Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) featured a cast of 29 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (4%) are still alive today and 27 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Marcus Garvey, age 50. This film starred Ossie Davis and George Johnson.
4% still with us· verified cast3% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 4% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast29 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ossie Davis Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 18/12/1917 | 87 | 04/02/2005 | 58 |
George Johnson Self (archive sound) | Self (archive sound) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lorenzo Tucker Self (archive sound) | Self (archive sound) | Deceased | 27/06/1907 | 79 | 19/08/1986 | 68 |
Lucia Lynn Moses Self (archive sound) | Self (archive sound) | Deceased | 23/12/1908 | 75 | 01/01/1984 | 67 |
 Fredi Washington Self (archive sound) | Self (archive sound) | Deceased | 23/12/1903 | 90 | 28/06/1994 | 72 |
 Henry Armstrong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/12/1912 | 75 | 22/10/1988 | 63 |
 Josephine Baker Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/06/1906 | 68 | 12/04/1975 | 69 |
 Leslie Banks Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/06/1890 | 61 | 21/04/1952 | 85 |
 Clarence Brooks Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/12/1896 | 72 | 12/03/1969 | 79 |
 Cab Calloway Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/12/1907 | 86 | 18/11/1994 | 68 |
 Walter Connolly Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/04/1887 | 53 | 28/05/1940 | 88 |
 Miriam Cooper Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/11/1891 | 84 | 12/04/1976 | 84 |
 Dudley Digges Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/06/1879 | 68 | 24/10/1947 | 96 |
 Duke Ellington Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/04/1899 | 75 | 24/05/1974 | 76 |
 Marcus Garvey Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 20/01/1976 | 50 | — | 50 |
 Lillian Gish Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1893 | 99 | 27/02/1993 | 82 |
 Jack Johnson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/03/1878 | 68 | 10/06/1946 | 97 |
 Noble Johnson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/04/1881 | 96 | 09/01/1978 | 94 |
 Walter Long Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/03/1879 | 73 | 04/07/1952 | 96 |
 William Lundigan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/06/1914 | 61 | 20/12/1975 | 61 |
 Mae Marsh Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 07/11/1894 | 73 | 13/02/1968 | 81 |
 Clarence Muse Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 13/10/1889 | 90 | 13/10/1979 | 86 |
 William E. Pettus Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Bud Pollard Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/05/1889 | 63 | 16/12/1952 | 86 |
 Paul Robeson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/04/1898 | 77 | 23/01/1976 | 77 |
 Henry B. Walthall Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/03/1878 | 58 | 17/06/1936 | 97 |
 Ethel Waters Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/10/1896 | 80 | 01/09/1977 | 79 |
 Bert Williams Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/11/1874 | 47 | 04/03/1922 | 101 |
 Spencer Williams Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/07/1893 | 76 | 13/12/1969 | 82 |