michael Gambon – 82 Years

The Irish-English actor Sir Michael Gambon has achieved pretty much everything a film and stage performer can dream of achieving. And yet, he’s still active and taking on new challenges, always looking for something new. This renowned artist from Dublin was most recently seen in movies like “Judy” and “Cordelia” and doesn’t seem to be considering retiring just yet.
Younger audiences should recognize him for his role as ‘Albus Dumbledore’ in the “Harry Potter” film series. However, Gambon is also an acclaimed Shakespearean stage actor and starred in movies as beloved as “Gosford Park,” “The Insider,” “The King’s Speech,” and “Little Women.”

Jane Goodall – 89 Years

Dame Jane Goodall, formerly famous as Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is a well-known Britain’s anthropologist and primatologist. She is most famous for her 60 years of the experiment as the world’s chimpanzee expert and her study of household and social interactions among the species’ territories.
Since the ’60s, Goodall has focusing on wild chimpanzees and has traveled to various African countries to survey further about their ecosystems. During her ventures, she accomplished that the primates exhibited various humanlike behaviors.

Twiggy – 73 Years

Twiggy’s real name is Lesley Lawson. She was given the iconic nickname by friends and family who mocked her for her “twig-like” frame. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging ’60s in London.
Twiggy is best remembered as one of the first international supermodels and a fashion icon of the 1960s. Her greatest influence is Jean Shrimpton, whom Twiggy considers to be the world’s first supermodel. Upon leaving her runway days behind, Twiggy transitioned to stage and screen acting.

Nigel Planer – 70 Years

Nigel Planer initially gained fame for his roles in The Young Ones, a BBC comedy, and as Ralph Filthy in the sitcom Filthy Rich & Catflap. He also had a part in Hairspray and made a name for himself on stage, starring in a long list of major West End productions.
These include big-time plays like Chicago, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and We Will Rock You. He also earned an honorary doctorate in the arts in 2011 from Edinburgh Napier University. Planer had a role in a 2021 documentary series called Jo Brand’s Classic Comedy Sketches.

Peter Richardson – 71 Years

Peter Richardson is a genius writer, director, and comedian. He is the founder of the Comic Strip, a troupe of performers that do comedy sketches. This initially served as a platform for his double act with Nigel Planer. It eventually became a platform that launched the career of several prominent British comedians.
These include Rik Mayall, French and Saunders, and Alexei Sayle. He also created iconic shows mixing comedy with hard rock music. Two of these shows toured the United Kingdom. He has notable directing credits on films like Carry On Columbus and Stella Street. His last involvement in any production was 2016’s The Comic Strip Presents Redtop.

Julie Christie – 83 Years

During the Swinging Sixties, there were very few people more iconic than Julie Christie. She was a beauty of note and renowned for being a regular centerfold magazine hottie. But she went beyond that and was an actress of immense skill who won the Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy awards.
These came thanks to notable performances in films like 1963’s Billy Liar and her Oscar-winning performance in 1965’s Darling. She also had a small role in the Harry Potter films and played a sultry and attractive grandmother in Red Riding Hood. She is filming her part for a 2022 documentary called John Schlesinger: Midnight Men.

Eileen Atkins – 88 Years

Having been around in the industry since 1953, Eileen Atkins has spent a lot of years searching for the validation her talent so rightfully deserves. She eventually got that in 2008. This was after winning a BAFTA TV Award and an Emmy Award for her performance in Cranford.
Her stage performances were much more appreciated, and she has three Oliver Awards to her name. She has starred in productions like The Unexpected Man and Honour. She is a screenwriter, too, and has created popular shows like Upstairs, Downstairs. Atkins is also recognized for her roles in Robin Hood, Gosford Park, and The Dresser.

Derek Jacobi – 84 Years

What does it take to be a great stage actor? Sir Derek Jacobi may have an answer because he was knighted to contribute to the industry. Some o his most notable roles include Shakespeare’s works like Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. He also had a role in Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Through his passion for theater, he was a founding member of the Royal National Theatre. But he also has a few TV and film roles to his name, like the 1978 film I, Claudius, which is an adaptation of Robert Graves’s story. He earned a BAFTA Award for this performance and will star in 2021’s The Martini Shot.

