Guess how old these stars were when...

Answering the age-old questions!

 

Some people are born looking 65. Sometimes stars can play younger by decades, or the inverse.

So give it a guess: How old were these stars at different points in their careers? We'll give you a few options to choose from, so don't feel like you need to be an age expert. 

It's funny to think about how people have aged differently throughout time. Doesn't it always look like people are older in vintage pictures? Anyway, let us know your score in the comments section below!

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  1. Granny is the family elder on The Beverly Hillbillies. How old do you think Irene Ryan was when the show premiered?
  2. Buddy Ebsen seemed old long before Barnaby Jones. How old was he when that show debuted?
  3. Archie Bunker is old enough to have a grown daughter. How old do you think Carroll O'Connor was in the first episode of All in the Family?
  4. Bonanza wrapped production in 1973. How old was Lorne Greene in the show's last episode?
  5. Cindy Brady was the youngest of the Bunch. How old do you think actress Susan Olsen was when the show ended in 1974?
  6. Jim Backus brought wisdom and experience to Gilligan's Island. How old was he during that initial three-hour tour?
  7. How old do you figure Andy Griffith was when Matlock started?
  8. Take a guess: When was Alfred Hitchcock born?
  9. How old was actor Johhny Crawford (aka Mark McCain) when The Rifleman came to an end?
  10. When Perry Mason's first episode aired, how old do you think Raymond Burr was

Guess how old these stars were when...

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50 Comments

Dajj 3 months ago
7/10, not bad for an old man!
KellyO 4 months ago
7/10. Jim Backus was only 51 on rhe Island?!
Bone1969 4 months ago
4/10. Well,as they say, you can't win 'em all. LOL
FestusFan2312 4 months ago
1/10….i think it was Shakespeare who said…”eh, who cares”.
ncadams27 4 months ago
Lorne Greene is only 13 years older than his “son” Pernell Roberts.
CortneyNicole 4 months ago
8/10 Susan Olsen was the youngest actress when she played Cindy from the Brady Bunch.
FLETCH 4 months ago
8 out of 10.

Hard to believe Jim Backus was just 51 when Gilligan's Island started. Thought he was much older!
Lantern FLETCH 4 months ago
People just looked older in those days. As another example, actor Broderick Crawford was only in his 40s during the run of "Highway Patrol" (he was born in 1911); looking at the show today you'd think he was in his 60s then.
MikefromJersey Lantern 4 months ago
You make a good point. But the "Crawfish" as Robert Mitchum nicknamed him, was one of the
biggest hell raisers and drinkers in the history of Hollywood. He and his wing man Lon
Chaney cleaned out many a bar when challenged by foolish patrons. Many times on Highway
Patrol his fedora is pulled way down in a futile attempt to disguise all the bruises.
His boozing caused his feet to swell, in more than one episode he is wearing tennis shoes!
When he would show up Monday mornings still drunk they would plop him in a chair to do
his lines in his office.
Lantern MikefromJersey 3 months ago
Yes, I read that he was arrested for DUI a couple of times during the run of the show.
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