Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) featured a cast of 35 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (21%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Edward Fox, age 89. This film starred Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris.
21% still with us· verified cast17% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 21% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast35 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 Simpson | Wallis Warfield Simpson | Deceased | 09/08/1934 | 87 | 03/10/2021 | 44 |
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 |
 Nigel Hawthorne Walter Monkton | Walter Monkton | Deceased | 05/04/1929 | 72 | 26/12/2001 | 49 |
 John Shrapnel Maj. Alexander Hardinge | Maj. Alexander Hardinge | Deceased | 27/04/1942 | 77 | 14/02/2020 | 36 |
 Andrew Ray Duke of York | Duke of York | Deceased | 31/05/1939 | 64 | 20/08/2003 | 39 |
 Jessie Matthews Aunt Bessie Merryman | Aunt Bessie Merryman | Deceased | 11/03/1907 | 74 | 19/08/1981 | 71 |
 Charles Keating Ernest Simpson | Ernest Simpson | Deceased | 22/10/1941 | 72 | 09/08/2014 | 37 |
Peter Ellis Osborne | Osborne | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Amanda Reiss Duchess of York | Duchess of York | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 T.R. Bowen Duff Cooper | Duff Cooper | Living | 01/01/1942 | 84 | — | 36 |
 Patricia Hodge Lady Diana Cooper | Lady Diana Cooper | Living | 29/09/1946 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Elsie Randolph Lady Colefax | Lady Colefax | Deceased | 09/12/1904 | 77 | 15/10/1982 | 74 |
 Gary Waldhorn Chips Channon | Chips Channon | Deceased | 03/07/1943 | 78 | 11/01/2022 | 35 |
Nuala Barrie Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting | Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rosanne Wickes Princess Mary | Princess Mary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Patrick Troughton Clement Attlee | Clement Attlee | Deceased | 25/03/1920 | 67 | 28/03/1987 | 58 |
 Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill | Winston Churchill | Deceased | 20/01/1914 | 79 | 10/11/1993 | 64 |
 Marius Goring King George V | King George V | Deceased | 23/05/1912 | 86 | 30/09/1998 | 66 |
 Maurice Denham Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury | Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury | Deceased | 23/12/1909 | 92 | 24/07/2002 | 69 |
 Edward Jewesbury Lord Dawson | Lord Dawson | Deceased | 06/08/1917 | 83 | 31/03/2001 | 61 |
 Simon Cadell Maj. John Aird | Maj. John Aird | Deceased | 19/07/1950 | 45 | 06/03/1996 | 28 |
 Hugh Fraser Anthony Eden | Anthony Eden | Living | 23/10/1945 | 80 | — | 33 |
 Robert Flemyng Sir Donald Somervell | Sir Donald Somervell | Deceased | 03/01/1912 | 83 | 22/05/1995 | 66 |
 Gerald Sim Theodore Goddard | Theodore Goddard | Deceased | 04/02/1925 | 89 | 11/12/2014 | 53 |
 Ed Devereaux Lord Beaverbrook | Lord Beaverbrook | Deceased | 27/08/1925 | 78 | 17/12/2003 | 53 |
 Geoffrey Lumsden Geoffrey Dawson | Geoffrey Dawson | Deceased | 26/12/1914 | 69 | 04/03/1984 | 64 |
 William Hoyland Lord Perry Brownlow | Lord Perry Brownlow | Deceased | 01/01/1943 | 74 | 01/01/2017 | 35 |
Michael Stroud Esmond Harmsworth | Esmond Harmsworth | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kika Markham Freda Dudley Ward | Freda Dudley Ward | Living | 01/01/1940 | 86 | — | 38 |
 Cherie Lunghi Lady Thelma Furness | Lady Thelma Furness | Living | 04/04/1952 | 74 | — | 26 |
 Jeremy Child Piers Leigh | Piers Leigh | Deceased | 20/09/1944 | 77 | 07/03/2022 | 34 |
Caroline Embling Angie | Angie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bessie Love Lady Cunard | Lady Cunard | Deceased | 09/09/1898 | 87 | 26/04/1986 | 80 |