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GOLDEN AGE STARS WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND DOING GREAT AT RETIREMENT!

Kirk Wise – Age 58

Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter who has been working in the animation industry since the early 1980s. He is perhaps best known for his work on Disney animated features like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Wise has directed or co-directed many feature films and has also won several awards for his outstanding work.

After graduating from Palo Alto High School, Wise enrolled in the California Institute of the Arts to study character animation. Initially in his career, Wise worked as an animator on several Disney films, namely The Great Mouse Detective and others.

ROBBY BENSON – AGE 66

Robby Benson is a prominent actor, singer, director, and educator. The multi-talented artist started off his acting career with Broadway. He is most famous for his role as the voice of the “Beast” in the Disney animated picture Beauty and the Beast. As a director, Robby has shown his directorial expertise in several episodes of the sitcom Friends.

Aside from featuring in numerous films and television shows, namely, Wait Until Dark, Lucky Lady, Ode to Billy Joe, Remember When, and The Legend of Prince Valiant. He also taught at the Tisch School of the Arts, the University of Utah, and the University of South Carolina, among other universities in the US.

Johnny Mathis – Age 86

John Royce Mathis, who goes by the name Johnny Mathis is a famous American singer and songwriter. His career started with releasing singles of standard music, for which his prominence rose as an album artist.

Moreover, some of Mathis’s songs were ranked at Billboard chats with achieving success and fame, out of which some of them still rank. Johnny is a famous singer from the 50s, 60, and 70s who gave a new tune to romance. His songs were primarily romantic. With such a great career in music, Johnny is not finished with music. He is still touring and recording for generations of fans.

Carl Weathers – Age 74

Carl Weathers is more than just an amazing actor. He’s also a former professional football player. Carl played for the Oakland Raiders before giving up football in 1974 to focus entirely on becoming a real actor, his one true passion. Further, in the 1975 movie Bucktown, directed by his buddy Arthur Marks, Weathers had a small part. Moving forward, he also starred in the movie Friday Foster the same year.

In the video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction by Pandemic Studios, Weathers voiced Colonel Samuel Garrett, adding to his versatility. He also served as the narrator of the 18-part television documentary Conquest! The Price Of Victory – Witness The Journey of the Trojans!

Richard Dean Anderson – Age 72

Like other veteran actors who stay in the headlines for their excellent work, Richard is also one of them and best known for his role as Angus MacGyver. For around seven seasons, Richard, as Angus, a science expert and agent of special forces, did many unique wonders using household items. After MacGyver’s role, this fresh-faced actor also made appearances in one of The Simpsons episodes and films like Pandora’s Clock, Firehouse, Through The Eyes of a Killer, etc. 

He started his television career by portraying Jeff Webber in a popular American soap opera series, General Hospital. His several performances during the TV career depicts both his talent and versatility.

Richard Chamberlain – Age 88

This American actor and singer was born on 31st March 1934 in Beverly Hills. Besides being an actor and singer, he has also worked in musical theaters and has performed classical stage roles. Thus, he became a leading heartthrob of the early 1960s.

Richard won the Golden Apple Award for the Most Cooperative Actor in 1962. Furthermore, he was awarded the Golden Globe award in 1963 for best TV Star- Male. Chamberlain was also nominated for a Grammy Award for the recording of his Hamlet. Apart from this, if we talk about his personal life, he was romantically involved with a television actor Wesley Eure, in the early 1960s.

Max Baer Jr. – Age 84

A thriving director, producer, screenwriter, and budding entrepreneur, Max Baer, even at the age of 83, is still not thinking to halt. Max made an appearance for the first time on T.V. in Goldilocks and the Three Bears in 1949. His full-time acting career started in the 1960s after he got the chance to work for Warner Bros and other television series.

Out of all, his role as Jethro Bodine in The Beverly Hillbillies made him an iconic television star. Nowadays, Max focuses on his new venture and aims to build Jethro’s Beverly Hill Mansion and Beverly Hillbillies named after the legendary T.V. show he worked in.

