9 Stars Who Lived to 100 — Besides Dick Van Dyke
What To Know
- Several legendary entertainers, including Bob Hope, George Burns, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, and Norman Lear, have reached or surpassed the age of 100, marking rare longevity in Hollywood.
- These centenarian celebrities contributed significantly to film, television, and culture, with achievements such as Academy Awards, groundbreaking TV shows, and influential legal battles.
- Recent additions to this exclusive club include Eva Marie Saint and June Lockhart, highlighting the enduring legacy of stars from Hollywood’s classic era.
The excitement around Dick Van Dyke turning 100 this month shows how rare it is for a celebrity to make it to their second century. However, while it’s unusual, it’s not unheard of; Hollywood has seen a handful of legends hit 100, some even going well beyond it. These titans lived through all different eras of the entertainment industry, from the Golden Age through the freewheeling ’70s, and some (like Titanic‘s Gloria Stuart, Bob Hope and Academy Award nominee Kirk Douglas) kept performing until very close to the end of their lives.
Read on for some of the big names who also made it to the 100 year mark.
Eva Marie Saint (101)
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On the Waterfront star Eva Marie Saint is still with us, having turned 100 in July 2024. Born in 1924, she won an Academy Award for On the Waterfront and later starred in North by Northwest, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and more. She has remained one of the last living performers from Hollywood’s classic period.
Bob Hope (100)
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Bob Hope lived to be 100, passing away in 2003 after one of the longest and most varied careers in show business. Born in 1903, he was known for a wide variety of accomplishments, including his films with Bing Crosby, USO tours, hosting the Academy awards, and those annual TV specials that became a holiday tradition. He performed until the age of 96.
George Burns (100)
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George Burns also reached 100, celebrating his milestone in January 1996 before passing away in March of that same year. Born in 1896, he spent more than nine decades performing, first in vaudeville, often alongside wife Gracie Allen as part of the comedic duo Burns and Allen. The pair moved to radio and film, and in the 1950s, had a hit TV series, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
After Allen’s death in 1964, Burns busied himself with work, and developed an incredible second act, winning an Academy Award in 1975 for his turn as an aging vaudeville star in The Sunshine Boys. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, he starred in the hit Oh God! series of films.
Even late in life, he kept performing comedy routines and famously told journalists he had booked shows for his 100th birthday long before he got there.
Kirk Douglas (103)
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Kirk Douglas lived to be 103, making him one of the longest-lived movie stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born in 1916, he became famous for roles in Spartacus, Lust for Life and Paths of Glory, and he continued writing and advocating for charitable causes well into his later years before dying in 2020. He collaborated several times with son Michael Douglas, and in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family, Kirk shared the screen with Michael as well as his grandson, Cameron Douglas.
Olivia de Havilland (104)
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Olivia de Havilland reached 104, outliving almost every major star from her era. Born in 1916, she became a two-time Academy Award winner and was best known for early-career pairings with Errol Flynn and her role as Melanie in Gone with the Wind. She later became known for her successful legal battle against studio contracts, one that reshaped Hollywood’s power structure for generations of actors who followed. She was also famous for her feud with sister Joan Fontaine, who nearly made it to 100 herself, dying in 2013 at the age of 96.
Gloria Stuart (100)
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Gloria Stuart lived to be precisely 100, passing away in 2010. After her 1930s heyday, when she was signed to Universal and appeared in films including The Invisible Man and The Three Musketeers, Stuart retired for many years, working in the visual arts. She then returned to global fame at age 87 as the older version of Rose in Titanic. That comeback made her the oldest person ever nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category, a record she still holds. She released her final film in 2004, Land of Plenty, when she was 96.
Norman Lear (101)
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Norman Lear reached 101, passing away in 2023 after changing television forever with shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times and One Day at a Time. Born in 1922, Lear worked until the end; in his 80s, he was involved in writing several episodes of South Park, in his 90s he produced a reboot of his show One Day at a Time and hosted a podcast, and at the time of his death, he was in post-production on the 2025 Amazon series Clean Slate.
Hal Roach (100)
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Hal Roach also lived to be 100, passing away in 1992. Born in 1892, he was one of early Hollywood’s most influential producers, best known for creating the Our Gang comedies and producing Laurel and Hardy films.
June Lockhart (100)
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June Lockhart, born in 1925, joined the group in June 2025 when she celebrated her 100th birthday. Known for Lassie, Lost in Space and Petticoat Junction, she became one of the most familiar TV moms of the mid-century era. She died just a few months after her birthday in October 2025.
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