Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (26%) are still alive today and 17 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Barbara Babcock, age 89. This film starred Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro.
26% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 26% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Moriarty Henry Wiggen | Henry Wiggen | Living | 05/04/1941 | 85 | — | 32 |
 Robert De Niro Bruce Pearson | Bruce Pearson | Living | 17/08/1943 | 83 | — | 30 |
 Vincent Gardenia Dutch Schnell | Dutch Schnell | Deceased | 07/01/1920 | 72 | 09/12/1992 | 53 |
 Phil Foster Joe | Joe | Deceased | 29/03/1913 | 72 | 08/07/1985 | 60 |
 Ann Wedgeworth Katie | Katie | Deceased | 21/01/1934 | 83 | 16/11/2017 | 39 |
 Patrick McVey Bruce's Father | Bruce's Father | Deceased | 17/03/1910 | 63 | 06/07/1973 | 63 |
 Heather MacRae Holly | Holly | Living | 05/10/1946 | 79 | — | 27 |
 Selma Diamond Tootsie | Tootsie | Deceased | 05/08/1920 | 64 | 13/05/1985 | 53 |
 Barbara Babcock Team Owner | Team Owner | Living | 27/02/1937 | 89 | — | 36 |
Maurice Rosenfield Team Owner | Team Owner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tom Ligon Piney | Piney | Deceased | 10/09/1940 | 85 | 29/06/2026 | 33 |
Andy Jarrell Ugly | Ugly | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marshall Efron Bradley | Bradley | Deceased | 03/02/1938 | 81 | 30/09/2019 | 35 |
Donny Burks Perry | Perry | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hector Elias Diego | Diego | Living | 24/09/1941 | 84 | — | 32 |
 Tom Signorelli Goose | Goose | Deceased | 19/10/1939 | 70 | 06/07/2010 | 34 |
James Donahue Canada | Canada | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nicolas Surovy Aleck Olson | Aleck Olson | Living | 30/06/1944 | 82 | — | 29 |
 Danny Aiello Horse | Horse | Deceased | 20/06/1933 | 86 | 12/12/2019 | 40 |
Hector Troy George | George | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tony Major Jonah | Jonah | Deceased | 30/11/1939 | 79 | 27/05/2019 | 34 |
| Red | Deceased | 24/01/1937 | 59 | 15/05/1996 | 36 | |
Jack Hollander Tegwar Player | Tegwar Player | Deceased | — | — | 24/10/1988 | — |
Lou Girolami Tegwar Player | Tegwar Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ernesto Gonzalez Dr. Chambers | Dr. Chambers | Deceased | 08/04/1940 | 86 | — | 33 |
 Alan Manson Doc Loftus | Doc Loftus | Deceased | 07/06/1918 | 83 | 05/03/2002 | 55 |
Arnold Kapnick Detective | Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jean David Dutch's Wife | Dutch's Wife | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Beatrice Manley Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau) | Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau) | Deceased | 23/05/1921 | 81 | 13/09/2002 | 52 |
Herb Henry Keith Crane | Keith Crane | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pierrino Mascarino Sid Goldman | Sid Goldman | Deceased | — | — | 02/06/2017 | — |
Dorothy Neubert Bruce's Mother | Bruce's Mother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Gem | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Dell Bethel Third Base Coach | Third Base Coach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vince Camuto Baseball Player | Baseball Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jeff Sartorius Baseball Player | Baseball Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Willie Lemmey Baseball Player | Baseball Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Doug Major Baseball Player | Baseball Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Forrest Wynne Bat Boy | Bat Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
