Christopher Columbus (1985) featured a cast of 48 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (36%) are still alive today and 21 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Sal Borgese, age 89. This TV series starred Gabriel Byrne and Rossano Brazzi.
36% still with us· verified cast25% of full cast · incl. 15 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 36% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast48 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabriel Byrne Christopher Columbus | Christopher Columbus | Living | 12/05/1950 | 76 | — | 35 |
 Rossano Brazzi Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas | Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas | Deceased | 18/09/1916 | 78 | 24/12/1994 | 69 |
 Virna Lisi Dona Moniz Perestrello | Dona Moniz Perestrello | Deceased | 08/11/1936 | 78 | 18/12/2014 | 49 |
 Oliver Reed Martin Pinzon | Martin Pinzon | Deceased | 13/02/1938 | 61 | 02/05/1999 | 47 |
 Raf Vallone Jose Vizinho | Jose Vizinho | Deceased | 17/02/1916 | 86 | 31/10/2002 | 69 |
 Max von Sydow Re Giovanni del Portogallo | Re Giovanni del Portogallo | Deceased | 10/04/1929 | 90 | 08/03/2020 | 56 |
 Eli Wallach Padre Fernando De Talavera | Padre Fernando De Talavera | Deceased | 07/12/1915 | 98 | 24/06/2014 | 70 |
 Nicol Williamson Re Ferdinando | Re Ferdinando | Deceased | 14/09/1936 | 75 | 16/12/2011 | 49 |
 Faye Dunaway Regina Isabella di Spagna | Regina Isabella di Spagna | Living | 14/01/1941 | 85 | — | 44 |
 Michel Auclair Luis De Santangel | Luis De Santangel | Deceased | 14/09/1922 | 65 | 07/01/1988 | 63 |
 William Berger Francisco De Bobadilla | Francisco De Bobadilla | Deceased | 20/06/1928 | 65 | 02/10/1993 | 57 |
 Keith Buckley De Torres | De Torres | Deceased | 07/04/1941 | 79 | 01/12/2020 | 44 |
Mark Buffery Bartholomo Colombo | Bartholomo Colombo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anne Canovas Beatriz Enriquez | Beatriz Enriquez | Living | 25/10/1957 | 69 | — | 28 |
 Elpidia Carrillo Coana | Coana | Living | 16/08/1961 | 65 | — | 24 |
 Massimo Girotti Duca Medina Coeli | Duca Medina Coeli | Deceased | 18/05/1918 | 84 | 05/01/2003 | 67 |
 Larry Lamb Don Castillo | Don Castillo | Living | 10/10/1947 | 79 | — | 38 |
 Stefano Madia Federico | Federico | Deceased | 31/12/1954 | 49 | 16/12/2004 | 31 |
Audrey Matson Donna Felipa Perestrello | Donna Felipa Perestrello | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Murray Melvin Padre Linares | Padre Linares | Deceased | 30/11/1932 | 90 | 14/04/2023 | 53 |
 Jack Watson Padre Marcena | Padre Marcena | Deceased | 14/05/1915 | 84 | 04/07/1999 | 70 |
 Hal Yamanouchi Guacanabo | Guacanabo | Living | 27/03/1946 | 80 | — | 39 |
Claudio Aliotti Diego da adulto | Diego da adulto | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Patrick Bauchau Don Rodrigo | Don Rodrigo | Living | 06/12/1938 | 87 | — | 47 |
Kasimir Berger Diego as a Child | Diego as a Child | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sal Borgese Juan | Juan | Living | 05/03/1937 | 89 | — | 48 |
 Charles Borromel Xarmiento | Xarmiento | Deceased | 28/01/1933 | 74 | 12/12/2007 | 52 |
Tony Camilleri Riquelme | Riquelme | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Scott Coffey Vallejo | Vallejo | Living | 01/05/1964 | 62 | — | 21 |
 Cyrus Elias Alaminos | Alaminos | Deceased | 21/05/1930 | 83 | 29/09/2013 | 55 |
Francesco Lattuada De Triana | De Triana | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patrick Longhi Ferdinand | Ferdinand | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alexander Lopez Diego Taino | Diego Taino | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Antonio Marsina Vicente Pinzon | Vicente Pinzon | Deceased | 12/01/1946 | 80 | 06/03/2026 | 39 |
David Mills Dr. Chanca | Dr. Chanca | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lino Mintoff De Gamma | De Gamma | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brizio Montinaro Ocampo | Ocampo | Living | 23/07/1943 | 83 | — | 42 |
Joseph Murphy Escobedo | Escobedo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Luca Orlandini Diego as a Teenager | Diego as a Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Iris Peynado Selina | Selina | Living | 10/06/1958 | 68 | — | 27 |
 Jean-François Poron Alonso De Mardan | Alonso De Mardan | Deceased | 06/05/1936 | 84 | 03/09/2020 | 49 |
 Erik Schumann Benguela | Benguela | Deceased | 15/02/1925 | 81 | 09/02/2007 | 60 |
 Gregory Snegoff Francisco Pinzon | Francisco Pinzon | Living | 22/06/1955 | 71 | — | 30 |
 Sergio Testori Arias | Arias | Deceased | 30/04/1935 | 72 | 24/09/2007 | 50 |
 Fabiola Toledo Donna Maria De Toledo | Donna Maria De Toledo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Josefina Vetencourt Clara De Moya | Clara De Moya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Heinz Weiss Noscomb | Noscomb | Deceased | 12/06/1921 | 89 | 20/11/2010 | 64 |
John Suda Ruiz | Ruiz | Unverified | — | — | — | — |