How Many The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: The Bell Telephone Hour
Released: 1959
Cast: Jane Wyatt, Guy Lombardo, Pete Fountain, Jane Wyman, Robert Merrill

The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) featured a cast of 254 tracked actors. Of these, 22 (12%) are still alive today and 157 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Paula Stewart, age 97. This TV series starred Jane Wyatt and Guy Lombardo.

12% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 75 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 81.7 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast254 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1959 ▲▼
Jane Wyatt		Deceased	12/08/1910	96	20/10/2006	49
Guy Lombardo		Deceased	19/06/1902	75	05/11/1977	57
Pete Fountain		Deceased	03/07/1930	86	06/08/2016	29
Jane Wyman Self - Host	Self - Host	Deceased	05/01/1917	90	10/09/2007	42
Robert Merrill		Deceased	04/06/1917	87	26/10/2004	42
Harry Belafonte Self	Self	Deceased	01/03/1927	96	25/04/2023	32
Woody Herman Self	Self	Deceased	16/05/1913	74	29/10/1987	46
Dorothy Collins Self	Self	Deceased	18/11/1926	67	21/07/1994	33
Lena Horne Self - Host	Self - Host	Deceased	30/06/1917	92	09/05/2010	42
Jack Jones Self	Self	Deceased	14/01/1938	86	23/10/2024	21
Fritz Weaver Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator	Deceased	19/01/1926	90	26/11/2016	33
John Forsythe Self - Host	Self - Host	Deceased	29/01/1918	92	01/04/2010	41
Johnny Desmond Self	Self	Deceased	14/11/1920	64	06/09/1985	39
James C. Mathis III Self	Self	Living	28/11/1974	51	—	51
Gabriella Tucci Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Sholom Secunda Self	Self	Deceased	14/08/1893	80	13/01/1974	66
John Gielgud Self	Self	Deceased	14/04/1904	96	21/05/2000	55
Renata Tebaldi Self	Self	Deceased	01/02/1922	82	19/12/2004	37
Maurice Evans Self	Self	Deceased	03/06/1901	87	12/03/1989	58
Arthur Gold Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Robert Fizdale Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Janet Reed Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Marilyn Van Derbur Self	Self	Living	16/06/1937	89	—	22
Ella Fitzgerald Self	Self	Deceased	25/04/1917	79	15/06/1996	42
Duke Ellington Self	Self	Deceased	29/04/1899	75	24/05/1974	60
Grant Johannesen Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Martha Wright Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Russell Nype Self	Self	Deceased	26/04/1920	98	27/05/2018	39
Risë Stevens Self	Self	Deceased	11/06/1913	99	20/03/2013	46
Melissa Hayden Self	Self	Deceased	13/11/1969	56	—	56
Jacques d'Amboise Self	Self	Deceased	28/07/1934	86	03/05/2021	25
Ann Blyth Self	Self	Deceased	16/08/1928	97	24/06/2026	31
Howard Keel Self	Self	Deceased	13/04/1919	85	07/11/2004	40
Isaac Stern Self	Self	Deceased	21/07/1920	81	22/09/2001	39
Eileen Farrell Self	Self	Deceased	13/02/1920	82	23/03/2002	39
Joe Bushkin Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Rosemary Clooney Self	Self	Deceased	23/05/1928	74	29/06/2002	31
José Ferrer Self	Self	Deceased	08/01/1912	80	26/01/1992	47
Gisele MacKenzie Self	Self	Deceased	10/01/1927	76	05/09/2003	32
José Iturbi Self	Self	Deceased	28/11/1895	84	28/06/1980	64
Maria Tallchief Self	Self	Deceased	24/01/1925	88	11/04/2013	34
Andre Eglevsky Self	Self	Deceased	21/12/1917	59	04/12/1977	42
Giorgio Tozzi Self	Self	Deceased	08/01/1923	88	30/05/2011	36
Nicolai Gedda Self	Self	Deceased	11/07/1925	91	08/01/2017	34
Alfred Drake Self	Self	Deceased	07/10/1914	77	25/07/1992	45
Sally Ann Howes Self	Self	Deceased	20/07/1930	91	19/12/2021	29
Zino Francescatti Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Dave Guard Self	Self	Deceased	19/10/1934	56	22/03/1991	25
Bob Shane Self	Self	Deceased	01/02/1934	85	26/01/2020	25
Nick Reynolds Self	Self	Deceased	27/07/1933	75	01/10/2008	26