Famous Names aged 85 Page 6

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Pinky Lee was a comedian and actor known for his own primetime variety television series, The Pinky Lee Show.

Opera Singer

Age :85 (deceased)

Montserrat Caballe was a Spanish opera singer widely celebrated for her distinctive bel canto vocal technique and admired for her versatility and phrasing in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, and Richard Strauss.

Rock Singer

Age :85

Ian Hunter is an English singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople.

Pop Singer

Age :85

Grace Slick is an American painter and retired musician known for her prominent role in San Francisco's psychedelic scene from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.

Soap Opera Actor

Age :85

Ricky Tomlinson is a British actor known for his roles in soap operas and sitcoms.

Computer Scientist

Age :85 (deceased)

Grace Hopper was a computer scientist and naval officer who pioneered computer technology and helped create the first commercial electronic computer.

Business Figure

Age :85

Michael Whitehall is a business executive known for producing TV shows and forming Havahall Pictures and Whitehall Films.

Auto Racing Driver

Age :85

Mario Andretti is an Italian-born American former racing driver who won the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and the F1 Championship. He is considered one of the greatest racecar drivers of all time.

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Jack Warden was a highly acclaimed character actor who appeared in nearly 100 feature films and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Country Singer

Age :85

David Allan Coe is an American singer and songwriter who is recognized as one of the most praised and polarizing musicians to rise from the outlaw country movement.

Rock Singer

Age :85

Dion Dimucci is an American singer and songwriter known for his diverse musical style.

Movie Actress

Age :85 (deceased)

Billie Burke was a highly successful film actress known for her role in Peggy (1915) and as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz.

Journalist

Age :85

Tom Brokaw is an American television journalist who anchored the NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He was known for his professional manner, quiet sense of humor, and down-to-earth delivery.

Movie Actor

Age :85

James Fox is an English actor known for his early career in notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s. He is the second of three sons, born to theatrical agent Robin Fox and his actress wife Angela Worthington.

World Leader

Age :85

Ali Khamenei is the second and current supreme leader of Iran, known for his efforts to expand Iran's influence in the Middle East.

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Ronnie Corbett was a Scottish actor and comedian known for his long partnership with Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies.

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Wilford Brimley was a film and television actor known for his roles as gruff, but lovable grandfathers and dispensers of sage advice in the 1980s.

Multimedia Artist

Age :85 (deceased)

Tom Phillips, a British artist, creates thought-provoking sculptures using found objects, exploring consumerism, environmentalism, and the art-life connection.

Novelist

Age :85 (deceased)

Wilbert Awdry was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author, best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and other characters in his Railway Series.

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Ken Berry was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his roles in 'F Troop,' 'Mama's Family,' and 'Mayberry R.F.D.'.

Inventor

Age :85 (deceased)

Elijah McCoy was a Black American inventor known for his lubrication systems for steam engines and over 50 patents.

Runner

Age :85 (deceased)

Milkha Singh, also known as 'the Flying Sikh', was a legendary Indian athlete who won four Asian gold medals and was considered the finest athlete India has ever produced.

Football Coach

Age :85 (deceased)

Joe Paterno, also known as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He is best known for being the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history with 409 victories.

Movie Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Rip Taylor was a zany comedian known for his flamboyant blend of burlesque and self-deprecating humor, earning him nicknames like 'The Prince of Pandemonium' and 'King of Camp and Confetti'.

TV Actor

Age :85 (deceased)

Ralph Waite was an actor best known for playing John Walton, the patriarch of the long-running TV show The Waltons.