Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) featured a cast of 53 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (29%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dustin Hoffman, age 89. This film starred Dustin Hoffman and Sara Lewinstein.
29% still with us· verified cast11% of full cast · incl. 32 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 56.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast53 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dustin Hoffman Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 08/08/1937 | 89 | — | 52 |
Sara Lewinstein Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell) | Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Mandell Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.) | Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Suzi Mandell Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.) | Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sallie Perryman Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman) | Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vito Russo Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik) | Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik) | Deceased | 11/07/1946 | 44 | 07/11/1990 | 43 |
Tracy Torrey Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell) | Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell) | Deceased | 02/02/1940 | 48 | 08/06/1988 | 49 |
Gregg Baker Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gary Bauer Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage) | Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Bazell Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kevin Boyle Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edward Brandt Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage) | Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tom Brokaw Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Living | 06/02/1940 | 86 | — | 49 |
Bobbi Campbell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David C. Campbell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marcus A. Conant Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Curran Self - Center for Disease Control (archive footage) | Self - Center for Disease Control (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bolton Eckert Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jerry Falwell Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage) | Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/08/1933 | 73 | 15/05/2007 | 56 |
Virginia Fedosky Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Emil Guillermo Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bryant Gumbel Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Living | 29/09/1948 | 77 | — | 41 |
Tim Haas Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Hager Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Charles Howard Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Rock Hudson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/11/1925 | 59 | 02/10/1985 | 64 |
 Cleve Jones Self | Self | Living | 11/10/1954 | 71 | — | 35 |
 C. Everett Koop Self - Surgeon General (archive footage) | Self - Surgeon General (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1916 | 96 | 25/02/2013 | 73 |
 Larry Kramer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/06/1935 | 84 | 27/05/2020 | 54 |
Roger Gail Lyon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Mandell Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/10/1976 | 11 | 21/01/1988 | 13 |
Kevin McCullough Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Andrea Mitchell Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/04/1961 | 65 | — | 28 |
Mark Ostfield Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marcia Pally Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Palmer Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Hampton Pearson Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Perryman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Politano Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Josie Politano Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Randy Ray Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/06/1979 | 47 | — | 10 |
Robert Ray Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/01/1978 | 22 | 20/10/2000 | 11 |
 Ricky Ray Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/01/1977 | 15 | 13/12/1992 | 12 |
 Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/02/1911 | 93 | 05/06/2004 | 78 |
Neil Schram Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archive footage) | Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Heidi Schulman Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jeffrey Sevcik Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/04/1955 | 30 | 06/03/1986 | 34 |
 Elizabeth Taylor Self - Introduction Speaker | Self - Introduction Speaker | Deceased | 27/02/1932 | 79 | 23/03/2011 | 57 |
Tom Waddell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/11/1937 | 49 | 11/07/1987 | 52 |
Gary Walsh Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Watkins Self - Presidential AIDS Commission (archive footage) | Self - Presidential AIDS Commission (archive footage) | Deceased | 07/03/1927 | 85 | 26/07/2012 | 62 |
Linda Yee Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Self - News Reporter (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |