Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Edith Bunker in the hit 1970s' television series "All in the Family," has died at age 90, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.

Stapleton's family said she died on Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City, the newspaper reported.

The actress won three Emmys for her role as the long-suffering wife of loud-mouthed bigot Archie Bunker, played by the late Carroll O'Connor, in the TV sitcom.

:\'(

R.I.P Jean :\'( say hi to Carroll!

I liked her in Cocoon and The Money Pit too.  :)

I want to say so sad but I would like to live to see 90.


I think she was very underrated. Everyone knows her as Edith but she was an OUTSTANDING actress. I think she was a better actor than Carroll O'Connor was. Here she is portraying Eleanor Roosevelt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEsA82nLunw


R.I.P. Jean. You will be missed.


Cat

Oh Archie!  :\'(

Oh Archie!  :\'(



That should be "Oh Awchie"  ;)


Cat

R.I.P Jean :\'( say hi to Carroll!

Exactly as I was thinking when I saw this. The two of them are now reunited.

Not many cast members of All In The Family left these days.

Other AITF cast members now gone are Carroll O'Connor, Mike Evans (Lionel), Isabel Sanford (Weezy), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo), and Burt Mustin (Justin the old guy).

Fortunately we still have Sally Struthers, Rob Reiner, Bob Hastings (of Kelsey's Bar), and Danielle Brisebois  :-* .

This was another one of those shows where the cast didn't seem to have much longevity after the show went off the air, although Jean had a fair run.  :-\\

This was another one of those shows where the cast didn't seem to have much longevity after the show went off the air, although Jean had a fair run.  :-\\


Not sure what you mean here. With the exception of Mike Evans who died young, the other ones made it into their 70s. Isabel Sanford & Allan Melvin died in their mid 80s, and Burt Mustin & Betty Garrett died in their early 90s.

Not sure what you mean here. With the exception of Mike Evans who died young, the other ones made it into their 70s. Isabel Sanford & Allan Melvin died in their mid 80s, and Burt Mustin & Betty Garrett died in their early 90s.


Well I meant that there are not may survivors of the main cast members.

Burt Mustin was a buddy of my uncle, so he did not seem that old to me.

Exactly as I was thinking when I saw this. The two of them are now reunited.


I bet they're arguing in heaven now.  :\'(

and also don't forget her sister Maureen Stapleton who passed away in 2006. :\'(

RIP Edith you are now reunited in heaven with good old Archie.  :)

http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn2/video/060113_ANHQ_JeanStapleton_640.jpg

http://static.tvgcdn.net/MediaBin/Galleries/Imported/BioPix/Mi/bio16_cathy/caroll-oconnor1.jpg

Aww, I loved Edith Bunker.  Those were the days...

and also don't forget her sister Maureen Stapleton who passed away in 2006. :\'(




Hate to break it to you Howard, but they weren't sisters.

RIP Jean Stapleton.  :\'( I love All in the Family and think it's one of the all time great sitcoms, I got into the reruns on Nick at Nite starting in the late '90s.

There was actually a rumor Jean Stapleton died in 1979.  Actually, they killed off the character Edith Bunker on "Archie Bunker's Place" after Stapleton quit AITF.  Stapleton did go on to have an illustrious career as a theater actress for the next 30 years.  In fact, Stapleton was the first choice for "Murder, She Wrote," which went to Angela Lansbury instead because Stapleton was too busy with her stage acting obligations. 

:\'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UKrAYD3zX8

This might be a little heart-wrenching to watch. :\'( Archie Alone (11/2/1980)

There was actually a rumor Jean Stapleton died in 1979.  Actually, they killed off the character Edith Bunker on "Archie Bunker's Place" after Stapleton quit AITF.  Stapleton did go on to have an illustrious career as a theater actress for the next 30 years.  In fact, Stapleton was the first choice for "Murder, She Wrote," which went to Angela Lansbury instead because Stapleton was too busy with her stage acting obligations. 

:\'(


and that's when Danielle Brisbois came in.

Hate to break it to you Howard, but they weren't sisters.


So what were they?  ???

So what were they?  ???



Not related at all.

Not related at all.


Exactly, they just had the same last name.

Exactly, they just had the same last name.


Actually, Jean's last name was Putch, and her maiden name was Murray.  Stapleton was for stage only and was her mother's maiden name.

My Dad knew her hubby, Bill Putch.

Actually, Jean's last name was Putch, and her maiden name was Murray.  Stapleton was for stage only and was her mother's maiden name.

My Dad knew her hubby, Bill Putch.


Yes I knew that ....I was just too laZy to type all that in  :D

This makes me really sad!  I grew up with All In The Family - sad  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

R.I.P. Jean Stapleton

Let's say if it was the other way around, They killed off Archie's character and left Edith, would the scene still look the same? ???

The producers of Archie Bunker's Place wanted to bring Edith back as a ghost, but Carroll nixed it.

The producers of Archie Bunker's Place wanted to bring Edith back as a ghost, but Carroll nixed it.


That was a silly idea. They could've at least had a seance but I doubt if Carrol would've agreed to one.

Here's who's left from the cast of All In The Family/Archie Bunker's Place:

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc2Njg1MDM2OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTE4NDk2Mw@@._V1._SY314_CR12,0,214,314_.jpg
Rob Reiner

http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/55968-sally-struthers-arrested-for-drunk-driving/1347565390_sally-struthers-467.jpg
Sally Struthers

http://img.spokeo.com/public/900-600/danielle_brisebois_2007_05_15.jpg
Danielle Brisbois

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UKrAYD3zX8

This might be a little heart-wrenching to watch. :\'( Archie Alone (11/2/1980)



I remember that episode when it first aired. I saw it a few years ago on TVLand and I still cried. Archie might of been a grouch but you could see that he loved Edith.
RIP Miss Stapleton

Here's who's left from the cast of All In The Family/Archie Bunker's Place:


Rob Reiner


Sally Struthers


Danielle Brisbois


Let's not forget Bob Hastings, who is also one of the sole survivors of the ill-fated McHale's Navy cast, who played the owner of Kelsey's Bar:  8)

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121108032502/all-in-the-family-tv-show/images/7/77/Tommy_Kelsey.png

Also, the lovely Denise Miller :-*  who played Archie's niece, Billie.  She was quite the hottie in her day.

http://static.cinemarx.ro/poze/persoane-mari/2012/03/Denise_Miller_1331533351.jpg

I remember that episode when it first aired. I saw it a few years ago on TVLand and I still cried. Archie might of been a grouch but you could see that he loved Edith.
RIP Miss Stapleton


It was such an emotional episode.

Let's not forget Bob Hastings, who is also one of the sole survivors of the ill-fated McHale's Navy cast, who played the owner of Kelsey's Bar:  8)

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121108032502/all-in-the-family-tv-show/images/7/77/Tommy_Kelsey.png

Also, the lovely Denise Miller :-*  who played Archie's niece, Billie.  She was quite the hottie in her day.

http://static.cinemarx.ro/poze/persoane-mari/2012/03/Denise_Miller_1331533351.jpg


Jason Wingreen is still with us http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/_img/actors/actor_2869.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Barrygordonheadshot2.JPG

Barry Gordon at 64

Jason Wingreen is still with us

Barry Gordon at 64


There's also Lionel#2 (Damon Evans)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Jenny_and_Lionel_Jeffersons.JPG/200px-Jenny_and_Lionel_Jeffersons.JPG

(Although Mike Evans, the original Lionel, is also gone).  :-\\

There's also Lionel#2 (Damon Evans)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Jenny_and_Lionel_Jeffersons.JPG/200px-Jenny_and_Lionel_Jeffersons.JPG

(Although Mike Evans, the original Lionel, is also gone).  :-\\


They were on All In The Family but not Archie Bunker's Place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqCS7Y_kME


He's right about that.