Chiefs (1983) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 9 (36%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Billy Dee Williams, age 89. This TV series starred Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine.
36% still with us· verified cast26% of full cast · incl. 9 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 36% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast34 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlton Heston Hugh Holmes | Hugh Holmes | Deceased | 04/10/1923 | 84 | 05/04/2008 | 60 |
 Keith Carradine Foxy Funderburke | Foxy Funderburke | Living | 08/08/1949 | 77 | — | 34 |
 Stephen Collins Billy Lee | Billy Lee | Living | 01/10/1947 | 78 | — | 36 |
 Brad Davis Sonny Butts | Sonny Butts | Deceased | 06/11/1949 | 41 | 08/09/1991 | 34 |
 Tess Harper Carrie Lee | Carrie Lee | Living | 15/08/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
 Wayne Rogers Will Henry Lee | Will Henry Lee | Deceased | 07/04/1933 | 82 | 31/12/2015 | 50 |
 Paul Sorvino Sheriff Skeeter Willis | Sheriff Skeeter Willis | Deceased | 13/04/1939 | 83 | 25/07/2022 | 44 |
 Victoria Tennant Trish Lee | Trish Lee | Living | 30/09/1950 | 75 | — | 33 |
 Billy Dee Williams Tyler Watts | Tyler Watts | Living | 06/04/1937 | 89 | — | 46 |
 Lane Smith Hoss Spence | Hoss Spence | Deceased | 29/04/1936 | 69 | 13/06/2005 | 47 |
 Kaiulani Lee Mrs. Butts | Mrs. Butts | Living | 28/02/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
 Novella Nelson Nellie Cole | Nellie Cole | Deceased | 17/12/1939 | 77 | 31/08/2017 | 44 |
 Leon Rippy Tommy Allen | Tommy Allen | Living | 30/10/1949 | 76 | — | 34 |
 Leo Burmester Emmett Spence | Emmett Spence | Deceased | 01/02/1944 | 63 | 28/06/2007 | 39 |
 J. Kenneth Campbell Dr. Tom Manton | Dr. Tom Manton | Living | 22/07/1947 | 79 | — | 36 |
James Brown Henderson Pieback Johnson | Pieback Johnson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Norman Matlock Jesse Cole | Jesse Cole | Deceased | 08/08/1925 | 90 | 30/09/2015 | 58 |
 Cary Guffey Young Billy Lee | Young Billy Lee | Living | 10/05/1972 | 54 | — | 11 |
Leo O'Brien Young Joshua Cole | Young Joshua Cole | Deceased | 12/11/1970 | 41 | 10/10/2012 | 13 |
Frank Hamilton T.T. Brown | T.T. Brown | Deceased | 14/08/1924 | 66 | 25/04/1991 | 59 |
 Wallace Wilkinson Dr. Frank Manton | Dr. Frank Manton | Deceased | 14/01/1927 | 74 | 18/02/2001 | 56 |
Stacie Sanders Young Ellie Lee | Young Ellie Lee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Randall Hitt Young Emmett Spence | Young Emmett Spence | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Rogers Young Sonny Butts | Young Sonny Butts | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ennis Atkins Idus Bray | Idus Bray | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Charles Blackwell Dooley | Dooley | Deceased | 12/03/1930 | 82 | 09/01/2013 | 53 |
Wallace Merck Ed Routon | Ed Routon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stuart Culpepper Grady Butts | Grady Butts | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Charles Franzen Ben Birdsong | Ben Birdsong | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Hugh Jarrett Lamar Maddox | Lamar Maddox | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Don Law Sam Greer | Sam Greer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ralph Pace Sherriff Grundey | Sherriff Grundey | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Danny Nelson Dr. Carter Sauls | Dr. Carter Sauls | Deceased | 16/03/1935 | 75 | 19/06/2010 | 48 |
Laurens Moore Underwood | Underwood | Deceased | 02/12/1919 | 89 | 12/01/2009 | 64 |