Burt Mustin

[@d.s7741]

It's fun seeing him on the old sitcoms from the '60's and '70's. Andy Griffith, The Brady Bunch, Adam 12, All-in-the-Family and more! Burt Mustin, one of the greats.

[@roskill3]

Saw him in so many things and he looked the same in everything!! Had a very long life, awesome!!

[@Houdini774]

My only prayer is that I am as sharp witted, fine shape and still have a great sense of humor as Burt when I am his age. Rest in peace.

[@eltatoyo9211]

Ditto!

[@trvman1]

and we have a president much younger and can't remember where he is.

[@blackdogslivesmatter1568]

@@trvman1 That is the best you have? You have zero chance at making it to a ninety in any health since you are already stuck on stupid and your comment has nothing to do with this video....looks like dementia is certainly coming your way. No great loss though.

[@blackdogslivesmatter1568]

Most people are never this sharp at their best. I wish you luck though. Take up an instrument or foreign language...science has shown this can help.

[@umberct]

Man was sharp as a tack, like a well-spoken 20-30 y.o. And he’s in his 90s.

[@lastrada52]

No memory issues with Burt. I was a kid the first time I saw Burt and followed his incredible career. I first saw him in an early Christmas episode Twilight Zone with Art Carney. Then, tons of tv and movies. Burt was always great -- but that episode when he's leaving Archie Bunker's house (All in the Family) and he turns around, looks squarely at Archie and tells him "don't ever grow old..." was a moment. There aren't many character actors like Burt Mustin in entertainment today.

[@ReggieTime]

I first noticed him in an Elvis movie, & always wondered how l could learn more about him.....then l saw him on old "ArizonaAntenna" tv channel, and he appeared on Johnny Carson.....im floored, l never knew he was that big of a celebrity So thx for the info, now l have a name!!!

[@michaelwalsh1035]

He looked the same from his earliest roles to his later roles. You couldn't put an exact age on him, just old.....RIP

[@HavingFun-nj5oc]

Watching this episode now and thought I’d pop in. Gotta love him, sharp as a tack. He’d live a little over 2 more years after this show.

[@dcollier7239]

Icon I love him in Andy Griffith Show throwing checkers at Chester Jones and yelling at him at the top of his lungs🤣🤣💜

[@Species-rj9si]

Delightful raconteur! I've long admired this great character actor.

[@carlflemens5047]

We used to love spotting him in bit parts as kids. He was a great character actor. Still talking about him 138 years after his birth!

[@jill7147]

wow my grandmother was born in 1901 sadly passed away 1994 I miss her so much may she rest in peace

[@globalnettuber]

I first noticed him while watching reruns of "Leave it to Beaver" He appeared in 14 episodes as Gus the Fireman from 1957-62

[@ReggieTime]

Thanks!!!!! Im going to watch those episodes😃😃😃

[@EqlOpper2Nity]

I loved him on All In The Famly as Mr. Quigly.

[@JimAssalone]

There were two Gus the Fireman. The first was short lived then Bert Mustin took over doing most of the character.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

This show aired on October 18, 1974, Burt Mustin was born on February 8, 1884, so he was 19 when he saw the 1903 World Series. Amazing.

[@pennsylvaniamilitarycolleg8994]

Burt graduated from Pennsylvania Military College (PMC), now Widener University, in 1903. He remains one of our most beloved alumni. He passed away in 1977 at the age of 92. In his memory the theater in Widener’s Alumni Auditorium was named “Burt Mustin Theater.” That was quite an honor since another well known PMC alumnus was Cecil B. DeMille, one of Hollywood’s most famous movie producers.

[@Vejur9000]

This man, was a sweetheart. Just a good person.

[@rogerbrinker7417]

Oh that we all could reach this age and be this sharp

[@bernie2231]

Aside from Burt Mustin, being an amazing American acting icon, these first hand accounts of American culture. are priceless!

[@larryb6745]

Loved him on "Dragnet" as Calvin Lampe, retired police detective from Chicago.

[@ShiftingDrifter]

Burt Mustin! I always loved his scene in Cat Ballou as an old worn-out, forgetful gunfighter with Alzheimer's, "Do you have an extra bullet? You remember me don't ya Kid? ...ol' ...ol' [sigh]" then shakes his head and walks away. I love that scene. He delivered some great one-joke scenes in so many movies and TV shows back in the 60s and 70s, but he rarely even got credited as a cast member for some reason. What a fascinating gentleman.

