Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) featured a cast of 37 tracked actors. Of these, 20 (63%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Clint Eastwood, age 96. This film starred James Garner and Tom Selleck.
63% still with us· verified cast54% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 85.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast37 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Garner Self - Host | Self - Host | Deceased | 07/04/1928 | 86 | 19/07/2014 | 69 |
 Tom Selleck Self | Self | Living | 29/01/1945 | 81 | — | 52 |
 Clint Eastwood Self | Self | Living | 31/05/1930 | 96 | — | 67 |
 Daniel Stern Self | Self | Living | 28/08/1957 | 69 | — | 40 |
 Sam Elliott Self | Self | Living | 09/08/1944 | 82 | — | 53 |
Richard Slotkin Self - Cultural Historian | Self - Cultural Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anthony Quinn Self | Self | Deceased | 21/04/1915 | 86 | 03/06/2001 | 82 |
Virginia Quick Self - Western Outfitter | Self - Western Outfitter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 22/06/1936 | 88 | 28/09/2024 | 61 | |
 Bruce Dern Self | Self | Living | 04/06/1936 | 90 | — | 61 |
 Amy Madigan Self | Self | Living | 11/09/1950 | 76 | — | 47 |
 Ernest Borgnine Self | Self | Deceased | 24/01/1917 | 95 | 08/07/2012 | 80 |
 Robert Culp Self | Self | Deceased | 16/08/1930 | 79 | 24/03/2010 | 67 |
 Charlton Heston Self | Self | Deceased | 04/10/1923 | 84 | 05/04/2008 | 74 |
Ralph Reiner Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Widmark Self | Self | Deceased | 26/12/1914 | 93 | 24/03/2008 | 83 |
 Richard Schickel Self - Film Historian | Self - Film Historian | Deceased | 10/02/1933 | 84 | 18/02/2017 | 64 |
 Burt Kennedy Self | Self | Deceased | 03/09/1922 | 78 | 15/02/2001 | 75 |
Michael Mongillo Self - Blacksmith | Self - Blacksmith | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ed Harris Self | Self | Living | 28/11/1950 | 75 | — | 47 |
Gerry Spence Self - Attorney | Self - Attorney | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Living | 17/02/1962 | 64 | — | 35 | |
 Jack Elam Self | Self | Deceased | 13/11/1920 | 82 | 20/10/2003 | 77 |
 Sharon Stone Self | Self | Living | 10/03/1958 | 68 | — | 39 |
| Self | Living | 15/01/1957 | 69 | — | 40 | |
 Wes Studi Self | Self | Living | 17/12/1947 | 78 | — | 50 |
 Irene Bedard Self | Self | Living | 22/07/1967 | 59 | — | 30 |
 Budd Boetticher Self | Self | Deceased | 29/07/1916 | 85 | 29/11/2001 | 81 |
 Rodney A. Grant Self | Self | Living | 09/03/1959 | 67 | — | 38 |
 Carroll Baker Self | Self | Living | 28/05/1931 | 95 | — | 66 |
 Jimmy Smits Self | Self | Living | 09/07/1955 | 71 | — | 42 |
 Rosalind Chao Self | Self | Living | 23/09/1957 | 69 | — | 40 |
 Molly Haskell Self - Film Critic | Self - Film Critic | Living | 29/09/1939 | 87 | — | 58 |
 Jane Seymour Self | Self | Living | 15/02/1951 | 75 | — | 46 |
 John Sayles Self | Self | Living | 28/09/1950 | 76 | — | 47 |
 Vilmos Zsigmond Self | Self | Deceased | 16/06/1930 | 85 | 01/01/2016 | 67 |
 Maggie Greenwald Self | Self | Living | 23/06/1955 | 71 | — | 42 |
