Famous Names aged 85 Page 4

Activist

Age :85 (deceased)

Annie Besant was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism.

Political Figure

Age :85 (deceased)

Garret FitzGerald was Taoiseach of Ireland and a prominent statesman and peacemaker. He was the son of Desmond FitzGerald, the first foreign minister of the Irish Free State.

Movie Actress

Age :85 (deceased)

Toby Wing led the team that developed the detonators for the atomic bombs in the Manhattan Project.

Activist

Age :85 (deceased)

Beatrice Webb was a social reformer and co-founder of the London School of Economics. She left behind an unfinished autobiography titled 'My Creed and My Craft'.

Pianist

Age :85

Herbie Hancock, a jazz icon, revolutionized improvisation with Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue," blending jazz, funk, R&B, and electronic music to become a musical visionary.

Newscaster

Age :85

Sir Trevor McDonald is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN.

Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Burt Kwouk was a British actor, best known for his roles in the Pink Panther films and Goldfinger.

TV Actor

Age :85

John Amos is an American actor known for his role as James Evans, Sr., on the CBS television series 'Good Times' and for his portrayal of the adult Kunta Kinte/Toby in the 1977 miniseries 'Roots', for which he received an Emmy nomination.

TV Show Host

Age :85

Prue Leith is a British-South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, TV presenter, journalist, and novelist known for her time as a judge on The Great British Bake Off.

Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85

James Laurenson is an actor known for his award-winning performance in Pink Floyd—The Wall.

Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Larry Pennell was an American television and film actor, known for his role as 'Dash Riprock' in The Beverly Hillbillies. Before his acting career, he played professional baseball for the Boston Braves.

Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85

Rudolph Walker is a renowned actor known for his roles in EastEnders, Star Wars, and King Ralph.

Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Ken Swofford was a prolific American actor known for his roles in television shows and movies such as 'The Andromeda Strain,' 'Fame,' and 'Thelma & Louise.'.

Movie Actress | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Adele Jergens was an American actress known for her roles as a blonde floozy or burlesque dancer in movies.

Movie Actor | Stunt

Age :85 (deceased)

Larry Taylor is an American actor, singer, and author known for his award-winning performances in the plays Take Me Out and Sweet Charity, as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on HBO's True Blood.

Movie Actor

Age :85

Timothy Carlton is an English actor known for his roles in Cold Comfort Farm, Sherlock, and Parting Shots.

Movie Actress | Soundtrack

Age :85

Alexandra Stewart was a Canadian actress known for her work in French cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.

Movie Actor | Producer

Age :85 (deceased)

Robert Warwick was a prominent matinée stage and silent-film star known for his handsome features and operatic talent.

Miscellaneous Crew | Movie Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

George Coulouris was a British actor known for his portrayals of villainous characters.

Movie Actor

Age :85

Peter McEnery is an English actor known for his role in The Moon-Spinners and for giving Hayley Mills her first grown-up kiss on screen.

Movie Actor | Music Department | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Arthur Mullard was an enigmatic and much loved comedy actor known for his roles in British comedy films and TV shows.

Miscellaneous Crew | Movie Actor | Producer

Age :85

Gerald W. Abrams is a prolific film producer known for producing over 70 films, including Houdini (2014), Nuremberg (2000), and Family of Spies (1990).

Fiction Writer | Movie Actress | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Barbara Bosson was an American actress best known for her roles in Hill Street Blues and Murder One. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995).

Miscellaneous Crew | Movie Actor | Soundtrack

Age :85 (deceased)

Roy Clark is best known for hosting the country variety show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1997.

Movie Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Siegfried Rauch was a German actor known for his roles in Patton and Le Mans.