Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980) featured a cast of 66 tracked actors. Of these, 9 (38%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jerry Lacy, age 90. This film starred Robert Urich and Bonnie Bedelia.
38% still with us· verified cast14% of full cast · incl. 42 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 38% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast66 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert Urich Rocky Bleier | Rocky Bleier | Deceased | 19/12/1946 | 55 | 16/04/2002 | 34 |
 Bonnie Bedelia Aleta | Aleta | Living | 25/03/1948 | 78 | — | 32 |
 Art Carney Art Rooney | Art Rooney | Deceased | 04/11/1918 | 85 | 09/11/2003 | 62 |
 Richard Herd Chuck Knoll | Chuck Knoll | Deceased | 26/09/1932 | 87 | 26/05/2020 | 48 |
 Howard Cosell Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell | Deceased | 25/03/1918 | 77 | 23/04/1995 | 62 |
Steve Tannen Terry Hanratty | Terry Hanratty | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bubba Smith Jacobs | Jacobs | Deceased | 28/02/1945 | 66 | 03/08/2011 | 35 |
 Simone Griffeth Marcy | Marcy | Living | 04/04/1950 | 76 | — | 30 |
 Sandy McPeak Bob Bleier | Bob Bleier | Deceased | 21/02/1936 | 61 | 31/12/1997 | 44 |
| Ken | Deceased | 10/09/1947 | 66 | 11/06/2014 | 33 | |
 Joe Spano Captain Murphy | Captain Murphy | Living | 07/07/1946 | 80 | — | 34 |
 Peggy McCay Ellen Bleier | Ellen Bleier | Deceased | 03/11/1927 | 90 | 07/10/2018 | 53 |
 John Chappell Buff Boston | Buff Boston | Deceased | 09/03/1939 | 75 | 02/03/2015 | 41 |
 Raymond Serra Tony Parisi | Tony Parisi | Deceased | 13/08/1936 | 66 | 20/06/2003 | 44 |
 Enrique Castillo Carlos Martinez | Carlos Martinez | Living | 10/12/1949 | 76 | — | 31 |
 Jerry Lacy Dr. Jenson | Dr. Jenson | Living | 27/03/1936 | 90 | — | 44 |
 Barton Heyman Coach | Coach | Deceased | 24/01/1937 | 59 | 15/05/1996 | 43 |
Nick Angotti Assistant Coach | Assistant Coach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Berwick Hudson | Hudson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ken Letner Business Manager | Business Manager | Deceased | 25/10/1932 | 61 | 31/10/1993 | 48 |
Susan Long Rosemary | Rosemary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lynn Philip Seibel Jerry | Jerry | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Levine Rival Owner | Rival Owner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bernie McInerney Team Doctor | Team Doctor | Living | 04/12/1936 | 89 | — | 44 |
 Heshimu Cumbuka Soldier | Soldier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jed Mills Roger | Roger | Living | 12/01/1941 | 85 | — | 39 |
 Stacy Keach, Sr. Draft Board Chairman | Draft Board Chairman | Deceased | 29/05/1914 | 88 | 13/02/2003 | 66 |
Jerry McNeely Sportswriter #1 | Sportswriter #1 | Deceased | 20/06/1928 | 86 | 14/07/2014 | 52 |
Andy Duncan Sportswriter #2 | Sportswriter #2 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Theresa Hayes Receptionist | Receptionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Jan | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Anthony Anderson Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Fred Anderson Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Larry Anderson Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Matt Bahr Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Banaszak Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Theo Bell Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Darrell Brown Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Larry Brown Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Living | 16/05/1949 | 77 | — | 31 |
Robin Cole Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steve Courson Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bennie Cunningham Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Russell Davis Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sam Davis Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Deceased | 05/07/1944 | 75 | 10/09/2019 | 36 |
Gary Dunn Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tom Dornbrook Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Willie Fry Jr. Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steve Furness Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Derrick Glasper Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tommy Graves Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joe Greene Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Living | 24/09/1946 | 80 | — | 34 |
Greg Hawthorne Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ron Johnson Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Milie Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rick Moser Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gerry Mullins Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ray Pinney Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jim Smith Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Stallworth Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cliff Stoudt Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Calvin Sweeney Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
J.T. Thomas Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sidney Thornton Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dwight White Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dennis Winston Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dwayne Woodruff Self - Steeler Player | Self - Steeler Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |