People who are alive but you thought they had died

[Futtocks]

Happy 80th birthday to the truly great Carole King!

[Mumby Magic]

Richard Chamberlain

[Bob8]

Leslie Phillips, 97

[Exiled Townie]

15 hours ago, Bob8 said:

Leslie Phillips, 97

Ah the memories. Many (many) years ago my mate and I pulled into a petrol station in West Hampstead to fill up. Mate got out and was at the pump when a sports car pulled up at the other side of the pump, and out got Leslie Phillips.  I was trying to do my 'I'm looking at him but trying not to let him notice' thing when he came over to the car and said something along the lines of " I say chaps, just picked up this car and I can't find the petrol cap, I don't suppose one of you would know where it is?"  Out we got and after a while my mate found it (behind the rear number plate), cue lots of thanks in true Carry On/ farce mode, and off we went. A very nice chap.

[M j M]

Since he got mentioned on the main forum: Bernie Clifton.

[Futtocks]

John Astin, 92 today. Best known for playing Gomez Addams, but was also occasionally The Riddler (when Frank Gorshin was unavailable).

[Hugh Jarce]

Arthur Scargill he is 84, thought he had passed sometime ago.

[Jeff Stein]

Apparently British chances of getting double figure points in Eurovision

[Futtocks]

Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, 92 today!

[Futtocks]

Happy birthday to Graham Kerr, aka the Galloping Gourmet - still with us and 89 years young as of yesterday!

[Shadow]

13 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Happy birthday to Graham Kerr, aka the Galloping Gourmet - still with us and 89 years young as of yesterday!

I’m amazed he’s alive and amazed he’s ‘only’ 89

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

Some names on this I was surprised to see

[Midlands hobo]

Mick mars

[Wolford6]

Chris Farlowe, 82

[Wolford6]

David Clayton-Thomas, 81

Probably the only white soul singer who can look Tom Jones and Joe Cocker (theoretically!) in the eye.

[JohnM]

On 02/02/2023 at 12:35, Wolford6 said:

David Clayton-Thomas, 81

Probably the only white soul singer who can look Tom Jones and Joe Cocker (theoretically!) in the eye.

Gosh, yes. I thought he'd gone years ago.  BS & T were really really good. Still on my playlist.

[Futtocks]

Patricia Routledge, aka Hyacinth Bucket, 94 today!

[Futtocks]

Sharp as a tack, funny and wise, plus madder than ten boxes of frogs, happy 90th birthday Yoko Ono!

[DavidM]

Seeing as I’m rewatching Edge of Darkness it seems apt to point out that Joe Don Baker (87) and Charles Kay (92) are still alive . 

[Wolford6]

Ray Reardon, 90.

[JonM]

Asha Bhosle, 89.

[Futtocks]

Harry Belafonte, 96 today!

[Futtocks]

 

[Futtocks]

The wonderful Candi Staton, 83 today!

[Old Frightful]

On 18/02/2023 at 16:41, Futtocks said:

Sharp as a tack, funny and wise, plus madder than ten boxes of frogs, happy 90th birthday Yoko Ono!

Over 42 years now since she lost John Lennon.

Very sad.