Being There (1979) featured a cast of 22 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (29%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Shirley MacLaine, age 92. This film starred Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine.
29% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast22 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peter Sellers Chance | Chance | Deceased | 08/09/1925 | 54 | 24/07/1980 | 54 |
 Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand | Eve Rand | Living | 24/04/1934 | 92 | — | 45 |
 Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Rand | Benjamin Rand | Deceased | 05/04/1901 | 80 | 04/08/1981 | 78 |
 Jack Warden President 'Bobby' | President 'Bobby' | Deceased | 18/09/1920 | 85 | 19/07/2006 | 59 |
 Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby | Dr. Robert Allenby | Deceased | 30/03/1929 | 86 | 05/04/2015 | 50 |
 Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov | Vladimir Skrapinov | Deceased | 31/08/1914 | 70 | 17/09/1984 | 65 |
 Ruth Attaway Louise | Louise | Deceased | 28/06/1910 | 77 | 21/09/1987 | 69 |
 David Clennon Thomas Franklin | Thomas Franklin | Living | 10/05/1943 | 83 | — | 36 |
 Fran Brill Sally Hayes | Sally Hayes | Living | 30/09/1946 | 79 | — | 33 |
 Denise DuBarry Johanna Franklin | Johanna Franklin | Deceased | 06/03/1956 | 63 | 23/03/2019 | 23 |
 Alice Hirson First Lady | First Lady | Deceased | 10/03/1929 | 95 | 14/02/2025 | 50 |
 Jerome Hellman Gary Burns | Gary Burns | Deceased | 04/09/1928 | 92 | 26/05/2021 | 51 |
 John Harkins Sidney Courtney | Sidney Courtney | Deceased | 07/09/1932 | 66 | 05/03/1999 | 47 |
 James Noble Kaufman | Kaufman | Deceased | 05/03/1922 | 94 | 28/03/2016 | 57 |
 Mitch Kreindel Dennis Watson | Dennis Watson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Oteil Burbridge Lolo | Lolo | Living | 24/08/1964 | 62 | — | 15 |
 Richard Venture Wilson | Wilson | Deceased | 12/11/1923 | 94 | 19/12/2017 | 56 |
 Sam Weisman Colson | Colson | Living | 21/05/1947 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Elya Baskin Karpatov | Karpatov | Living | 11/08/1950 | 76 | — | 29 |
 Hal Ashby Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited) | Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/09/1929 | 59 | 27/12/1988 | 50 |
 Kenneth Patterson Perkins | Perkins | Deceased | 03/08/1911 | 78 | 16/02/1990 | 68 |
 Stanley Grover Baldwin | Baldwin | Deceased | 28/03/1926 | 71 | 24/08/1997 | 53 |