GENE HACKMAN - 92 YEARS
Born as Eugene Allen Hackman on January 30, 1930, Gene Hackman is a former talented American actor with dashing looks. He has been a superstar in every character that he has portrayed. Hackman's breakthrough performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde catapulted him to the top of his career, where he has deservedly remained for many years and up to the present day.
Gene is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his versatility and range in films like The French Connection, Mississippi Burning, and Unforgiven. He got nominated for five Academy Awards during his 49-year acting career, winning two of them. Alongside he has also received four Golden Globes.
JULIE GOODYEAR - 79 YEARS
Julie Goodyear is an actress, best known for her portrayal of Bet Lynch in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She made her debut as Bet in 1966, appearing in nine episodes before becoming a series regular from 1970 to 1995. In the National Television Awards, Julie received the Special Recognition Award for her outstanding role in the ITV series in the National Television Awards.
Her other projects included filming a pilot for Granada's The Julie Goodyear Show. She appeared in the BBC television comedy series Revolver in 2001. Goodyear also won the reality show; I'm Famous and Frightened! In the 1996 New Year's Honours, she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire.
LESLIE PHILLIPS - 97 YEARS
Leslie Phillips, a well-known comic actor, specializing in playing plump, iconically English stereotypes, has had a lifelong passion for acting. As a child, he received diction lessons to help him lose his natural British accent and also attended the Italia Conti School.
During the 1950s, Leslie established himself as a significant figure in British cinema. His most notable performance is in the Doctor in the House film series, which garnered him immense fame. He also worked in radio, most notably on the BBC's The Navy Lark. In a career that lasted a decade, Phillips played dramatic roles and offered the voice of the Sorting Hat in the famous Harry Potter films.
JIM BROWN - 85 YEARS
This ruggedly handsome American Football player Jim Brown is famous for playing a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. After climbing the success ladder in sports, Jim made appearances in the movies like Rio Conchos, followed by a solid supporting role as convict commando Jefferson in the terrific WWII action film The Dirty Dozen. Other fast-paced films he appeared in included Ice Station Zebra, 100 Rifles, and El Condor.
Brown's popularity grew during the early 1970s when he played tough characters in films like Slaughter, Black Gunn, and Three the Hard Way. In the late 1970s, his on-screen appearances mainly were limited to cameos on television shows.
JOE NAMATH - 78 YEARS
Joe Namath is an American football player. He is popularly known by his nickname "Broadway Joe." Until the 1970s, Joe played as a quarterback in both the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team while he was in college.
Namath is regarded as a sports icon for his brilliant career, which he spent majorly with the New York Jets. Joe began acting after a brief stint as a host on The Joe Namath Show in 1969. Further, he starred in numerous films, like CC and Company with Ann-Margret, The Last Rebel, Going Under, and many more.
TERRY BRADSHAW - 73 YEARS
Terry Paxton Bradshaw, popularly known as Terry Bradshaw, is a tall, flamboyant former footballer who played as an NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in six seasons during the 1970s and was honored with the title of Super Bowl MVP twice in his career.
Terry became a key media commentator on NFL football after retiring in 1983 and has worked for extensive networks like CBS and FOX News. After having a successful sports career, he went on to appear on big screens as an actor. Bradshaw featured in movies such as Hooper, Smokey and the Bandit II, and The Cannonball Run.
LARRY BIRD - 65 YEARS
Larry Joe Bird is a famous American former professional basketball player. He was born on December 7, 1956. Larry has been a person with the utmost passion and respect for sports since he was a kid. In addition to being a player, he is also a coach and NBA executive.
Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, having earned the nicknames "Larry Legend" and "the Hick from French Lick." He was a local basketball prodigy growing up in French Lick, Indiana. He won many accolades during his outstanding career, including 3 times NBA Champion, two NBA Finals MVPs, and 12 NBA All-Star.
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS - 84 YEARS
Billy Dee Williams was originally named William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr and was born on April 6, 1937, in New York. Over the last 50 years, Billy has made an impressive number of film and television appearances. He is best known to the audiences for his portrayal of Lando Calrissian in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Williams has also featured in films such as Lady Sings the Blues, Nighthawks, Batman, Moving Target, and Undercover Brother. Although his film debut was with The Last Angry Man, Billy came in the limelight after his fantastic performance in the television film Brian's Song, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Actor.
PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS - 72 YEARS
Philip Michael Thomas is a Former actor and musician whose best work was portraying the role of "Detective Rico Tubbs" in the iconic 1980s TV series Miami Vice. He has worked with the world's top stage and screen personalities over the course of his remarkable career that spans four decades.
Philip kicked start his professional life with notable roles in films like Coonskin and Sparkle, both opposite Irene Cara. Following his success in Miami Vice, he appeared in plenty of TV movies and commercials. Thomas also played Lance Vance in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
GARY DOURDAN - 55 YEARS
American actor Gary Dourdan has been a Hollywood heartthrob for over 30 years. The tall and handsome man started off making appearances on the small screen, and soon after, he made a place into everyone's hearts with the character of Shazza Zulu on A Different World. Since then, we've seen him in several movies like Alien: Resurrection, Redemption Day, The Last Letter, and Media.
Gary has had the fortune of being honored for his excellent work in the entertainment industry by winning numerous awards like the NAACP Image Awards, Screen Actor Guild Awards, and recognition in the Seattle International Film Festival and the Southeast European Film Festival.
CLINT EASTWOOD - 92 YEARS
Clint Eastwood is a well-known actor and director from the US. Unarguably, he has left no stone unturned in maximizing his potential in his chosen career. Following his success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Clint became internationally recognized as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's Dollar Trilogy and as cop Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry.
Eastwood was nominated under the Best Actor category at the Academy Awards, and he has won the Best Director for Western film Unforgiven. The comedy film Every Which Way but Loose is considered one of his greatest movies. He was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in 1986 and served for two years.
DARYL HANNA - 61 YEARS
Daryl Christine Hannah is an American actress who grew up in Chicago. This blonde beauty with gorgeous blue-green eyes has always been natural for show business. Daryl received his bachelor's degree in theatre from the University of Southern California. Additionally, she trained in ballet and studied drama at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
Hanna began with minor roles such as a student in The Fury and Kim Basinger's younger sister in Hard Country. She made her breakthrough with Blade Runner playing the role of Pris Stratton. Hannah has been a vocal supporter of independent cinema, appearing in and producing numerous films, including John Sayles' Casa de los Babys and Silver City.
