Escape to Victory (1981) featured a cast of 41 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (38%) are still alive today and 18 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Michael Caine, age 93. This film starred Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine.
38% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 38% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast41 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sylvester Stallone Captain Robert Hatch | Captain Robert Hatch | Living | 06/07/1946 | 80 | — | 35 |
 Michael Caine Captain John Colby | Captain John Colby | Living | 14/03/1933 | 93 | — | 48 |
 Max von Sydow Major Karl von Steiner | Major Karl von Steiner | Deceased | 10/04/1929 | 90 | 08/03/2020 | 52 |
 Pelé Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil | Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil | Deceased | 23/10/1940 | 82 | 29/12/2022 | 41 |
 Carole Laure Renée | Renée | Living | 05/08/1948 | 78 | — | 33 |
 Bobby Moore Terry Brady, England | Terry Brady, England | Deceased | 12/04/1941 | 51 | 24/02/1993 | 40 |
 Osvaldo Ardiles Carlos Rey, Argentina | Carlos Rey, Argentina | Living | 03/08/1952 | 74 | — | 29 |
 Paul Van Himst Michel Fileu, Belgium | Michel Fileu, Belgium | Living | 02/10/1943 | 82 | — | 38 |
 Kazimierz Deyna Paul Wolchek, Poland | Paul Wolchek, Poland | Deceased | 23/10/1947 | 41 | 01/09/1989 | 34 |
 Mike Summerbee Sid Harmor, England | Sid Harmor, England | Living | 15/12/1942 | 83 | — | 39 |
 Co Prins Pieter Van Beck, Holland | Pieter Van Beck, Holland | Deceased | — | — | 26/09/1987 | — |
Russell Osman Doug Clure, England | Doug Clure, England | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Wark Arthur Hayes, Scotland | Arthur Hayes, Scotland | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Søren Lindsted Erik Ball, Denmark | Erik Ball, Denmark | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kevin O'Callaghan Tony Lewis, Ireland | Tony Lewis, Ireland | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gary Waldhorn Mueller, german coach | Mueller, german coach | Deceased | 03/07/1943 | 78 | 11/01/2022 | 38 |
 George Mikell Kommandant | Kommandant | Deceased | 15/04/1929 | 91 | 12/05/2020 | 52 |
Laurie Sivell Schmidt, german goalie | Schmidt, german goalie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arthur Brauss Lutz | Lutz | Deceased | 24/06/1936 | 89 | 30/08/2025 | 45 |
Robin Turner a german player | a german player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Wolf Lang | Lang | Deceased | 14/06/1934 | 67 | 26/03/2002 | 47 |
Jürgen Andersen a propaganda civilian | a propaganda civilian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Shawyer Strauss | Strauss | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Werner Roth Baumann, german team captain | Baumann, german team captain | Living | 04/04/1948 | 78 | — | 33 |
 Amidou André | André | Deceased | 02/08/1935 | 78 | 19/09/2013 | 46 |
 Benoît Ferreux Jean-Paul | Jean-Paul | Living | 29/09/1955 | 70 | — | 26 |
 Jean-François Stévenin Claude | Claude | Deceased | 23/04/1944 | 77 | 27/07/2021 | 37 |
 Jack Lenoir Georges | Georges | Deceased | 14/11/1926 | 54 | 25/09/1981 | 55 |
 Zoltán Gera Viktor | Viktor | Deceased | 19/08/1923 | 91 | 07/11/2014 | 58 |
 Tim Pigott-Smith Rose | Rose | Deceased | 13/05/1946 | 70 | 07/04/2017 | 35 |
 Julian Curry Shurlock | Shurlock | Deceased | 08/12/1937 | 82 | 27/06/2020 | 44 |
 Clive Merrison The Forger | The Forger | Living | 15/09/1945 | 81 | — | 36 |
 Maurice Roëves Pyrie | Pyrie | Deceased | 19/03/1937 | 83 | 14/07/2020 | 44 |
 Michael Cochrane Farrell | Farrell | Living | 19/05/1947 | 79 | — | 34 |
Jack Kendrick Williams | Williams | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daniel Massey Colonel Waldron | Colonel Waldron | Deceased | 10/10/1933 | 64 | 25/03/1998 | 48 |
 Anton Diffring chief commentator | chief commentator | Deceased | 20/10/1916 | 72 | 20/05/1989 | 65 |
Gunter Wolbert german commentator | german commentator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Capacci Eolo italian commentator | italian commentator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michel Drhey french commentator | french commentator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hallvar Thoresen Gunnar Hilsson, Norway | Gunnar Hilsson, Norway | Living | 12/04/1957 | 69 | — | 24 |