Jennie Linden – 83 Years

If Sir Christopher Lee is the king of the golden age’s horror monsters, then Jennie Linden can be regarded as a pioneer in the scream queen market. She gained fame and earned her stripes for her role in classic British horror films like Nightmare.
However, her most significant achievement came in a romantic comedy, Women in Love. She was nominated for a BAFTA for the role of Ursula but didn’t win the award. She did start earning some top billing roles, though, including the 1974 film Vampira. She also featured in Doctor and last appeared in a 2020 documentary called Surge of Power: Doctor Who Tribute.

Tom Courtenay – 86 Years

When it comes to British actors, the route to film star status is via acting on stage. Most of them have taken that route, and that was no different or Sir Tom Courtenay. He is, in fact, a legend of both screen and stage but made his biggest impression on the former.
He had his breakthrough role with 1962’s The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, earning a Most Promising Newcomer BAFTA award. His stage career put him in Oscar contention when he got nominated for The Dresser, a film based on a play he starred in. He will star in a 2021 film called The North Water.

Ian Bleasdale – 71 Years

Ian Bleasdale was what most people would call stable. He had a stable job as a teacher earning a decent wage and building on a healthy pension when he retired. But he is also an expressive person and actually gave up that stability to pursue his passion for performing arts and comedy.
He always jokes that this decision sent his mother to her sickbed. The decision also saw him land several small parts in shows like Inspector Morse, Andy Capp, and Coronation Street. He then gained prominence in Casualty, playing a paramedic named Josh Griffiths. His last TV appearance was in 2021’s Pointless Celebrities.

Jane Hazlegrove – 54 Years

Jane Hazlegrove shot to fame in the medical drama series, Casualty playing the gay character named Kathleen “Dixie” Dixon. She is herself openly gay and not only broke boundaries with her role but was also listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people of 2012 by World Pride Power.
This profile has helped her continue finding work, earning roles in shows like London’s Burning, Making Out, and Silent Witness. She had small roles in The Bill, Jonathan Creek, and Holby City, among others. She eventually made her move to soaps and, in 2018, landed a permanent role on Coronation Street playing Bernie Winter.

Sarah Douglas – 70 Years

Some people are really good at being the protagonist; others are more adept at being a villain. That appears to be the case for Sarah Douglas. In fact, she was so good at it that she played Ursa, a baddie in the 1978’s Superman II, and played Jindah Kol Rozz, the antagonist of the series Supergirl.
Her reputation was so high she also played Queen Taramis, the enemy in Conan the Destroyer. The closest she came to being a protagonist was in Falcon Crest, where she played a conniving character with a soft spot called Pamela Lynch. She is currently filming a 2021 Documentary called In Search of Tomorrow.

Judi Dench – 88 Years

Most of us remember Dame Judi Dench for playing M, the head of MI6 in the James bond films. Others may remember her from her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare In Love, a performance that earned her an Oscar, her only win in six nominations.
While she seems to fit serious roles better, she has also had a long-standing role in the British sitcom As Time Goes By, which she help from 1992 to 2005. Before then, she starred in another sitcom called A Fine Romance from 1981 to 1984. She is still active today and finished a movie called Off the Rails, due out in 2021.

Bill Curbishley – 79 Years

Bill Curbishley is a pretty good band manager. Not only did he sit behind the success of The Who, one of the most iconic rock bands in history, but he also did what even longstanding Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant couldn’t do. He got Jimmy Page and Robert Plant to work together again.
Curbishley got them back on stage for the first time since the band disbanded in 1978. This resulted in the successful live album, No Quarter. He also manages heavy metal band Judas Priests and produced music videos for Nick Cave and Joan Jett. He’s currently working on a biopic about The Who’s Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey.

Roger Daltrey – 79 Years

Roger Daltrey is the singer and one of the key songwriters for the iconic rock band The Who. He is renowned for his poetic approach to songwriting. Some of his most crucial songwriting contributions to the band include songs like Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, See My Way, and Early Morning Cold Taxi.
He had an equally successful solo career that included hit albums like Ride a Rock Horse, his second and most successful album. He also released McVicar, which served as the soundtrack for the movie of the same name. Neither Daltrey nor The Who are letting up, and he is currently working on a documentary called Radio Caroline.

