What Ever Happened to the Cast ofI Dream of Jeannie?

Mar. 15, 2025

Barbara Eden in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in 1967.Photo:Getty

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Think and blink!

“This is the original genie bottle,” Eden said while showcasing the one-of-a-kind purple-and-gold bottle from thesitcom. “It’s not usually here. I keep it in the bank. It has a few nicks. It’s been around a while. It’s got a chip there and a chip there, but it’s the real thing.”

Here, catch up with the stars of the series.

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Barbara Eden as Jeannie

Barbara Eden as Jeannie in “I Dream of Jeannie” in 1967 and in 2023.NBCUniversal via Getty; Getty Images for Marcel Remus

NBCUniversal via Getty; Getty Images for Marcel Remus

Eden married her third husband, real estate developer and architect Jon Eicholtz, in 1991. The pair live in Beverly Hills and have been married for more than 30 years.

The actresstold PEOPLE in 2019that she thought a reboot of the magical 1960s sitcom was “a good idea. They should do it.”

“I’m really lucky,“she told PEOPLE in October 2021. “I have dear friends. I have a wonderful family, a very supportive husband. Yes, I’m very happy.”

Edencelebrated her 93rd birthdayin August, telling PEOPLE her secrets tostaying fitinclude working out and eating healthy.

02of 05Larry Hagman as Major Anthony NelsonLarry Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in 1965 and in 2012.NBCUniversal via Getty; WireImage for TurnerLarry Hagman played the dashing astronaut Major Anthony Nelson on IDream of Jeanniefrom 1965 to 1970. He famously went on to play the cruel oil baronJ.R. Ewingon the CBS primetime soapDallas(1978-1991).Acting ran in Hagman’s genes: His mother Mary Martin was a Broadway star, playing Maria Von Trapp inThe Sound of Music. His children with wife Maj Axelsson, Heidi and Preston, continued in the family business.In 2011, Hagman announced he was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer, 15 years after a liver transplant procedure. However, his diagnosis didn’t prevent him from participating in the TNT reboot ofDallasin the early 2010s.Hagman died on Nov. 23, 2012, at age 81.

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Larry Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson

Larry Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in 1965 and in 2012.NBCUniversal via Getty; WireImage for Turner

NBCUniversal via Getty; WireImage for Turner

Larry Hagman played the dashing astronaut Major Anthony Nelson on IDream of Jeanniefrom 1965 to 1970. He famously went on to play the cruel oil baronJ.R. Ewingon the CBS primetime soapDallas(1978-1991).

Acting ran in Hagman’s genes: His mother Mary Martin was a Broadway star, playing Maria Von Trapp inThe Sound of Music. His children with wife Maj Axelsson, Heidi and Preston, continued in the family business.

In 2011, Hagman announced he was diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer, 15 years after a liver transplant procedure. However, his diagnosis didn’t prevent him from participating in the TNT reboot ofDallasin the early 2010s.

Hagman died on Nov. 23, 2012, at age 81.

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Bill Daily as Captain Roger Healey

Bill Daily as Captain Roger Healey in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in 1965 and in 2006.Bettmann Archive; FilmMagic

Bettmann Archive; FilmMagic

Bill Daily found breakthrough success in his role as Army Captain Roger Healey, which launched him into his next role as an airline co-pilot and neighbor of the Newharts, Howard Borden, onThe Bob Newhart Show(1972).

On the NBC sitcomALF(1986) Daily played the psychiatrist Dr. Larry Dykstra before going on to have a short-lived sitcom of his own,Small & Frye(1983).

Daily died in 2018 from natural causes, days after celebrating his 91st birthday.

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Hayden Rorke as Dr. Bellows

Hayden Rorke as Dr. Bellows in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in 1966 and in 1985.THA/Shutterstock; NBCUniversal via Getty

THA/Shutterstock; NBCUniversal via Getty

Hayden Rorke took his stage name from his mother, Margaret Hayden Rorke, an early 1920s actress. Rorke appeared inI Love Lucy(1951),The Twilight Zone(1961),The Andy Griffith Show(1965) andThe Love Boat(1977), among other hit shows.

Rorke died in 1987 at the age of 76 from multiple myeloma.

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Emmaline Henry as Amanda Bellows

Emmaline Henry as Amanda Bellows in “I Dream of Jeannie” in 1969 and in 1971.NBCUniversal via Getty; CBS via Getty

NBCUniversal via Getty; CBS via Getty

Emmaline Henry is best known for her role as the wife of Dr. Bellows, Amanda Bellows, inI Dream of Jeannie. Her first appearance on the show was as a magician’s assistant in the first season. Henry then continued on the series for 33 episodes as Amanda Bellows until the final season aired in 1970.

Henry died of a brain tumor at age 50 in 1979.

source: people.com