Lynn Hamilton (Verdie's) birthday was yesterday. She was 86 years young. Forum member dowsee commented on her birthday thread that she is one of the oldest Walton actors still around. So he got me to thinking:
Ivy Bethune (The Landlady - The Milestone) June 1st she will be 98.
Zachary Charles (Ben Rafferty - The Fighter) November 7th he will be 98.
Noah Keen (Professor David Mann - The Ceremony) October 10th he will be 96.
William Phipps (John Martin Renshaw) February 4th he was 94.
Eunice Christopher (Mrs. Satterfield) July 26th she will be 94.
Theodore Lehmann (Tailor - The Graduation) July 26th he will be 94.
Louise Latham (Aunt Kate Grover Daly - The Chilren's Carol) September 23rd she will be 94.
Jack Collins (Col. Tecumseh Henderson) September 21st he will be 93.
Richard Venture (Paul Henshaw - The Journal) November 12th he will be 93.
James Karen (Martin Walters) November 28th he will be 93.
Kathleen O'Malley (Ethel Richardson) March 31st she was 92.
Charles Tyner (Graham Foster - The Fawn) June 8th he will be 91.
Morgan Woodward (Boone Walton) September 16th he will be 91.
Mark Miller (Ten Hanover) November 20th he will be 91.
Peggy Webber (Mrs. Eva Hadley) Cannot find a month or day. 91.
Harry Basch (Arthur Harrington) January 16th he was 90.
David Frankham (Neville Chamberlain) February 16th he was 90.
Allyn Ann McLerie (Majorie Simmons) December 1st she will be 90.
Maggie Malooly (Miss Maddocks) July 1st she will be 89.
Pete Donat (Oscar Cockrell) January 20th he was 88.
Conrad Janis (Judge Graham Thornbury) February 11th he was 88.
Treva Frazee (The Landlady - The Revel) February 17th she was 88.
Don Collier (Dr. Miller) October 17th he will be 88.
Rance Howard (Dr. McIvers) November 17th he will be 88.
Alice Hirson (Jane Stephens) March 10th she was 87.
Bonnie Bartlett (Martha Rudge) June 20th she will be 87.
Tom Williams (Mr. Fred Winthrop) August 15th he will be 87.
Jean Allison (Louise Haines) October 24th she will be 87.
Lynn Hamilton (Verdie Grant Foster) April 25th she was 86.
John Wheeler (Leonard Gormley - Maude's son) June 20th he will be 86.
Robert Sorrells (Caspar Tice) June 29th he will be 86.
Tamar Cooper (Essie Basham) August 15th she will be 86.
David Huddleston (Sheriff Bridges in The Homecoming & A.J. Covington on the series) September 17th he will be 86.
Peggy McKay (saleswoman Mrs. Thomas - The Job) November 3rd she will be 86.
Donald Moffat (Lester Morgan) December 26th he will be 86.
Jim Antonio (Tip Harrison) January 27th he was 85.
Philip Baker Hall (Major Gordon) September 10th he will be 85.
Jack Ging (Stuart Henry) November 30th he will be 85.
Gino Conforti (Pete Harris in The Carnival) January 30th he was 84.
Abby Dalton (Stella Lewis) August 15th she will be 84.
Mitzi Hoag (Sister Theresa) September 25th she will be 84.
Dinah Anne Rogers (Alice Wrayburn) Cannot find a month & day, just year. 84
Sally Kemp (Mrs. Parks) February 7th she was 83.
John Karlen (Rev. Ezekiel Henshaw) May 28th he will be 83.
Ken Swofford (Red Turner) July 25th he will be 83.
Tom Lacy (Dr. Emory) August 30th he will be 83.
Henry Darrow (Barry Stone) September 15th he will be 83.
Bill Sorrells (Joe Wheeler) September 30th he will be 83.
Jean Marsh (Hilary Von Kleist) July 1st she will be 82.
Ketty Lester (Mrs.Thomas over the Colored Orphanage - The Stray) August 16th she will be 82. She played Hester Sue Terhune on Little House on the Prairie.
Wilford Brimley (Horace Brimley) September 27th he will be 82.
Beeson Carroll (Tom Comley) Cannot find a month & day, just year. 82
Donna Sanders (Beth Ann Littlefield) March 3rd she was 81.
Nancy Jeris (Lois May Bascomb's mother) March 16th she was 81.
E. Emmet Walsh (David Fletcher) March 22nd he was 81.
Vernon Weddle (Dr. Culler) August 24th he will be 81.
Pippa Scott (Alvira Drummond) November 10th she will be 81.
Mariclare Costello (Rosemary Hunter Fordwick) February 3rd she was 80.
Matt Clark (Mr. Hennessey) November 25th he will be 80.
Jay W. MacIntosh (Betty Lou Sarver) March 30th she was 79.
Jordan Charney (Capt. Roger Westerby) April 1st he was 79.
Eldon Quick (OPA Investigator Parsons - The Triumph) April 4th he was 79.
Deanna Lund (Mrs. Viola Grady) May 30th she will be 79.
