Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) featured a cast of 72 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (12%) are still alive today and 53 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Peter Ellis, age 90. This TV series starred Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris.
12% still with us· verified cast10% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast72 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edward Fox King Edward VIII | King Edward VIII | Living | 13/04/1937 | 89 | — | 41 |
 Cynthia Harris Wallis Warfield Simspon | Wallis Warfield Simspon | Deceased | 09/08/1934 | 87 | 03/10/2021 | 44 |
 John Harvey Sir John Reith | Sir John Reith | Deceased | 27/09/1911 | 70 | 19/07/1982 | 67 |
 Gerald Sim Theodore Goddard | Theodore Goddard | Deceased | 04/02/1925 | 89 | 11/12/2014 | 53 |
 Roger Hammond Sir Harold Nicolson | Sir Harold Nicolson | Deceased | 21/03/1936 | 76 | 08/11/2012 | 42 |
 Terence Rigby Stanley Bruce | Stanley Bruce | Deceased | 02/01/1937 | 71 | 10/08/2008 | 41 |
Tony Church Sir Samuel Hoare | Sir Samuel Hoare | Deceased | 11/05/1930 | 77 | 25/03/2008 | 48 |
 Cherie Lunghi Lady Thelma Furness | Lady Thelma Furness | Living | 04/04/1952 | 74 | — | 26 |
 Geoffrey Lumsden Geoffrey Dawson | Geoffrey Dawson | Deceased | 26/12/1914 | 69 | 04/03/1984 | 64 |
 Richard Waring Lord Darby | Lord Darby | Deceased | — | — | 18/01/1993 | — |
 Charles Keating Ernest Simpson | Ernest Simpson | Deceased | 22/10/1941 | 72 | 09/08/2014 | 37 |
 Marius Goring King George V | King George V | Deceased | 23/05/1912 | 86 | 30/09/1998 | 66 |
 Bessie Love Lady Cunard | Lady Cunard | Deceased | 09/09/1898 | 87 | 26/04/1986 | 80 |
 Ed Devereaux Lord Beaverbrook | Lord Beaverbrook | Deceased | 27/08/1925 | 78 | 17/12/2003 | 53 |
 Andrew Ray Duke of York | Duke of York | Deceased | 31/05/1939 | 64 | 20/08/2003 | 39 |
David Waller Stanley Baldwin | Stanley Baldwin | Deceased | 27/11/1920 | 76 | 23/01/1997 | 58 |
 Peggy Ashcroft Queen Mary | Queen Mary | Deceased | 22/12/1907 | 83 | 14/06/1991 | 71 |
 Jeremy Child Piers Leigh | Piers Leigh | Deceased | 20/09/1944 | 77 | 07/03/2022 | 34 |
 Hugh Fraser Anthony Eden | Anthony Eden | Living | 23/10/1945 | 80 | — | 33 |
Jay Neill RSM Reeves | RSM Reeves | Deceased | 21/05/1932 | 74 | 14/06/2006 | 46 |
 Simon Cadell Major John Aird | Major John Aird | Deceased | 19/07/1950 | 45 | 06/03/1996 | 28 |
 Clifford Earl Footman | Footman | Deceased | 29/08/1933 | 81 | 30/07/2015 | 45 |
 David King Lord Kelmsley | Lord Kelmsley | Deceased | 23/08/1930 | 67 | 04/03/1998 | 48 |
Peter Ellis Osborne | Osborne | Living | 30/05/1936 | 90 | — | 42 |
 Edward Jewesbury Lord Dawson | Lord Dawson | Deceased | 06/08/1917 | 83 | 31/03/2001 | 61 |
 Gary Waldhorn Chips Channon | Chips Channon | Deceased | 03/07/1943 | 78 | 11/01/2022 | 35 |
 John Abbott Mouth Organist | Mouth Organist | Deceased | 05/06/1905 | 90 | 24/05/1996 | 73 |
 Alec Bregonzi Luigi | Luigi | Deceased | 21/04/1930 | 76 | 04/06/2006 | 48 |
Trevor Ray Walter Frampton | Walter Frampton | Deceased | — | — | 24/11/2019 | — |
 Patrick Troughton Clement Atlee | Clement Atlee | Deceased | 25/03/1920 | 67 | 28/03/1987 | 58 |
 Robert Flemyng Sir Donald Somervell | Sir Donald Somervell | Deceased | 03/01/1912 | 83 | 22/05/1995 | 66 |
 Patricia Hodge Lady Diana Cooper | Lady Diana Cooper | Living | 29/09/1946 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Kika Markham Freda Dudley Ward | Freda Dudley Ward | Living | 01/01/1940 | 86 | — | 38 |
 Jessie Matthews Aunt Bessie Merryman | Aunt Bessie Merryman | Deceased | 11/03/1907 | 74 | 19/08/1981 | 71 |
 Maurice Denham Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury | Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury | Deceased | 23/12/1909 | 92 | 24/07/2002 | 69 |