Andy Paterson – 63 Years

Andy Paterson has a pretty unique skill set. While his main role is as a producer for film and TV production, he is also skilled as a second unit director. It’s a specialist role that shoots at secondary angles to the main crew that we usually see during the start and transition in scenes.
He has done it on films like Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Railway Man, Beyond the Sea, and Hilary and Jackie. He has a lot of work currently in the pipeline, including one he just finished called Gore. He is currently in pre-production on a handful of projects including a mini-series called Spy Princess.

Tony Rohr – 83 Years

Tony Rohr is a bit of a background guy. he is in some pretty well-known films; he is just always in a supporting role or somewhere in the background. His major productions include the film adaptation of the novel Middlemarch where he played Solomon Featherstone. He also played Grandad in The Lakes, a British drama series.
The journeyman actor also has credits for films like McVicar, opposite Roger Daltrey, The Long Good Friday, and The Sweeney. He also found some success in television with a role in the popular sitcom Father Ted. He had another role in a series called Derek, which was his last role back in 2014.

Pete Townshend – 77 Years

One of the most iconic images in rock ‘n roll was of guitarist Pete Townshend swinging his guitar. There are many theories behind why they did it. Some link it to their rivalry with Jimi Hendrix and matching his guitar fire theatrics. Some think it’s symbolic, then trashing their old instruments to play new ones at a new show.
Townshend says it’s none of those, ad instead simply likened it to artistic expression. Not that he needed more with what he was doing with the band, having written over 100 songs across 12 albums. He appeared in the Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate The music of Peter Green music special.

Pam St Clement – 81 Years

Pam St Clement was brought into EastEnders to play Pat Butcher, a character written in to bring more of a common grit to the hoity-toity beautiful people of Walford. It worked like a charm, and what was supposed to be a three episodes stint turned into a career-long role.
Although St Clement had her reservations about continuing with the characters, the character also proved pretty popular, pondering just where exactly the character fits in. She eventually stayed on EastEnders from 1986 to 2016 and last appeared in an episode of This Morning in 2020. Since she isn’t acting, she has more time for writing and various charity organizations.

Sylvestra Le Touzel – 65 Years

Besides being married to Owen Teale, Sylvestra Le Touzel is also a successful actress. She came from a prominent family from the Channel Island of Jersey and started acting from a young age. She eventually got her big acting break in the iconic show Doctor Who.
While she made plenty of TV appearances on shows like Dixon of Dock Green and The Professionals, she only made her film debut in 2006. This was in a film called Amazing Grace. She was also featured in the movie Cloud Atlas and The Death of Stalin. She was last active in 2020 on several shows, including The English Game, Roadkill, and Intelligence.

Charles Dale – 60 Years

Charles Dale has many prominent TV and film roles to his name. Some of his biggest ones include playing the porter Big Mac in Casualty and his most recognized role in Coronation Street playing Dennis Stringer, a former member of Hell’s Angels.
Besides being just a cast member, he held a lead role in a drama series called The Eustace Bros. In his native country of Wales, he starred in a series called Belonging. He also had supporting roles in Holby City, Rocket Man, and Lovejoy and had an appearance in the 2021 mini-series The Pembrokeshire Murders, set in Wales.

Valarie Pettiford – 62 Years

Valarie Pettiford gained fame for her jazzy tones and stage performances. The most notable of these is in the Broadway production called Fosse, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. She also put in an acclaimed performance in productions of Show Boat and West Side Story.
But she also had some recognized roles in TV and film. Some of these include the sitcom Half & Half, where she played Big Dee Dee Thorne, and Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. She also had roles in films like Glitter, opposite Mariah Carey, and her most recent film was released in 2021 and called Senior Moment.

