Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016) featured a cast of 79 tracked actors. Of these, 17 (46%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Bunk Gardner, age 93. This film starred Frank Zappa and Theodore Bikel.
46% still with us· verified cast22% of full cast · incl. 42 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 46% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast79 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Zappa Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 21/12/1940 | 52 | 04/12/1993 | 76 |
 Theodore Bikel Rance Muhammitz (archive footage) | Rance Muhammitz (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/05/1924 | 91 | 21/07/2015 | 92 |
 Arlene Francis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/10/1907 | 93 | 31/05/2001 | 109 |
 Keith Moon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/08/1946 | 32 | 07/09/1978 | 70 |
 Steve Allen Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/12/1921 | 78 | 30/10/2000 | 95 |
 Jimmy Carl Black Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/02/1938 | 70 | 01/11/2008 | 78 |
 Pierre Boulez Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/03/1925 | 90 | 05/01/2016 | 91 |
Thomas Braden Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/02/1917 | 92 | 03/04/2009 | 99 |
 Napoleon Murphy Brock Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/06/1945 | 81 | — | 71 |
Paul Carman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Katie Couric Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/01/1957 | 69 | — | 59 |
 Mike Douglas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/08/1925 | 81 | 11/08/2006 | 91 |
 George Duke Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/01/1946 | 67 | 05/08/2013 | 70 |
 Václav Havel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/10/1936 | 75 | 18/12/2011 | 80 |
Angel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chuck Ash Self - Pennsylvania State Police (archive footage) | Self - Pennsylvania State Police (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arthur Barrow Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Adrian Belew Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/12/1949 | 76 | — | 67 |
 Tom Brokaw Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/02/1940 | 86 | — | 76 |
Wally Bruner Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Del Casher Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vinnie Colaiuta Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 05/02/1956 | 70 | — | 60 |
 Connie Chung Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 20/05/1946 | 80 | — | 70 |
Robin Denselow Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Aynsley Dunbar Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ensemble Modern Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roy Estrada Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bruce Fowler Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 10/07/1947 | 79 | — | 69 |
Tom Fowler Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Walt Fowler Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jamie Gangel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bunk Gardner Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 02/05/1933 | 93 | — | 83 |
 Tipper Gore Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 19/08/1948 | 78 | — | 68 |
Judy Gridley Chorus Leader (archive footage) | Chorus Leader (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/05/1946 | 41 | 11/10/1987 | 70 |
Robert Hager Self (voice) (archive footage) | Self (voice) (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Paula Fickes Hawkins Self - US Senator (Florida) (archive footage) | Self - US Senator (Florida) (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ralph Humphrey Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Johnny Jacobs Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Howard Kaylan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mike Keneally Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Martin Lickert Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 June Lockhart Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/06/1925 | 100 | 23/10/2025 | 91 |
London Symphony Orchestra Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Lofton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ed Mann Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tommy Mars Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bobby Martin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kurt McGettrick Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Keith Moon The Hot Nun (archive footage) | The Hot Nun (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/08/1946 | 32 | 07/09/1978 | 70 |
 Kent Nagano Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/11/1951 | 74 | — | 65 |
Janet Neville-Ferguson Groupie #1 (archive footage) | Groupie #1 (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert D. Novak Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | — | — | 18/08/2009 | — |
Lucy Offerall Groupie #2 (archive footage) | Groupie #2 (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jean-Luc Ponty Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 29/09/1942 | 83 | — | 74 |
Don Preston Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gene Rayburn Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/12/1917 | 81 | 29/11/1999 | 99 |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peter Rundel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Soupy Sales Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/01/1926 | 83 | 22/10/2009 | 90 |
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stanley Siegel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jeff Simmons Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Smothers Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ringo Starr Larry the Dwarf (archive footage) | Larry the Dwarf (archive footage) | Living | 07/07/1940 | 86 | — | 76 |
 Chester Thompson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/12/1948 | 77 | — | 68 |
Scott Thunes Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Arthur Dyer Tripp III Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ian Underwood Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/05/1939 | 87 | — | 77 |
 Ruth Underwood Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/05/1946 | 80 | — | 70 |
 Mark Volman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 19/04/1947 | 78 | 05/09/2025 | 69 |
 Chad Wackerman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Denny Walley Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ray White Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ike Willis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Albert Au Wing-Kuen Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/04/1973 | 53 | — | 43 |
Gail Zappa Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/01/1945 | 70 | 07/10/2015 | 71 |
 Allan Zavod Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 16/10/1945 | 71 | 29/11/2016 | 71 |
Harry Smith Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Wolf Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/03/1946 | 80 | — | 70 |