Best of Enemies (2015) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (37%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Sam Donaldson, age 92. This film starred Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr..
37% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 37% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast25 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gore Vidal Self | Self | Deceased | 03/10/1925 | 86 | 31/07/2012 | 90 |
| Self | Deceased | 24/11/1925 | 82 | 27/02/2008 | 90 | |
 Kelsey Grammer Voice of William F. Buckley | Voice of William F. Buckley | Living | 21/02/1955 | 71 | — | 60 |
 John Lithgow Voice of Gore Vidal | Voice of Gore Vidal | Living | 19/10/1945 | 80 | — | 70 |
 Dick Cavett Self | Self | Living | 19/11/1936 | 89 | — | 79 |
| Self | Deceased | 13/04/1949 | 62 | 15/12/2011 | 66 | |
 Noam Chomsky Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 07/12/1928 | 95 | 18/06/2024 | 87 |
Reid Buckley Self | Self | Deceased | 14/07/1930 | 83 | 14/04/2014 | 85 |
 Andrew Sullivan Self | Self | Living | 10/08/1963 | 63 | — | 52 |
 Todd Gitlin Self | Self | Deceased | — | — | 05/02/2022 | — |
Brooke Gladstone Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Newman Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 26/01/1925 | 83 | 26/09/2008 | 90 |
 Arthur Miller Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 89 | 10/02/2005 | 100 |
 Muhammad Ali Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 17/01/1942 | 74 | 03/06/2016 | 73 |
 Sam Donaldson Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Living | 11/03/1934 | 92 | — | 81 |
 Norman Mailer Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 31/01/1923 | 84 | 10/11/2007 | 92 |
Matt Tyrnauer Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Godfrey Cambridge Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | 26/02/1933 | 43 | 29/11/1976 | 82 |
 John McWhorter Self | Self | Living | 06/10/1965 | 60 | — | 50 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
James J. Kilpatrick Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard J. Daley Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Deceased | — | — | 20/12/1976 | — |
Everett Dirksen Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Wolcott Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Woody Allen Self (archival) | Self (archival) | Living | 30/11/1935 | 90 | — | 80 |