Caroline Embling Angie | Angie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Kidd Sir Percy Watkins | Sir Percy Watkins | Deceased | 21/07/1907 | 87 | 11/01/1995 | 71 |
 Roy Pattison CSM Owen | CSM Owen | Deceased | 04/12/1926 | 70 | 20/09/1997 | 52 |
 Derek Fuke RQMS Neale | RQMS Neale | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Petal Allen Colonial Wife | Colonial Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Elin Jenkins Maid | Maid | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Walter Henry Lady Furness’s Butler (uncredited) | Lady Furness’s Butler (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/10/1921 | 83 | 21/02/2005 | 57 |
Antony Brown Hugh Lloyd Thomas (as Anthony Brown) | Hugh Lloyd Thomas (as Anthony Brown) | Deceased | 04/04/1922 | 78 | 01/01/2001 | 56 |
Peter Schofield Head Cook | Head Cook | Deceased | 29/07/1928 | 75 | 29/07/2003 | 50 |
Patrick Brock King’s Secretary | King’s Secretary | Deceased | — | — | 12/04/1999 | — |
Alvar Liddell Radio Announcer | Radio Announcer | Deceased | 11/09/1908 | 72 | 07/01/1981 | 70 |
Dominic Cox Boy with Mouth Organ | Boy with Mouth Organ | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Roger Hume Humphrey Butler | Humphrey Butler | Deceased | 19/11/1940 | 55 | 24/08/1996 | 38 |
Richard Kay Godfrey Thomas | Godfrey Thomas | Deceased | 16/03/1937 | 50 | 02/07/1987 | 41 |
Hugh Martin Official | Official | Deceased | — | — | 16/07/1997 | — |
Julia McCarthy Mrs Quinn | Mrs Quinn | Deceased | 12/12/1927 | 64 | 29/12/1991 | 51 |
Phil McCaul Thomas Quinn | Thomas Quinn | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Elaine Wells Mrs Dalby | Mrs Dalby | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Clapham Archibald Travers | Archibald Travers | Deceased | 03/05/1925 | 78 | 17/11/2003 | 53 |
 Raymond Francis Mr Justice Hawke | Mr Justice Hawke | Deceased | 06/10/1911 | 76 | 24/10/1987 | 67 |
 John Horsley Norman Birkett K.C. | Norman Birkett K.C. | Deceased | 21/07/1920 | 93 | 12/01/2014 | 58 |
 John Louis Mansi Dante Busclia | Dante Busclia | Deceased | 08/11/1926 | 83 | 06/08/2010 | 52 |
Christopher Holmes Stoker Aldridge (as Chris Holmes) | Stoker Aldridge (as Chris Holmes) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nigel Hawthorne Walter Monkton | Walter Monkton | Deceased | 05/04/1929 | 72 | 26/12/2001 | 49 |
Nuala Barrie Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting | Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 T.R. Bowen Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen) | Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen) | Living | 01/01/1942 | 84 | — | 36 |
 William Hoyland Lord Perry Brownlow | Lord Perry Brownlow | Deceased | 01/01/1943 | 74 | 01/01/2017 | 35 |
 Elsie Randolph Lady Colefax | Lady Colefax | Deceased | 09/12/1904 | 77 | 15/10/1982 | 74 |
 John Shrapnel Major Alexander Hardinge | Major Alexander Hardinge | Deceased | 27/04/1942 | 77 | 14/02/2020 | 36 |
Michael Stroud Esmond Harmsworth | Esmond Harmsworth | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ron Gregory Major Edward Metcalfe | Major Edward Metcalfe | Deceased | — | — | 25/05/2018 | — |
 Robert Harris Speaker of the House of Commons | Speaker of the House of Commons | Deceased | 28/03/1900 | 95 | 18/05/1995 | 78 |
Rodney Lovick George Lambert | George Lambert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Amanda Reiss Duchess of York | Duchess of York | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill | Winston Churchill | Deceased | 20/01/1914 | 79 | 10/11/1993 | 64 |
Caroline Mary Simmons Lady Alexandra Metcalfe | Lady Alexandra Metcalfe | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rosanne Wickes Princess Mary | Princess Mary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |