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Don Ameche has made two movies in the last few years, each of which grossed nearly $100 million - which he says is not bad for a 77-year-old actor who for 12 years before that was not offered a single film role.
"How many people in their 20s have a run like this?" Ameche asked in an interview, his voice still as thick and creamy as fudge.
The films were "Trading Places," starring Eddie Murphy, and "Cocoon," which made old age attractive enough so that youth might aspire to it.
His latest venture is "A Masterpiece of Murder," in which Bob Hope makes his television movie debut. The light-hearted mystery airs on NBC Monday, 8-10 p.m., and the cast also includes Stella Stevens, Jamie Farr, Yvonne De Carlo, Jayne Meadows, Kevin McCarthy, Clive Revill and Frank Gorshin.
"I play a man who was formerly a cat-burglar," Ameche said. "He was put in jail after...