Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep (2025) featured a cast of 10 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (50%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Napoleon Murphy Brock, age 81. This film starred Frank Zappa and Chester Thompson.
50% still with us· verified cast30% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 63.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
1993
2013
2019
Cast10 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Zappa Self (guitar, vocals) | Self (guitar, vocals) | Deceased | 21/12/1940 | 52 | 04/12/1993 | 85 |
 Chester Thompson Self (drums) | Self (drums) | Living | 11/12/1948 | 77 | — | 77 |
 George Duke Self (keyboards, vocals) | Self (keyboards, vocals) | Deceased | 12/01/1946 | 67 | 05/08/2013 | 79 |
Jeff Simmons Self (guitar, vocals) | Self (guitar, vocals) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Napoleon Murphy Brock Self (tenor sax, flute, vocals) | Self (tenor sax, flute, vocals) | Living | 07/06/1945 | 81 | — | 80 |
 Ruth Underwood Self (percussion) | Self (percussion) | Living | 23/05/1946 | 80 | — | 79 |
Tom Fowler Self (bass) | Self (bass) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cal Schenkel Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bruce Bickford Self | Self | Deceased | 11/02/1947 | 72 | 28/04/2019 | 78 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — |