American Experience (1988) featured a cast of 210 tracked actors. Of these, 98 (63%) are still alive today and 58 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Marion Ross, age 97. This TV series starred Liev Schreiber and Jason Robards.
63% still with us· verified cast47% of full cast · incl. 54 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 63% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast210 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liev Schreiber Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 04/10/1967 | 58 | — | 21 |
 Jason Robards Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 26/07/1922 | 78 | 26/12/2000 | 66 |
 Mary McDonnell Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 28/04/1952 | 74 | — | 36 |
 Donald Sutherland Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 17/07/1935 | 88 | 20/06/2024 | 53 |
 Peter Coyote Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 10/10/1941 | 84 | — | 47 |
 Alfre Woodard Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 08/11/1952 | 73 | — | 36 |
 Brian Dennehy Aaron Burr (voice) | Aaron Burr (voice) | Deceased | 09/07/1938 | 81 | 15/04/2020 | 50 |
 Joe Morton Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 18/10/1947 | 78 | — | 41 |
 Mandy Patinkin Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 30/11/1952 | 73 | — | 36 |
 René Auberjonois Woodrow Wilson (voice) | Woodrow Wilson (voice) | Deceased | 01/06/1940 | 79 | 08/12/2019 | 48 |
 Randy Quaid Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 01/10/1950 | 75 | — | 38 |
 Judith Light Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 09/02/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Tom Hanks Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 09/07/1956 | 70 | — | 32 |
 Carl Lumbly Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 14/08/1951 | 75 | — | 37 |
 Marion Ross Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) | Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) | Living | 25/10/1928 | 97 | — | 60 |
 Cherry Jones Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 21/11/1956 | 69 | — | 32 |
 Keith Carradine Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 08/08/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Blair Brown Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 23/04/1946 | 80 | — | 42 |
 Héctor Elizondo Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 22/12/1936 | 89 | — | 52 |
 Morgan Freeman Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 01/06/1937 | 89 | — | 51 |
 Scott Glenn Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 26/01/1939 | 87 | — | 49 |
 Courtney B. Vance Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 12/03/1960 | 66 | — | 28 |
 Laura Linney Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 05/02/1964 | 62 | — | 24 |
 Robert Duvall Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 05/01/1931 | 95 | 15/02/2026 | 57 |
Irv Drasnin Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hume Cronyn Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 18/07/1911 | 91 | 15/06/2003 | 77 |
 Ruby Dee Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 27/10/1922 | 91 | 11/06/2014 | 66 |
 Stacy Keach Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 02/06/1941 | 85 | — | 47 |
 Philip Bosco Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 26/09/1930 | 88 | 03/12/2018 | 58 |
Sam Grey Felix Frankfurter (voice) | Felix Frankfurter (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joe Mantegna Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 13/11/1947 | 78 | — | 41 |
 James Avery Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) | Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) | Deceased | 27/11/1945 | 68 | 31/12/2013 | 43 |
 Hal Linden Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 20/03/1931 | 95 | — | 57 |
 Ellen Burstyn Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 07/12/1932 | 93 | — | 56 |
 Susan Sarandon Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 04/10/1946 | 79 | — | 42 |
Russell Baker Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 William Stanley Merwin Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | — | — | 15/03/2019 | — |
 Hal Holbrook Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 17/02/1925 | 95 | 23/01/2021 | 63 |
 David McCullough Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 07/07/1933 | 89 | 07/08/2022 | 55 |
Richard Ben Cramer Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | — | — | 07/01/2013 | — |
 Garrison Keillor Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 07/08/1942 | 84 | — | 46 |
 Roy Scheider Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 10/11/1932 | 75 | 10/02/2008 | 56 |
 Anna Deavere Smith Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 18/09/1950 | 76 | — | 38 |
 Harris Yulin Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 05/11/1937 | 87 | 10/06/2025 | 51 |
 Simon Russell Beale John Adams (voice) | John Adams (voice) | Living | 12/01/1961 | 65 | — | 27 |
Lisa Emond Abigail Adams (voice) | Abigail Adams (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mitchell McCann Jesse James | Jesse James | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brian Paulette Frank James | Frank James | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 19/07/1961 | 65 | — | 27 |
 Christopher Plummer Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 13/12/1929 | 91 | 05/02/2021 | 59 |