Faraway, So Close! (1993) featured a cast of 60 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (54%) are still alive today and 13 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann, age 85. This film starred Otto Sander and Bruno Ganz.
54% still with us· verified cast25% of full cast · incl. 32 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 54% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast60 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otto Sander Cassiel | Cassiel | Deceased | 30/06/1941 | 72 | 12/09/2013 | 52 |
 Bruno Ganz Damiel | Damiel | Deceased | 22/03/1941 | 77 | 16/02/2019 | 52 |
 Nastassja Kinski Raphaela | Raphaela | Living | 24/01/1961 | 65 | — | 32 |
 Peter Falk Peter Falk | Peter Falk | Deceased | 16/09/1927 | 83 | 23/06/2011 | 66 |
 Solveig Dommartin Marion | Marion | Deceased | 16/05/1961 | 45 | 11/01/2007 | 32 |
 Heinz Rühmann Konrad | Konrad | Deceased | 07/03/1902 | 92 | 03/10/1994 | 91 |
 Rüdiger Vogler Phillip Winter | Phillip Winter | Living | 14/05/1942 | 84 | — | 51 |
 Willem Dafoe Emit Flesti | Emit Flesti | Living | 22/07/1955 | 71 | — | 38 |
 Horst Buchholz Tony Baker | Tony Baker | Deceased | 04/12/1933 | 69 | 03/03/2003 | 60 |
 Martin Olbertz The Dying Man | The Dying Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Monika Hansen Hanna / Gertrud Becker | Hanna / Gertrud Becker | Deceased | 09/04/1942 | 83 | 26/06/2025 | 51 |
 Lou Reed Lou Reed | Lou Reed | Deceased | 02/03/1942 | 71 | 27/10/2013 | 51 |
 Hanns Zischler Dr. Becker | Dr. Becker | Living | 18/06/1947 | 79 | — | 46 |
 Günter Meisner Forger | Forger | Deceased | 18/04/1926 | 68 | 05/12/1994 | 67 |
 Ronald Nitschke Patzke | Patzke | Living | 10/08/1950 | 76 | — | 43 |
 Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev | Mikhail Gorbachev | Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 91 | 30/08/2022 | 62 |
 Gerd Wameling Security Guard | Security Guard | Living | 01/04/1948 | 78 | — | 45 |
Matthias Zelic Salesman | Salesman | Living | 29/06/1956 | 70 | — | 37 |
 Udo Samel Security Guard | Security Guard | Living | 25/06/1953 | 73 | — | 40 |
Aline Krajewski Raissa | Raissa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tilmann Vierzig Young Konrad | Young Konrad | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Antonia Westphal Young Hanna | Young Hanna | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ingo Schmitz Anton Becker | Anton Becker | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sascha Wohlatz Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lasse Lehmann Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marcel Jelinski Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nils Schildhauer Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patrick Winz Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Benjamin Winz Teenager | Teenager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Camilla Pontabry Doria | Doria | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Frédéric Darié Maurice | Maurice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jean-Marie Rase Jules | Jules | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lajos Kovács Lali | Lali | Living | 09/02/1944 | 82 | — | 49 |
Bruno Krief Paul | Paul | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Armance Brown Paula | Paula | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Henri Alekan Captain | Captain | Deceased | 10/02/1909 | 92 | 15/06/2001 | 84 |
Hugues Delforge Les Elastonautes | Les Elastonautes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Claude Poncelet Les Elastonautes | Les Elastonautes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Susanne Jansen Woman in the Gallery | Woman in the Gallery | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Rutman Artist | Artist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yella Rottländer Winter's Angel | Winter's Angel | Living | 01/01/1964 | 62 | — | 29 |
 Alexander Hauff Taxi Driver | Taxi Driver | Living | 09/12/1957 | 68 | — | 36 |
 Andrzej Pieczyński Czomsky | Czomsky | Living | 17/12/1956 | 69 | — | 37 |
Natan Fyodorovsky Russian | Russian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Louis Cochet Louis | Louis | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Johanna Penski Flower Woman | Flower Woman | Deceased | 03/07/1927 | 93 | 19/10/2020 | 66 |
Steffi Hiller Passerby | Passerby | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Eberhard Knappe Passerby | Passerby | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shefqet Namani Shell Player | Shell Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann Police Officer | Police Officer | Living | 07/08/1941 | 85 | — | 52 |
 Nadja Engel Woman Slapped in the Face | Woman Slapped in the Face | Living | 04/09/1964 | 62 | — | 29 |
Daniela Nasimcova Angel | Angel | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gunter Kelm Museum Attendant | Museum Attendant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Heinz-Peter Graubaum Museum Attendant | Museum Attendant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Claude Lergenmüller Andre | Andre | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Melanie Pontabry Melanie | Melanie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alfred Sczczot Grumpy | Grumpy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Esam Tolba Fourth Gambler | Fourth Gambler | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tom Farrell Patient in Coma (uncredited) | Patient in Coma (uncredited) | Living | 03/05/1950 | 76 | — | 43 |
Kora Kirby Young Girl (uncredited) | Young Girl (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |