12 Classic Stars Who Were Younger Than The Roles They Played
It’s pretty common to see older actors portray characters that are way younger than their real age — but, believe it or not, it was just as common for classic stars like Angela Lansbury and Paul Newman to play much older roles on TV shows and in movies.
Click through the gallery to see all the times classic stars played older roles!
![Melody patterson](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/melody-patterson.jpg?fit=760%2C760&quality=86&strip=all)
Warner Bros. Television
![Abe vigoda](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/abe-vigoda.jpg?fit=800%2C801&quality=86&strip=all)
ABC
![Angela lansbury](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/angela-lansbury.jpg?fit=726%2C417&quality=86&strip=all)
United Artists
![Alice brady](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/alice-brady.jpg?fit=684%2C685&quality=86&strip=all)
Universal Pictures
![Eileen herlie](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eileen-herlie.jpg?fit=800%2C926&quality=86&strip=all)
Universal-International
![Paul newman](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/paul-newman.jpg?fit=790%2C925&quality=86&strip=all)
National General Pictures
![Estelle getty 7](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/estelle-getty-7.jpg?fit=570%2C515&quality=86&strip=all)
NBC
![Barbara oneil](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/barbara-oneil.jpg?fit=411%2C500&quality=86&strip=all)
Loew's Inc.
![Lionel jeffries](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lionel-jeffries.jpg?fit=631%2C685&quality=86&strip=all)
United Artists
![Jessie royce landis](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jessie-royce-landis.jpg?fit=800%2C643&quality=86&strip=all)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![Lorne greene ava gardner](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lorne-greene-ava-gardner.jpg?fit=459%2C544&quality=86&strip=all)
Universal Pictures
![Clive dunn](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/clive-dunn.jpg?fit=620%2C387&quality=86&strip=all)
BBC One