Vincent Riotta – 64 Years

Vincent Riotta was born as Vincenzo Ricotta. His birth name sounds cool enough, but he thought it would be better for him to go by his stage name. He has done pretty well with it, most notably on stage, where he has starred in Romeo and Juliet, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Corsican Brothers.
But he became a household name during a stint on Coronation Street and an episode of The Bill. He even made moves into American TV shows with roles in Alias, Jag, Monk, and films like Captain Corelli’s Mandolin opposite Nicolas Cage. He is set to star in a 2021 film called Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.

Terence Stamp – 84 Years

If a filmmaker ever wants brooding silence, Terence Stamp is their man since he is labeled as the master of that art. He is also a powerful actor who made many iconic roles his own. This includes playing General Zod in Superman II and Bernadette Bassinger, a transgender woman in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
His talents had shone through early in his career. When his debut film in 1962’s Billy Budd, his performance earned him an Oscar and BAFTA nomination and won him a Golden Globe. He hasn’t stopped acting either and is participating in the 2021 film called Last Night in Soho.

Hilton McRae – 73 Years

Hilton McRae was a rebel with a cause in his younger days. He was part of the left-wing theater group called 7:84 who made plays telling stories about the struggles of the working class. This is why it’s almost poetic that the biggest film he was in was Star Wars: Return of the Jedi as a resistance pilot.
He was uncredited for the role but did gain credit for some big roles in British films and TV. These include movies like Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan and The French Lieutenant’s Woman. He is set for a role in the 2022 TV series Halo.

Stuart McGugan – 79 Years

Stuart McGugan is best recognized for spending ten years as a presenter of the BBC show Play School. This took him from 1975 to 1985, and he concurrently played Gunner ‘Atlas’ Mackintosh in the cult-classic sitcom; It Ain’t Half Hot Mum.
This wouldn’t be his last military-style show either. He also played a character named Bomba McAteer in the Tutti Frutti show and was also in the series Dad’s Army. He also had a recurring part in the sitcom You Rang M’Lord? and was last seen in a 2019 episode of Pointless Celebrities.

Alison Owen – 60 Years

Alison Owen is a film producer who cut her teeth in the music industry, producing music videos. But she is actually best known for her work on films like Shaun of the Dead, The Other Boleyn Girl, and Moonlight and Valentino.
She has worked for some notable production companies, including Limelight Records, where she made her film breakthrough working on a movie called Hear My Song. She also worked behind the scenes on a show called Diary of a Teenage Health Freak. She set up a low-budget films division at the Working Title production company and started her own called Ruby Films.

Julian Jarrold – 61 Years

Do you know the department stores called Jarrold’s? Julian Jarrold is a direct descendant of the people who started and named it back in 1770. But instead of getting into the family, he pursued his passion for acting and entertainment, most notably filmmaking.
He has worked on some big projects, including Great Expectations, the film adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel. He also did an adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited and did a film version of the high-profile musical Kinky Boots. Jarrold is renowned for making a Jane Austen biopic called Becoming Jane and has an upcoming 2022 film called This Sceptred Isle.

Owen Teale – 60 Years

Owen Teale was a pretty prolific actor in the ’80s. Notably, at the back end of the decade, starting with his debut role in 1989’s War Requiem. He followed this up with parts in Knights of God, Great Expectations, and Boon, all in the same year.
But he is probably best remembered for his role as Ser Alliser Thorne in Game of Thrones. The character is, of course, famous for leading a revolt and having everyone’s favorite character murdered. His character was killed off by hanging, and he’s been a busy bee ever since. Teale has an upcoming film called Wisdom for Heroes, due in 2022.

Jeremy Northam – 59 Years

Jeremy Northam is famous for playing Mr. Knightley in Emma, the adaptation of a famous Jane Austen novel. But he cut his acting teeth on stage and had some notable and impressive roles along the way. One of these was replacing Daniel Day-Lewis for the role of Hamlet in a production of the Shakespeare classic.
Northam also had a role in a play titled The Voysey Inheritance, which earned him the Olivier Award for the most promising newcomer. He also had a starring role in the film Cypher and built a reputation for starring in biopics like Martin and Lewis, where he played Dean Martin.

