A Lesson Before Dying (1999) featured a cast of 14 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (78%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Irma P. Hall, age 91. This film starred Don Cheadle and Cicely Tyson.
78% still with us· verified cast50% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 78% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 96 yrs
Deaths by Year
2021
Cast14 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Cheadle Grant Wiggins | Grant Wiggins | Living | 29/11/1964 | 61 | — | 35 |
 Cicely Tyson Tante Lou | Tante Lou | Deceased | 19/12/1924 | 96 | 28/01/2021 | 75 |
 Mekhi Phifer Jefferson | Jefferson | Living | 29/12/1974 | 51 | — | 25 |
 Irma P. Hall Miss Emma | Miss Emma | Living | 03/06/1935 | 91 | — | 64 |
 Brent Jennings Reverend Ambrose | Reverend Ambrose | Living | 13/04/1951 | 75 | — | 48 |
 Lisa Arrindell Vivian Baptiste | Vivian Baptiste | Living | 24/03/1969 | 57 | — | 30 |
 Dana Ivey Edna Guidry | Edna Guidry | Living | 12/08/1941 | 85 | — | 58 |
 Frank Hoyt Taylor Sheriff Guidry | Sheriff Guidry | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stuart Culpepper Henri Pichot | Henri Pichot | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Von Coulter Farrell Jarreau | Farrell Jarreau | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Elijah Kelley Clarence | Clarence | Living | 01/08/1986 | 40 | — | 13 |
Wynton Yates Louis Washington | Louis Washington | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patty Mack Inez | Inez | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jameelah Nuriddin Irene | Irene | Unverified | — | — | — | — |