The world's oldest living movie or television star was 106 years old in 2022. In January 2022, an online advertisement claimed that “the world’s oldest living star” was 106 years old. It showed a black and white picture of a handsome, perhaps familiar-looking Hollywood actor, and read: “At 106, He Is Probably the World’s Oldest Living Star.”While it was true at one point that one of the world’s oldest living movie and television stars was 106 years old, the ad was outdated and misleading. Upon clicking the ad, we were led to a 156-page slideshow article titled, “Seasoned Celebrities Who Are Still Alive Today.”We soon discovered that the reference to “the world’s oldest living star” was about legendary Hollywood icon Norman Lloyd, who died on May 11, 2021, at age 106. When the famed director sought to hire Lloyd as associate producer on his series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” but was told, “There is a problem with Norman Lloyd,” Hitchcock didn’t back down, Lloyd recalled.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2022 20:24 UTC