June Ritchie – 80 Years

June Ritchie is one of those actresses who had a whirlwind acting career where she got in, made an impact, then left early. For her, it all started in 1961, when she graduated from the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art. She graduated with the Emile Littler Award firmly in her grasp.
The skills she learned also went to good use, and some of Ritchie’s best movies include The Mouse on the Moon. She also starred in The World Ten Times Over, opposite Sylvia Syms. She left the industry in 1988 when she started a family but returned to the stage, putting in a stellar performance in Gone With The Wind.

Anastasia Hille – 55 Years

While attending acting school, Anastasia Hille was in pretty good company. She was in the same class as Jude Law and Toby Stephens. The three were so skilled that they finished in the top three positions in the Ian Charleson Awards—her in second, Law in third, and Stephens winning.
She followed this up with notable parts in the British series. These include The Fear, a longstanding crime drama. For her role, she got nominated for a BAFTA in 2012. She also had roles in The Missing, The Hole, and Snow White & the Huntsman. She had a role in a 2021 mini-series called The Pembrokeshire Murders.

Suzanne Packer – 58 Years

Suzanne Packer has built her career around playing characters in the medically inclined show. From her 13-year run on the drama show Casualty playing nurse Tess Bateman to her short stint as another nurse on In My Skin. She was also on the institution called Doctor Who.
Packer is always busy with a project or something. Some of these include the show Bang and another appearance in Casualty for its 30th-anniversary special. She made some notable roles in 2020 with shows like Sitting in Limbo and a Welsh language movie Cyswllt (Lifelines). She played one of the leading roles in the 2021 mini-series The Pembrokeshire Murders.

Amanda Donohoe – 59 Years

When Amanda Donohoe was 16, she dated Adam Ant, lead singer of the band Adam and the Ants. She gained exposure by starring in one of their music videos, which in turn set her on a career path that has seen her star in one of America’s most lauded shows.
She moved to the States after she and Ant broke up and had a two-year stint on L.A. Law, earning a Golden Globe nomination. She returned to the UK for a stint on the soap opera Emmerdale and played a role in a stage play, Uncle Vanya. She will star in the upcoming 2021 film The Princess Switch 3.

Richard E. Grant – 64 Years

Richard E. Grant is a pretty mixed pot when it comes to heritage. He was born in Mbabane, a former Swaziland protectorate now known as Eswatini. He was raised in Southern Africa, cut his teeth in Cape Town’s Theater, and got his big break in a British black comedy.
He also wrote and directed a film about his childhood and played roles in films like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. More recent film roles include 2017’s Logan and 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. He had a role in the 2021 series Loki and has another movie coming in 2022 called Persuasion.

Nathaniel Parker – 59 Years

Being able to do a little bit of everything has its perks, just as Nathaniel Parker, an actor who excels at both screen and film roles. He is also well known for his voice-over work and has had notable roles in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Merlin, playing King Arthur’s uncle Agravaine de Bois.
His stage roles including starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in a 1989 production of The Merchant of Venice, in which he also starred in West End and Broadway productions. He currently has roles in a few upcoming 2021 films, including The Last Duel, The Beast Must Die, and Hunting Bears.

Hetty Baynes – 64 Years

Hetty Baynes trained as a ballet dancer and trained at the Royal Ballet School. She landed her first professional part at 12 years old in Rudolf Nureyev’s production of the Nutcracker. But being on stage eventually led to her pursuing acting, which she started by being a stage manager in repertory theatre.
She quickly got involved in the acting herself, with notable parts in plays like Inadmissible Evidence and See How They Run, a popular comedy. She moved into TV as well and had roles in the Agatha Christie adaptation called The Seven Dials Mystery. She last featured in a 2020 episode of Doctors.

Maggie Smith – 86 Years

Maggie Smith has had a long and prosperous career that dates back to 1952. But she will go down in pop culture history for a simple two-word incantation: Wingardium Leviosa. This was when she played the Transfiguration Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies.
Of course, she’s had a lot more roles between ’52 and now. In fact, she has worked on over 60 films and 70 stage production. This includes roles in Agatha Christie’s adaptation Death on the Nile and the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans. She is also a two-time Oscar winner and is filming on the movie Downton Abbey 2.

