People who are alive but you thought they had died

Was amazed to find out ex Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty was still with us at 92 years of age. I thought hed died 20 years ago

actor ray brooks- for some reason i thought he was gone

Gordon Brown has just been on BBC Breakfast TV

Bernard Cribbins - thought he'd gone quite a while ago.

The wonderful comic actor Geoffrey Palmer, 93 years old and still with us.

Angela Lansbury, 95 today!

Sidney Poitier (93)

Henry Kissinger 97

Murray Walker, 97 years old.

harry belafonte 93

On 16/10/2020 at 08:35, JohnM said:

Gordon Brown has just been on BBC Breakfast TV

And was he alive ?

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

And was he alive ?

Tricky question. But from what I've seen of him since he lost the election, he looks a lot happier and more human than he did before. Less dead, maybe.

On 16/10/2020 at 09:28, Futtocks said:

The wonderful comic actor Geoffrey Palmer, 93 years old and still with us.

Sorry but this can't be correct.

I saw him with his head bashed in, clearly deceased, in "The Infernal Serpent", quite possibly my favourite Morse episode.

On 17/10/2020 at 06:33, graveyard johnny said:

harry belafonte 93

Are you sure? Thought he died over the summer 

On 16/10/2020 at 23:26, Futtocks said:

Murray Walker, 97 years old.

Good one. 

Just now, LEEDSLADGONE SOUTH said:

Good one. 

Although I should have typed in his own inimitable style, as "MURRAY! WALKER!, NINETY! SEVEN! YEARS! OLD!!!"

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

Although I should have typed in his own inimitable style, as "MURRAY! WALKER!, NINETY! SEVEN! YEARS! OLD!!!"

It was only a few weeks ago some old F1 Hihlights were being played I think relating to Williams selling up with Murray’s commentary. I was thinking what a shame he died so soon after retiring. Sorry Murray.

Many years ago I thought Ronnie Hilton had died, long before his time. I do have moments when I think I've slipped into a parrallel universe.

10 hours ago, LEEDSLADGONE SOUTH said:

Are you sure? Thought he died over the summer 

am sure

On 16/10/2020 at 08:35, JohnM said:

Gordon Brown has just been on BBC Breakfast TV

You mean - "Gordon's Alive!"

chart topper leroy van dyke still "walking on by" at 91

Delighted to learn that Angela Douglas, the actress who featured as the 'romantic interest' in quite a few "Carry on" films, is still with us and 80 today.

On 16/10/2020 at 23:26, Futtocks said:

Murray Walker, 97 years old.

On 20/10/2020 at 20:48, Futtocks said:

Although I should have typed in his own inimitable style, as "MURRAY! WALKER!, NINETY! SEVEN! YEARS! OLD!!!"

He lives in one of the villages near Fordingbridge, itself about twelve miles from Salisbury.  He once came up to me in the Salisbury Railway Station car park to ask about arrangements for paying to use it.  It's quite strange when you come across somebody, of whom you are specifically familiar from a particular, high profile role they have, comes up to you in this way!

I had a colleague whose family lived next door to the Walkers, so as a little girl she just knew him as 'Uncle Murray'!

To tbh Frank Bough was 1 i thought had already died.

A GB/England RL Coach?