A Soldier's Story (1984) featured a cast of 37 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (40%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Patti LaBelle, age 82. This film starred Howard Rollins and Adolph Caesar.
40% still with us· verified cast22% of full cast · incl. 17 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 63.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast37 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Howard Rollins Captain Davenport | Captain Davenport | Deceased | 17/10/1950 | 46 | 08/12/1996 | 34 |
 Adolph Caesar Sergeant Waters | Sergeant Waters | Deceased | 05/12/1933 | 52 | 06/03/1986 | 51 |
 Art Evans Private Wilkie | Private Wilkie | Deceased | 27/03/1942 | 82 | 21/12/2024 | 42 |
 Robert Townsend Corporal Ellis | Corporal Ellis | Living | 06/02/1957 | 69 | — | 27 |
 Denzel Washington Private First Class Peterson | Private First Class Peterson | Living | 28/12/1954 | 71 | — | 30 |
 David Alan Grier Corporal Cobb | Corporal Cobb | Living | 30/06/1956 | 70 | — | 28 |
 David Harris Private Smalls | Private Smalls | Deceased | 23/05/1959 | 65 | 25/10/2024 | 25 |
 Dennis Lipscomb Captain Taylor | Captain Taylor | Deceased | 01/03/1942 | 72 | 30/07/2014 | 42 |
 Patti LaBelle Big Mary | Big Mary | Living | 24/05/1944 | 82 | — | 40 |
 Wings Hauser Lieutenant Byrd | Lieutenant Byrd | Deceased | 12/12/1947 | 77 | 15/03/2025 | 37 |
 Larry Riley C.J. Memphis | C.J. Memphis | Deceased | 20/06/1952 | 39 | 06/06/1992 | 32 |
 William Allen Young Private Henson | Private Henson | Living | 24/01/1954 | 72 | — | 30 |
 Scott Paulin Captain Wilcox | Captain Wilcox | Living | 13/02/1950 | 76 | — | 34 |
 John Hancock Sergeant Washington | Sergeant Washington | Deceased | 04/03/1941 | 51 | 12/10/1992 | 43 |
 Robert Tyler Private Seymour | Private Seymour | Living | 19/04/1960 | 66 | — | 24 |
 Trey Wilson Colonel Nivens | Colonel Nivens | Deceased | 21/01/1948 | 40 | 16/01/1989 | 36 |
Patricia Brandkamp Ida Nivens | Ida Nivens | Deceased | 20/02/1944 | 76 | 29/09/2020 | 40 |
 Carl Dreher Bus driver | Bus driver | Deceased | 16/02/1896 | 80 | 13/07/1976 | 88 |
Vaughn Reeves Captain Estes | Captain Estes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Anthony Williams Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Living | 16/06/1962 | 64 | — | 22 |
 Bobby McGee Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rick Ramey Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pat Grabe White Lieutenant #1 | White Lieutenant #1 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Terry Dodd White Lieutenant #2 | White Lieutenant #2 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Warren Clements Sergeant Hooks | Sergeant Hooks | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James W. Bryant Chaplain | Chaplain | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Valentine Umpire | Umpire | Deceased | 03/11/1939 | 81 | 20/04/2021 | 45 |
Ronald E. Greenfield M.P. Sergeant | M.P. Sergeant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Anthony C. Sanders M.P. at Gate | M.P. at Gate | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Traftin E. Thompson M.P. in Barracks | M.P. in Barracks | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roy Wells Training Field Sergeant | Training Field Sergeant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tommy G. Liggins Solider Painting | Solider Painting | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Calvin Franklin Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kevin T. Mosley Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Ashley Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Thomas Howard Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lacarnist Hiriams Barracks Soldier | Barracks Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |