An Empire of Reason (1988) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (41%) are still alive today and 17 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Richard Seff, age 98. This film starred Cokie Roberts and William F. Buckley Jr..
41% still with us· verified cast35% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 41% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast34 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cokie Roberts Self - Host | Self - Host | Deceased | 27/12/1943 | 75 | 17/09/2019 | 45 |
| Self | Deceased | 24/11/1925 | 82 | 27/02/2008 | 63 | |
 Walter Cronkite Self | Self | Deceased | 04/11/1916 | 92 | 17/07/2009 | 72 |
 John Chancellor Self | Self | Deceased | 14/07/1927 | 68 | 12/07/1996 | 61 |
 Phil Donahue Self | Self | Deceased | 21/12/1935 | 88 | 18/08/2024 | 53 |
 Robert MacNeil Self | Self | Deceased | 19/01/1931 | 93 | 12/04/2024 | 57 |
 Andrea Mitchell Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Al Roker Self | Self | Living | 20/08/1954 | 72 | — | 34 |
 Forrest Sawyer Self | Self | Living | 19/04/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Jamey Sheridan Daniel Shays | Daniel Shays | Living | 12/07/1951 | 75 | — | 37 |
 Ed Koch Mayor of New York City, 1788 | Mayor of New York City, 1788 | Deceased | 12/12/1924 | 88 | 01/02/2013 | 64 |
 James Rebhorn Jesse Woodhull | Jesse Woodhull | Deceased | 01/09/1948 | 65 | 21/03/2014 | 40 |
 Mario Cuomo Self | Self | Deceased | 15/06/1932 | 82 | 01/01/2015 | 56 |
| Self | Living | 27/02/1942 | 84 | — | 46 | |
 François Giroday Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton | Living | 18/03/1952 | 74 | — | 36 |
 Christopher Curry John Lansing, Jr. | John Lansing, Jr. | Living | 22/10/1948 | 77 | — | 40 |
 Nesbitt Blaisdell Gov. George Clinton | Gov. George Clinton | Deceased | 06/12/1928 | 95 | 24/09/2024 | 60 |
Sol Wachtler John Jay | John Jay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Drew Snyder Demonstrator | Demonstrator | Living | 25/09/1946 | 79 | — | 42 |
Joseph Warren Robert Yates | Robert Yates | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John C. Vennema Robert R. Livingston | Robert R. Livingston | Living | 24/08/1948 | 78 | — | 40 |
 E.G. Marshall Federalist Spokesman | Federalist Spokesman | Deceased | 18/06/1914 | 84 | 24/08/1998 | 74 |
 Rex Robbins Isaac Roosevelt | Isaac Roosevelt | Deceased | 30/03/1935 | 68 | 23/09/2003 | 53 |
Edwin McDonough Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Deceased | — | — | 09/02/2016 | — |
 Richard Bright Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Deceased | 28/06/1937 | 68 | 18/02/2006 | 51 |
 Richard Seff Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Living | 23/09/1927 | 98 | — | 61 |
 William Duell Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Deceased | 29/08/1923 | 88 | 21/12/2011 | 65 |
 MacIntyre Dixon Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Living | 22/12/1931 | 94 | — | 57 |
 Patrick Clear Donahue Audience Member | Donahue Audience Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eli Wallach Anti-Federalist Spokesman | Anti-Federalist Spokesman | Deceased | 07/12/1915 | 98 | 24/06/2014 | 73 |
 Roberts Blossom Melancton Smith | Melancton Smith | Deceased | 25/03/1924 | 87 | 08/07/2011 | 64 |
Guy Paul Convention Secretary | Convention Secretary | Living | 12/09/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Jonathan Bolt Anti-Federalist Delegate | Anti-Federalist Delegate | Living | 22/09/1934 | 91 | — | 54 |
Stu Daly Voice-over Announcer | Voice-over Announcer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
