Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003) featured a cast of 35 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (55%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ian McKellen, age 87. This film starred John Rhys-Davies and Elijah Wood.
55% still with us· verified cast31% of full cast · incl. 15 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 55% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 70 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast35 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Rhys-Davies Self / Narrator | Self / Narrator | Living | 05/05/1944 | 82 | — | 59 |
 Elijah Wood Self | Self | Living | 28/01/1981 | 45 | — | 22 |
 Hugo Weaving Self | Self | Living | 04/04/1960 | 66 | — | 43 |
 Peter Jackson Self | Self | Living | 31/10/1961 | 64 | — | 42 |
 Ian McKellen Self | Self | Living | 25/05/1939 | 87 | — | 64 |
Jock Ferguson Self - William Wallace Re-enactor | Self - William Wallace Re-enactor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jock Ferguson Self - Scottish Historian | Self - Scottish Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Drout Self - Tolkien Expert | Self - Tolkien Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Susan Doran Self - Oxford University | Self - Oxford University | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Loades Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I' | Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/10/1858 | 60 | 06/01/1919 | 145 |
Tweed Roosevelt Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson | Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Zuckerman Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert | Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Christopher Lee Self | Self | Deceased | 27/05/1922 | 93 | 07/06/2015 | 81 |
 Czar Nicholas II of Russia Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/05/1868 | 50 | 17/07/1918 | 135 |
 Tsarina Alexandra Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/06/1872 | 46 | 17/07/1918 | 131 |
 Richard Pipes Self - Russian Historian | Self - Russian Historian | Deceased | 07/11/1923 | 94 | 17/05/2018 | 80 |
 Vladimir Lenin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 21/04/1870 | 53 | 21/01/1924 | 133 |
 Lynette Nusbacher Self - English Historian | Self - English Historian | Living | 17/12/1966 | 59 | — | 37 |
 David Wenham Self | Self | Living | 21/09/1965 | 61 | — | 38 |
James M. McPherson Self - Civil War Historian | Self - Civil War Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Philippa Boyens Self - Co-Screenwriter | Self - Co-Screenwriter | Living | 01/01/1962 | 64 | — | 41 |
 Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/04/1889 | 56 | 30/04/1945 | 114 |
 Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/11/1874 | 90 | 24/01/1965 | 129 |
Bob Doe Self - World War II RAF Pilot | Self - World War II RAF Pilot | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gary Moulton Self - Lewis and Clark Expert | Self - Lewis and Clark Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Billy Boyd Self | Self | Living | 28/08/1968 | 58 | — | 35 |
 Orlando Bloom Self | Self | Living | 13/01/1977 | 49 | — | 26 |
Tenzing Norgay Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edmund Hillary Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/07/1919 | 88 | 11/01/2008 | 84 |
Broughton Coburn Self - Everest Expert | Self - Everest Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jamling Tenzing Norgay Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay | Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sean Astin Self | Self | Living | 25/02/1971 | 55 | — | 32 |
Allen Counter Self - Peary Expedition Historian | Self - Peary Expedition Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Peary Stafford Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson | Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |