How Many Ben Casey (1961) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Ben Casey
Released: 1961
Cast: Vince Edwards, Franchot Tone, Sam Jaffe, Carl Benton Reid, Neva Patterson

Ben Casey (1961) featured a cast of 481 tracked actors. Of these, 59 (12%) are still alive today and 416 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lee Grant, age 100. This TV series starred Vince Edwards and Franchot Tone.

12% still with us· verified cast12% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 77.5 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast481 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1961 ▲▼
Vince Edwards Ben Casey	Ben Casey	Deceased	09/07/1928	67	11/03/1996	33
Franchot Tone Daniel Freeland	Daniel Freeland	Deceased	27/02/1905	63	18/09/1968	56
Sam Jaffe David Zorba	David Zorba	Deceased	10/03/1891	93	24/03/1984	70
Carl Benton Reid		Deceased	13/08/1893	79	16/03/1973	68
Neva Patterson		Deceased	10/02/1920	90	14/12/2010	41
Colleen Dewhurst		Deceased	03/06/1924	67	22/08/1991	37
Bill Bixby		Deceased	22/01/1934	59	21/11/1993	27
Jeanne Cooper		Deceased	25/10/1928	84	08/05/2013	33
Ernie Anderson		Deceased	12/11/1923	73	06/02/1997	38
Telly Savalas		Deceased	21/01/1922	72	22/01/1994	39
Joyce Van Patten		Living	09/03/1934	92	—	27
Ann Robinson		Deceased	25/05/1929	96	26/09/2025	32
Abraham Sofaer		Deceased	30/09/1896	91	21/01/1988	65
Katherine Victor		Deceased	18/08/1923	81	22/10/2004	38
Luana Anders		Deceased	12/05/1938	58	21/07/1996	23
Michael Higgins		Deceased	20/01/1920	88	05/11/2008	41
James Dunn		Deceased	02/11/1901	65	03/09/1967	60
Robert Ellis Miller		Deceased	18/07/1932	84	27/01/2017	29
Jack Warden		Deceased	18/09/1920	85	19/07/2006	41
Steven Hill		Deceased	24/02/1922	94	23/08/2016	39
Bethel Leslie		Deceased	03/08/1929	70	28/11/1999	32
Edward Andrews		Deceased	09/10/1914	70	08/03/1985	47
Glenda Farrell		Deceased	30/06/1904	66	01/05/1971	57
Elisabeth Fraser		Deceased	08/01/1920	85	05/05/2005	41
Gloria Swanson Victoria Hoffman	Victoria Hoffman	Deceased	27/03/1899	84	04/04/1983	62
Dick Wessel		Deceased	20/04/1913	52	20/04/1965	48
Dan Tobin		Deceased	19/10/1910	72	26/11/1982	51
Elsa Lanchester		Deceased	28/10/1902	84	26/12/1986	59
Tige Andrews		Deceased	19/03/1920	86	27/01/2007	41
Dianne Foster		Deceased	31/10/1928	90	27/07/2019	33
James Best		Deceased	26/07/1926	88	06/04/2015	35
Denny Miller Welsey Boone	Welsey Boone	Deceased	25/04/1934	80	09/09/2014	27
Carroll O'Connor		Deceased	02/08/1924	76	21/06/2001	37
Dennis Crosby		Deceased	—	—	04/05/1991	—
Argentina Brunetti		Deceased	31/08/1907	98	20/12/2005	54
Lee Tracy		Deceased	13/04/1898	70	18/10/1968	63
Percy Rodriguez		Deceased	13/06/1918	89	06/09/2007	43
Bill Mumy		Living	01/02/1954	72	—	7
Howard Da Silva		Deceased	04/05/1909	76	16/02/1986	52
Brian Bedford		Deceased	16/02/1935	80	13/01/2016	26
Richard Dreyfuss		Living	29/10/1947	78	—	14
James Farentino		Deceased	24/02/1938	73	24/01/2012	23
Michael Ansara		Deceased	15/04/1922	91	31/07/2013	39
Julie Sommars		Living	15/04/1940	86	—	21
Diana Douglas		Deceased	22/01/1923	92	03/07/2015	38
Al Waxman		Deceased	02/03/1935	65	18/01/2001	26
Benson Fong		Deceased	10/10/1916	70	01/08/1987	45
Lainie Kazan		Living	15/05/1940	86	—	21
Curt Conway		Deceased	04/05/1915	58	10/04/1974	46
Wilfrid Hyde-White		Deceased	12/05/1903	87	06/05/1991	58