Richard White – Age 75

If you’re a fan of American history or historical scholarship in general, then you’ll want to know about Richard White. A professor at Stanford University and winner of not one but two Francis Parkman Prizes, White is one of the most respected historians in the country.

Richard’s areas of expertise include capitalism’s history, American West, history and memory, the environment, and Native American history. His art has traveled to Mexico, Canada, France, Australia, and Ireland on occasion. Additionally, White is also a published author with some great books, namely, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America and The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650–1815.

Gary Trousdale – Age 62

Gary Trousdale is, without a doubt, a man of many talents. He is an American animator, film director, as well as a screenwriter. Gary has worked on various feature films with Disney Animation Studios, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He collaborates with Kirk Wise and Don Hahn on a regular basis.

Trousdale had initially intended to pursue architecture but instead chose to study animation. In 2003, he co-founded DreamWorks Animation and served as its co-director until 2019. As a director, Trousdale has been noted for his work on traditional animation films in a time when computer animation has come to dominate the industry.

Kirk Wise – Age 58

Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter who has been working in the animation industry since the early 1980s. He is perhaps best known for his work on Disney animated features like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Wise has directed or co-directed many feature films and has also won several awards for his outstanding work.

After graduating from Palo Alto High School, Wise enrolled in the California Institute of the Arts to study character animation. Initially in his career, Wise worked as an animator on several Disney films, namely The Great Mouse Detective and others.

ROBERT WAGNER – AGE 92

Robert John Wagner Jr. is an American actor best known for his lead role in It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart, and Switch. He acted in the world-famous sitcom Two and a Half Men as Teddy Leopold. His journey wasn’t limited to television, as he appeared in films like Austin Powers, The Pink Panther, A Kiss Before Dying, The Towering Inferno, and many more.

He may be in his 90’s now, but he’s ever so young at heart. He has acted in over 100 movies and has lasted for more than seven decades on television. He’s not only a film veteran but also has his interests extended to golfing.

VAN KILMER – AGE 62

The versatile American actor, Val Kilmer, got recognition for his excellent skills after featuring in comedy films like Top Secret in 1984 and Real Genius in 1985. He is a legendary artist who effortlessly converted his experience of performing on stage into acting in films. Best known for playing Bruce Wayne in Batman Forever, he has a full-fledged documentary made on his life titled Val, released in 2021.

Apart from playing fictional characters, he has portrayed real-life figures like Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in Tombstone, and Elvis Presley in True Romance exceptionally well. He went through chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer and is perfectly healthy now.

William Daniels – Age 95

William is a notable American actor and served as Screen Actors Guild president. Before rising to fame, William started his career as Daniels Family singing member in Brooklyn. After his epic role as Dustin Hoffman’s father in the film The Graduate and Boy Meets World as Mr. Feeny, he garnered audience attention. His other best-known performance was in St Elsewhere for portraying Dr. Mark Craig, and this role won him Emmy Awards twice.

On the personal front, he married Bonnie Bartlett on June 30, 1951, also an Emmy Award winner. The couple lives with two adopted children in their Los Angeles home.

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD – AGE 83

Christopher Lloyd is a famous American actor with a remarkably long work history. He is best known for playing comedic yet eccentric characters in the comedy series like “Taxi.” This series made him worthy of the two Emmy Awards. He made a mark through his performance in the sci-fi comedy movie “Back to the Future.”

The evergreen actor Christopher has been a part of more than 200 plays, including Broadway, regional, etc. The actor has been a part of iconic movies and sitcoms, but he has also worked in tv-commercials and music videos. Presently, Lloyd is actively working and has not retired from the entertainment industry.

Barry Bostwick – Age 77

Barry Bostwick is an American actor and singer who first rose to prominence in the 1970s. Best known for his roles in movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Megaforce, he has also had a successful career on television, appearing in series such as Spin City and What I Like About You.

The talented artist made his stage debut at the young age of 22 in a production of Take Her, She’s Mine. Besides that, Barry also performed in several non-musical roles, such as in War and Peace and The Misanthrope, which clearly showed the versatility of his amazing personality. Currently, he lives a happy life with his wife, Sherri Ellen.

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