[@delstanley1349]

Watching TV in the 60s it seemed Burt was on EVERY show that needed an old man. A very old man. He and Walter Brennan. When he was born Billy the Kid and Jessie James had been dead only 2 or 3 years. He could have attended the dedication of the Statute of Liberty! He appeared in "Huckleberry Finn." And Huck could have changed Burt's diaper; Twain's book was published the same year Burt was born (1884). He appeared in most of the westerns that aired in the 50s and 60s. He was ALIVE during the years those westerns were set. I use "western" loosely since the west was places like Texas, Arkansas, or Kansas; basically places "west of the Mississippi." When Burt was born these states WERE NOT even in the Union: ND, SD, MT, WA, ID, WY, UT, OK, NM, AZ, AK, HI. Indeed, only 38 states at the time. Whenever I saw Burt on TV with a baseball cap, it reminded me so much of the image of children with the condition, progeria. Children, Burt Mustin? Irony? I'm not trying to be insensitive here, just making an observation, but whenever I saw children on TV with progeria they usually had on a baseball cap and they all looked so much like an aged Burt. As we can see here on the Johnny Carson show, Burt was pretty sharp and agile. As a character actor ole Burt had to be one of the most prolific TV actors of all time, even though starting late in life. He died the year Jimmy Carter was president; Chester A. Arthur was president when he was born! Thanx ole pal.

[@Z0S084]

Del Stanley so many questions I would like to ask him about the old days

[@marjorieharris8903]

tim uebbing huh

[@shananagans5]

Del: I think about lots of the same things with my great granny. She passed away in the mid 70's at 99 years old. I don't recall exactly when she was born or when she passed but I was 11 when she passed & she was born in the mid 1870's. She used to tell us stories about "Old West" times. She was a teen when her family traveled by wagon & settled in Oklahoma. She was alive in that time period. It was mostly rotted away but there were old wagon parts in her barn. She lived a very long life & I was young when she passed but I knew someone that lived in the Old West. I just kind of find that amazing. She was alive before the Wright Brothers made their first flight & she saw us land on the moon. It's amazing how much she saw the world change in her 99 years. Anybody born in that time period, like Burt Mustin, that lived a long life saw the same drastic changes. For some reason, I think "Old West" & it seems like it was a very, very, long time ago but, historically, it really wasn't all that long ago.

[@ReggieTime]

Chester Arthur, what???????

[@floxy20]

As a kid my brother and I would keep seeing this guy pop up in various TV shows. We referred to him affectionately as the "old geez".

[@ReggieTime]

He was nearly 80 in the E movie & he is 90 here on Carson, ... hes great!!

[@lindagarcia8826]

Thanks for sharing. Sure did bring me great memories and had me smiling. Thanks much love from Texas

[@lisad476]

Wonderful

[@johnyohann6946]

A memorable figure in show business. RIP Burt... Johnny, too!

[@ronhaworth5471]

A remarkable mind at 90!!!!

[@detective29]

My goodness.... I would love it if somebody had interviewed Mr. Mustin and got some real details about those first world series games. What an absolute treasure that would be.

[@Bulldog-mi3om]

He was Gus on Leave it to Beaver

[@davidjames666]

Wish he would do more moves in 2019. Retirement must be boring for him!

[@DanielLDees]

Rest in peace beautiful soul.

[@matthewmcsheffrey2522]

First time I seen Burt was on Dragnet he was sharper than Joe Friday👍👍👍👍💐

[@roberthuot7887]

I saw that episode. He played a retired ex cop from Chicago helping Friday & Gannen with a young girl's murder. He was super sharp!

[@Furry67]

Great stories. He was really at the 1903 World Series!

[@dogbarbill]

I just watched this exact show on Antenna TV. The date of this show was September 2, 1974 (Labor Day that year). Also on that show was Doris Day and Rodney Dangerfield. Carol Wayne filled in for Ed (he was helping Jerry Lewis with the Telethon), and Tommy Newsom filled in for Doc who was performing in Omaha, NE. This was Johnny's first night back after six weeks off after his slantboard accident in which he pinched a nerve in his upper spine.

[@katiezee2]

I was looking for his Tonight Show appearance where he told the fishing joke with 'keep your worms warm'

[@easygoing2479]

I came here for that too... I'll never forget that one. I remember a later Carson show when Johnny said that joke got the longest laugh of all his shows. (I guess that includes the Ed Ames hatchet toss!)