Rita Tushingham – 79 Years

Rita Tushingham shot to fame in a controversial fashion, starring in the 1961 film A Taste of Honey. The film is famous for her and co-star Paul Danquah sharing the first-ever interracial kiss in a movie. Despite the controversy, she still won a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and a Cannes Film Festival Award.
She also continued to dominate on screen and stage with roles in The Leather Boys and The Trap. On stage, she had notable roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night, and in later years, she had prominent roles in films like Being Julia. She has a role in 2021’s Last Night in Soho.

Charlotte Rampling – 75 Years

Charlotte Rampling is another actress who gained fame in the swinging sixties. She was prominent in the European arthouse scene and performed in several English, French and Italian productions. Before acting, she was a successful model and served as the muse for film director Francois Ozon, for whom she starred in several films.
These include his acclaimed film Under the Sand. She also had an Emmy and Screen Actor’s Guild award-nominated performance in a miniseries called Restless. She is also well known for playing Evelyn Vogel in the hit series Dexter and had a role in the ensemble cast of the upcoming 2021 sci-fi film called Dune.

Keith Allen – 67 Years

Keith Allen has had a pretty eventful career. This is even before he became a well-known pantomime star and actor. He once served as an opening comedy act for the iconic punk band The Clash. He was also fired as a stagehand after jumping on stage and singing Max Bygraves’ chorus line in the nude.
Some of his most famous films include Carry On Columbus and Trainspotting as a drug dealer. If that doesn’t make him famous enough, he is also the father to pop songstress Lily Allen and Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen. He is still active and starred in the 2021 mini-series The Pembrokeshire Murders.

Lindsay Duncan – 70 Years

At 70 years old, Scottish actress Lindsay Duncan may have slowed down, but she hasn’t altogether quit acting. In fact, in 2021, she was already part of two TV series: A Discovery of Witches and Inside No. 9. She is also married to actor Hilton McRae.
Like him, she also has links to Star Wars, where she voiced an android Episode I – The Phantom Menace. She also had roles in a Doctor Who special, The Water On Mars, and had roles in other major films like Birdman and the series Sherlock. She has also won a Tony and Olivier award for her stage work.

Trevor Eve – 70 Years

Like Tom Selleck and William Shatner (kind of), Trevor Eve was made for police dramas. He was so made for them that two of his main roles were in these kinds of shows. One of these was a show called Shoestring, where he played the title character.
The other was a show called Waking the Dead, where he played a detective superintendent named Peter Boyd. He is also a stage actor, who notably played Paul McCartney in the West End play John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert. He has a role in a show called A Discovery of Witches, which the second season aired in 2021.

William Roache – 89 Years

William Roache is a legend of British TV. He has been in the industry for 60 years and is renowned for his Coronation Street role. In fact, he’s been on the show so long that he holds the record in The Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-serving male TV actor for a single character.
His main gig is the soap opera, although his status has seen him appear on various other shows. These include the show Who Do You Think You Are? and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. He has also won several awards for his work, including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards.

Leonard Fenton – 95 Years

Leonard Fenton is another veteran of the TV world, most notable for his part in the popular British soap EastEnders playing Dr. Harold Legg, an original character from the show. Not to be confined to one role, Fenton also put in a stellar performance in the found-footage horror drama The Zombie Diaries.
He also had roles in several other films, including Shine on Harvey Moon in 1982 and Give My Regards to Broad Street in 1984. This was, of course, all before he made his EE debut. He eventually left the soap in 2019 after the character was killed off. He hasn’t made many on-screen appearances since then.

Duncan Campbell – 68 Years

People love spy stories; they’re full of intrigue, adventure, and suspense. But unlike in the movies, where the danger looks more serious than it actually is, for journalist Duncan Campbell, the risks were real. He was constantly getting under the British Intelligence Agency’s skin and revealed some major government secrets.
He was a true spy who uncovered classified government surveillance programs and revealing secret political organizations, which got his door kicked down and house searched. This was later dubbed the Zircon Affair. He is still active and specializes in computer forensics and gay rights issues.

