Are you a fan of classic Hollywood? If so, you’ll be surprised to know that the Golden Age of Hollywood has its fair share of great old Hollywood actors who lived to 100 – some even slightly further than that!
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Bruce Bennett 01:36 - Nehemiah Persoff 02:39 - Norman Lloyd 03:52 - Bob Hope 04:42 - Kirk Douglas 05:38 - Herb Jeffries 06:27 - Frank M. Thomas 06:54 - Outro
What made these actors live so long? While we’ll perhaps never know we can guess that their dedication and perseverance in their careers kept them going for so long. Let’s have a look at a few old Hollywood actors who lived to be 100 years old.
Bruce Bennett almost didn’t step into Hollywood. He was going to play one of the biggest roles of all time but then lost it due to an injury. He spent much of his early roles in smaller roles before becoming a leading man.
Nehemiah Persoff is a great example of an immigrant success story. His family left Jerusalem to seek the American dream and he managed to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. Likewise, Norman Lloyd had a prolific career as an actor despite not coming from a show business background.
You’ll of course remember Bob Hope as one of the greatest comic actors of all time. But did you know that he actually began his show business career as a busker in London? He also had the distinction of living to 100!
Kirk Douglas also became an icon of American cinema and as the patriarch of the Douglas family, he also left us after crossing a century. Yet, his films will likely be watched for even longer than that timeframe!
These old Hollywood actors are a great inspiration to us all and if you’re an aspiring actor you can learn a thing or two from their careers.
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Old Hollywood Actors Who Lived to Be 100 Years Old
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