[@chuckhartman382]

Yes, I was in the audience for the taping when he told that joke. I'll never forget it. It was definitely a very long laugh. I would love to see a clip of Burt telling it again. As I recall, it would have been taped in the spring of 1976.

[@jackiepyzocha7380]

He played Mr Collins on "The Brady Bunch" Jesse James Brady episode

[@bernaberuiz5728]

Uncle Finley on Gunsmoke

[@nemomarcus5784]

Most of his movie roles went uncredited. Pittsburgh is proud of him.

[@chrissupport]

Sharp as a tack at age 90. He's on Dragnet 1967 now.. playing the part of a 72 to 75 year old burglar (not sure how old he is.. "I'm not a bookkeeper") at age 83.

[@davidcarbone3385]

Lovable character in The Andy Griffith Show, Dennis the Menace, and Leave it to Beaver, etc

[@hendrixmorrison3228]

all in the family

[@Lava1964]

Burt Mustin first made an impression on me when he played the old man who escaped from the seniors' home in an episode of All in the Family.

[@boomer1579]

...and Outer Limits

[@stumarston6812]

He was his school's hockey goalie in 1902.

[@keithpurduecroft]

Burt, Abe....nothing like them anymore.

[@EmilyTienne]

To think this man was already 16 at the turn of the 20th century.

[@reneehurt387]

one of my favorite episodes of all in the family was Edith finds an old man. Mr burt was wonderful. I wanted to make sure I never ended up like hazel Quinn

[@qstix9733]

he was a cool guy! i seen him on gun smoke and leave it to beaver i think.. even when he was sleeping, he was still funny...

[@wb3381]

Sanford and son, Adam 12,

[@leonandrews7180]

Concerning football back in those days, the game then was extremely violent, and many players were killed playing it. Got so bad, there were calls to outlaw the game, including Teddy Roosevelt. Fortunately the game was amended and reformed due to people like Walter Camp and others, plus the legalization of the forward pass. Back in Burt’s day, the game was more like Rugby and anything goes. The forward pass changed the dynamic of the game. Also back then a field goal was worth more than a Touchdown.

[@Howard007]

Love him in Andy Griffith

[@katiezee2]

He was a semi-regular on the Andy Griffith show beginning in 1960,.. he doesn't look one bit older here 14 yrs later... or is it that he looked so old even back then

[@ReggieTime]

I like Burt, he was good in an Elvis movie.

[@sharpasaneraser]

A perfect Abraham Simpson impersonation

[@MooPotPie]

Tiny Maxwell died on June 30, 1922 at age 37 following an automobile accident.

[@camwilliams2827]

He didn't age a day since firemen Gus

[@thoughtsurferzone5012]

Him and Charles Lane were two great old actors, although Lane was in the business a lot longer.

[@bwalsh6992]

Let's not forget about Chief Dan George....

[@rawbacon]

Died at 92, a little over 2 years later.

[@paulbaranofsky4995]

Saw him on an episode of adam 12 where he called officers Reed and milloy to complain about hippies.Funny as hell

[@johnguilfoil7218]

GUS!!! Leave it to beaver.

[@guygrip2120]

He was in thriller. And the outer limits as the old man running away from house as he is agen cause years caught up by leaven house. In EPISODE THE GUEST .

[@krisscanlon4051]

Pittsburgh!

[@jeffmayo2439]

you tube "Hippies" and see a mean old Burt Mustin

[@jeffmayo2439]

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[@claude878878]

Can u guys believe this guy is still ALIVE today? I am not kidding... and it's 2018. WOW. he was on fallon last month and he hasn't change a bit. Still looks the exact same. UNREAL..

[@rleon8339]

Born in 1884. He's looking pretty good for 134 years old :-)

[@BallparkHunter]

Damn, that Jesse James for killing his father!

[@bigroy38]

Mr.Quigley.

[@canadiannuclearman]

I get it Catholics can't eat meat on Friday

[@TimLucasdesign]

Jesse James shot his father in the back.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

The baby boomers will never be this cool

[@bryanbaker5942]

Hahaha 70s TV! Mid sentence Johnny takes a drag off his cigarette! Lmao!

[@needles1987]

Jesse James killed his father.

[@Christopher-zc8cq]

Why does Carson always touch his face and his nose??

[@robertlewis990]

Please explain this joke to me.

[@jdtoddjazz]

Yes, Fridays in Lent, observant Catholics don't eat meat.

[@robertlewis990]

Eat meat???