Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Muppet Show Guest Actors Fourth Season: Where are They Now?


LAST UPDATED September 7, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked. In order of airing, not filming. Acting credits only noted. Many still active as singers, etc.
 
1979-1980:
1.     John Denver: died in 1997.
2.     Linda Lavin: in Manhattan Nocturne (2016), Mom (2 episodes 2016), The Intern (2015), Bones (1 episode 2015), The Good Wife (3 episodes 2014-2015), A Short History of Decay (2014), Sean Saves the World (5 episodes 2014); My Bakery in Brooklyn (2016), How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) in post-production; as Self: The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards (2015).
3.     Shields and Yarnell: Robert Shields: last known acting role in 2011 then 1994 before that; as Self, post-production: Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot (nd); Lorene Yarnell: died in 2010.
4.     Crystal Gayle: last known acting role in 1993, then 1983 before that; as Self: The Marty Stuart Show (1 episode 2014); as Self: Mama Mae: The Life and Music of Mae Boren Axton (2015), The Marty Stuart Show (1 episode 2014).
5.     Kenny Rogers: last known acting role in 2010; as Self: Home & Family (1 episode 2016), The Insider (1 episode 2015), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode 2015), CMT Artists of the Year 2015 (2015), Today (2 episodes 2014-2015), Piers Morgan's Life Stories (1 episode 2015), Music City USA (2015), Country: Portraits of an American Sound (2015), How to Make a Man (2014), Kenny Rogers, Cards on the Table (2014), The Big Interview with Dan Rather (1 episode 2014), Great Performances (1 episode 2014), Backstory: Dolly Parton (2014), CBS This Morning (1 episode 2014), Entertainment Tonight (2 episodes 2014), Teens Wanna Know (1 episode 2014); as Self, completed: Every 40 Years (2016).
6.     Dudley Moore: died in 2002.
7.     Arlo Guthrie: last known acting role in 1997; as Self: The Resurrection of Victor Jara (2015); as Self, post-production: Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (nd).
8.     Victor Borge: died in 2000.
9.     Beverly Sills: died in 2007.
10.  Liza Minelli: last known acting role in 2013; as Self: Extra (1 episode 2015), Inside Edition (1 episode 2014), The Oscars (2014), And the Oscar Goes To... (2014), The Queen Latifah Show (1 episode 2014), Private Screenings (1 episode 2014), Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre (2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016); as Self, filming: Last of the Showmen (2017), Broadway: The Next Generation (2018).
11.  Lola Falana: last known acting role in 1989, as Self in 2013.
12.  Phyllis George: last known acting role in 2007; as Self in 2009.
13.  Dyan Cannon: last known acting role in 2010, as Director/Writer/Producer in 2010, as Self in 2013.
14.  Christopher Reeve: died in 2004.
15.  Lynda Carter: in Supergirl (2 episodes 2016), Fallout 4 (2015 video game; also Composer), Elder Scrolls Online (2014 video game); as Self: The Talk (3 episodes 2014-2016), Steve Harvey (1 episode 2015), It Takeis Two (1 episode 2015), Entertainment Tonight (1 episode 2014), Katie (1 episode 2014).
16.  Cast of Star Wars:
a.      Mark Hamill: in Man Down (1 episode 2016), Miles from Tomorrowland (7 episodes 2015-2016), Transformers: Rescue Bots (8 episodes 2014-2016), Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), Regular Show (142 episodes 2009-2016), Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016 video game), Ultimate Spider-Man (9 episodes 2014-2016), Uncle Grandpa (1 episode 2016), Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016 video game), Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), The Flash (2 episodes 2015), Jake and the Never Land Pirates (3 episodes 2014-2016), Hunt the Truth (3 episodes 2015), Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (1 episode 2015), LEGO DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015), Regular Show: The Movie (2015), Batgirl: A Matter of Family (2015 video game), Batman: Arkham Knight (2015 video game), Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015), Minkow (2015), Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Ben 10: Omniverse (4 episodes 2014), Gravity Falls (1 episode 2014), Turbo FAST (2 episodes 2014), Adventure Time with Finn & Jake (1 episode 2014), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1 episode 2014), Dragons: Riders of Berk (2 episodes 2014), The Halloween Pranksta (2014; also Producer); Relatively Super (nd), Squadron 42 (2016 video game), Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017) in post-production; Brigsby Bear (2017) filming; Justice League Action (1 episode 2016) in pre-production; Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars (2016 video game) announced; as Executive Producer/Self, filming: Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest (unknown episodes 2016); as Self: The Force Awakens: Inside the Armory (2016), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (1 episode 2016), Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016), Extra (2 episodes 2015), 5 News (1 episode 2015), Entertainment Tonight (3 episodes 2015), Mark Hamill Goes Undercover as a Stormtrooper (2015), Piers Morgan's Life Stories (1 episode 2015), The Flash: Behind the Story - The Trickster Returns! (2015), Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story (2015), Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed (2015), Star Wars Celebration Live Anaheim 2015 (1 episode 2015), The Colbert Report (1 episode 2014); as Self, completed: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens: The Story Awakens - The Table Read (2016).
b.     Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca): in Killer Ink (2016), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015); Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017) in post-production; as Self: The Scavenger & the Stormtrooper: A Conversation with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega (2016), The Force Awakens: Crafting Creatures (2016), Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016), Comic Book Men (1 episode 2015); as Self, post-production: Standing in the Stars: The Peter Mayhew Story (2016).
c.      Anthony Daniels (as C3P0): in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016 video game), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Battlefront (2015 video game), Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (5 episodes 2015), Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015 video game), The New Yoda Chronicles: Clash of the Skywalkers (2014), Star Wars Rebels (1 episode 2014), The New Yoda Chronicles: Raid on Coruscant (2014), The New Yoda Chronicles: Race for the Holocrons (2014), The New Yoda Chronicles: Escape from the Jedi Temple (2014), The Lego Movie (2014); Star Wars: Detours (unknown episodes 2016), Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017) in post-production; Star Wars: Underworld (unknown episodes nd) in production; as Self: The Star Wars Show (1 episode 2016), The Scavenger & the Stormtrooper: A Conversation with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega (2016), Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016), The Oscars (2016), Star Wars Celebration Live Anaheim 2015 (1 episode 2015), Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015), Calgary Expo 2014 (2014), The Real History of Science Fiction (2 episodes 2014).
d.     Kenny Baker (as R2D2): died in 2016; When the Devil Rides Out (nd) in post-production; as Self: I Am Your Father (2015), The Real History of Science Fiction (2 episodes 2014).
17.  Dizzy Gillespie: died in 1993.
18.  Anne Murray: last known acting role in 2013, then 2003; as Self in 2013.
19.  Jonathan Winters: died in 2013; as Self: Pioneers of Television (2 episodes 2014), The Last 70mm Film Festival (2014).
20.  Andy Williams: died in 2012.
21.  Doug Henning: died in 2000.
22.  Carol Channing: last known acting role in 2006; as Self: Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2015), The Outrageous Sophie Tucker (2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016).
23.  Diana Ross: last known acting role in 1999 (also Executive Producer); as Self: American Music Awards 2014 (2014).
24.  Alan Arkin: in BoJack Horseman (4 episodes 2015-2016), Love the Coopers (2015), Million Dollar Arm (2014); Going in Style (2017) completed; as Self: Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2015), Kevin Hart Unedited (2014), In the Ring with Kevin Hart (2014), The Bull & the Stallion (2014), Inside Comedy (1 episode 2014); as Self, post-production: Sills (2014).

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