Gene Wilder co-star curse

[Jon]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 8:35am

The death of Peter Boyle got me thinking of all the actors who have appeared opposite Gene Wilder who died before their time:

Zero Mostel
Dick Shawn
Madeline Kahn
Cleavon Little
Marty Feldman
Richard Pryor
Gilda Radner

And Teri Garr is battling Multiple Sclerosis.

Meanwhile, Cloris Leachman seems to be defying the odds. She is 80 and headed to Broadway.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 8:56am

They were are all old.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:02am

NLS - where do you get your info?

Mostel - 62
Shawn - 63
Kahn - 57
Little - 53
Feldman - 49
Pryor - 65
Radner - 44

Updated On: 12/14/06 at 09:02 AM

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:25am

Well they weren't in their 100s but they were still older. It's not a rare thing that a 71 or 62 or even a 44 year old pass.

Boyle - 71

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:26am

Go to your room.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:26am

The current life expectancy in the US is 76. They were YOUNG!

[Craig]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:32am

You could say the same about Mel Brooks with those folks tho too.. He's worked with them all

[wexy]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 9:46am

NLS probably thinks that 30 is on the upper end of middle age.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 10:16am

No I don't.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 10:42am

44 hasn't been "old" since the 1300s.

Where the hell have you been?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 10:49am

NLS spends too much time watching telivision shows for toddlers.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 10:50am

Either that, or Logan's Run.