The oldest best actor

[bibblebub]

Which actor - that is the term used for actresses these days too - has given the best performance in film or tv when they are in their 80s or 90s (or older)? Not just now but previous years too.

[dotty.]

who's Joe Grundy?

[Buenchico]

Another one:
Partially deaf for most of his life, now registered blind but still regularly performing on stage and TV:
Eric Sykes

[bibblebub]

I always reckon that dotty was in one of the deleted scenes from Deliverance.

[sandrajo]

Fred Astaire

[askyourgran]

Good one Chris. Eric Sykes is still going, So is June Whitfield she's about 83 now.

[Buenchico]

Thanks for remembering 'Eth', AYG ;-)

[DTCwordfan]

June Whitfield is a treasure.

Good grief, I thought that Eric Sykes was long gone to push daisies up!

I will nominate John Gielgud as well re the movies.

[pastafreak]

Currently in the TV ad for California...Betty White,who is 89! I had no idea she was THAT old.

[smurfchops]

Saw Thora Hird in a repeat play last night with Pete Postlethwaite. Both brilliant, she must have been about 85 at the time.

[anotheoldgit]

Ray Milland (3 January 1905 – 10 March 1986)

[sir.prize]

Christopher Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. And this year appearing in Charlemagne: The mens of Death.

[karenmac60]

I always liked Hume Cronyn - he was Jessica Tandy's husband and they appeared together in a lot of things.

[weecalf]

The fella that played Barney Rubble in the original TV series must be quite old now .Never seen him in anything else though.

[jd_1984]

Paul Newman - Road To Perdition with Tom Hanks. Quality.
He may have been late 70's I am unsure?