Glenda Jackson – 85 Years

So you thought Arnold Schwarzenegger was the only high-profile actor to turn to politics for a few years? Think again because Glenda Jackson did it before it was cool to do. Jackson is an accomplished actress who won two Best Actress Oscars for her roles in Women in Love and A Touch of Class.
But in 1992, she decided to pack up her acting career and move into politics. She served as the MP for Hampstead and Kilburn from that year until 2015. She was also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport between 1997 and 1999. She returned to acting and has a 2021 movie called Mothering Sunday coming up.

Penelope Wilton – 75 Years

Some people become movie stars; others become icons of the TV industry. The latter applies to Penelope Wilton, who has had some major TV roles. The most notable of these is a BBC sitcom called Ever Decreasing Circles which she took part in from 1984 to 1989.
More recently, she played Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. But her best role is what came between, as she played Harriet Jones in the iconic show Doctor Who from 2005 to 2008. She also won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role in the stage play Taken at Midnight. She is currently filming on Downton Abbey 2.

Griffith Rhys Jones – 67 Years

Considering the man is named after a key historical figure, it comes as no surprise that Griffith Rhys Jones carved out a niche in the comedy world. The Welsh comedian is multi-talented and doubles as a television presenter and writer making him one of the most versatile players on British television.
Griffith’s breaking point came in the ’80s when he started working on various comedy sketch shows for BBC. Later in his career, the star branched out and formed a production company called Talkback Productions. Along the way, Griffith developed a love for acting and presenting and pursued both careers simultaneously.

Norman Lovett – 74 Years

Norman Lovett’s career has been an epic endeavor. The legend had a relatively late start, but it’s fantastic to see what he has achieved over the years. Norman is most notably known for taking over the alternative comedy scene and giving performances at London’s Comedy Store.
After gaining traction, the star went to write and appear in his sitcom titled I, Lovett. His show ran from the late eighties to the early nineties and is regarded as the critical turning point in Norman’s career. Since then, he has written and appeared on several other sitcoms, further beefing up his resume.

Betty Boothroyd – 92 Years

Veteran British politician Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC, served as a member of parliament for West Bromwich West and West Bromwich between 1973 and 2000. During this time, she also served as the House of Commons Speaker between 1992 and 2000, making her the only woman to have held that position.
The 1929-born lawmaker carved a name for herself in the political arena by being a staunch advocate for equality and the provision of good education and employment opportunities for everyone. Retirement looks farfetched for Boothroyd as she’s still very active in politics as of 2022, sitting in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

Tony Marshall – 83 Years

Do you know about Schlager? It’s a style of pop music that’s big in countries like Germany, Austria, Albania, Scandinavia, and the Baltic states. Tony Marshall is one of the biggest names in the genre and has been at it since 1971. It all started when he trained as an opera singer.
Instead of pursuing opera after graduating in 1965, he had his first major hit with the song Schöne Maid in ’71. The song became so popular in the Schlager-centric regions that he tried to break into the English-speaking market with a version called Pretty Maid. It was a hit in Australia, making number 16 on the charts there.

Una Stubbs – 84 Years

Una Stubbs got into the fame game very early in her life. She was just 21 years old when she became the cover girl for the Dairy Box chocolates made by Rowntree’s. She became more than that when she starred opposite Cliff Richard in the film Summer Holiday.
She went on to have roles in more films like Till Death Us Do Part and its sequel In Sickness and in Health. Her profile exponentially grew when she earned a part in the show Worst Witch and more recently played the landlady to Sherlock Holmes in the hit TV show Sherlock. This was one of her last roles in 2017.

Frank Williams – 79 Years

There are two types of Frank Williams in this world. First is the kind who owns Formula 1 teams renowned for building some of the fastest cars in the sport. Then, there’s the star in TV shows that specializes in playing men of the clergy. Both have a similar bald spot, though.
Featured here is the former, who started his first racing team by funding it with money he made as a traveling grocery salesman. He worked his way up from Formula 3 to Formula 2, becoming one of the most popular driving teams in Formula 1. In December 2020, he was rushed to the hospital for an unreported condition.

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