Woody Eney (Major Sawyer) June 8th he will be 79.
Patricia Quinn (Wilma Turner) June 20th she will be 79.
Ned Beatty (Curtis Norton) July 6th he will be 79.
Basil Hoffman (Prof. Ranney) January 18th he was 78.
Tom Bower (Dr. Curt Willard) in January he was 78.
Lynn Carlin (Sarah Griffith Bridges) January 31st she was 78.
Lane Bradbury (Ronie Cotter) June 17th she will be 78.
Britt Leach (Easy Jackson) July 18th he will be 78.
Burton Gilliam (J.D. Paulsen) August 9th he will be 78.
Mary Jo Catlett (Elvira Roswell) September 2nd she will be 78.
Hal Williams (Harley Foster) December 14th he will be 78.
Linda Marsh (Fern Lockwood) February 8th she was 77.
Michael Learned (Olivia Walton) April 9th she was 77.
Louis Odell Burton (Buddy Russell) May 16th he will be 77.
Jan Burrell (Mrs. Miller) December 2nd she will be 77.
John Fink (Glen Oldfield) February 11th he was 76.
Charles Parks (Mr. Swanson) February 27th he was 76.
Mills Watson (Mr. Blake) July 10th he will be 76.
Brian Avery (Gordon Ferrell) July 13th he will be 76.
Gregory Sierra (Volta - The Gypsies) January 25th he was 75.
David Selby (Joshua Williams) February 5th he was 75.
Charlotte Stewart (Ruth Collier) February 27th she was 75.
William Lucking (Bill Cobbs) June 17th he will 75.
Ellen Geer (Eva Mann/Ronie Cotter) August 29th she will be 75.
Mayf Nutter (Bobby Bigelow) October 19th he will be 75.
Jared Martin (Derek Pembroke) December 21st he will be 75.
Dorothy Tristan (Callie May Jordan) January 1st she was 74.
Leon Fricke (Lt. James Dodd Eller) September 15th he will be 74.
Kenneth Tigar (Clem Beal) September 24th he will be 74.
Jim Henaghan (Mr. Clinton) March 9th he was 73.
Cissy Wellman (Sissy Walker Tucker) March 13th she was 73.
Paul Michael Glaser (Todd Cooper) March 25th he was 73.
Charles Haid (Fred - The Marathon) June 2nd he will be 73. He played Officer Andrew Renko on Hill Street Blues.
Sab Shimono (Corporal Kyomo) July 31st he will be 73.
Ellen Blake (Marta Brimmer) September 12th she will be 73.
Jerry Hoffman (Dr. E.A. Canfield) September 23rd he will be 73.
Pamela McMyler (Betty Howell) November 9th she will be 73.
Scott Hylands (Second Curt Willard) Cannot find a month or day. 73.
Granville Van Dusen (Mr. Andrews) March 16th he was 72.
Mitch Carter (Sam Barker) September 22nd he will be 72.
Curtis Credel (Johnny Calico) October 21st he will be 72.
Richard Hatch (Wade Walton) May 21st he will be 71.
Hersha Parady (Victoria Madden) May 25th she will be 71. She played Alice Garvey on Little House on the Prairie.
Kip Niven (Lt. Clarke Oler/Rev. Tom Marshall) May 27th he will be 71.
Joan Pringle (Esther Grant - Verdie's daughter) June 2nd she will be 71.
Marsha Kramer (Peggy Hill) June 19th she will be 71.
Bruce French (Beau Pauley) July 4th will be 71.
Penelope Windust (Bernadine Norris) July 13th she will be 71.
George Dzundza (The second A.J. Covington) July 19th he will be 71.
Bucklind Beery (Dr. Bill Holliston) August 24th he will be 71.
Catherine Burns (Miss Megan Pollard) September 24th she will be 71.
Dana Gladstone (Lusco - The Triumph) October 24th he will be 71.
John Walsh (Mr. Keats - The Emergence) December 26th he will be 71. He did "America's Most Wanted' after his son Adam was murdered.
Richard Sarradet (Dr. Jamison) May 16th he will be 70.
Deirdre Lenihan (Daisy Garner) May 19th she will be 70.
Randall Carver (Monty Vandenberg) May 25th he will be 70.
Bruce Davison (Bob Hill) June 28th he will be 70.
Sian Barbara Allen (Jenny Pendleton) July 12th she will be 70.
Johnnie Collins III (Davis - The First Day) August 27th he will be 70.
Dennis Dugan (Stuart Lee Claybourne) September 5th he will be 70.
Les Lannom (Sweet Billy) November 4th he will be 70.
Jenny Sullivan (Sissy Brubaker) December 14th she will be 70.
Just some observations: Tom Bower (Curt - Mary Ellen's husband) is a little over a year and two months older than Michael Learned (Olivia).
William Schallert (Stanley Perkins) and Ned Beatty (Curtis Norton) shared the same birthday - July 6th.
Earl Hamner and Mills Watson (Mr. Blake) shared the same birthday - July 10th.
Pete Donat (Oscar Cockrell) is Michael Learned's (Olivia) ex-husband.