Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011) featured a cast of 76 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (24%) are still alive today and 25 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yoko Ono, age 93. This film starred Pip Chodorov and Stan Brakhage.
24% still with us· verified cast11% of full cast · incl. 43 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 24% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast76 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pip Chodorov Himself / Narrator (voice) | Himself / Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Stan Brakhage Himself | Himself | Deceased | 14/01/1933 | 70 | 09/03/2003 | 78 |
 Robert Breer Himself | Himself | Deceased | 30/09/1926 | 84 | 11/08/2011 | 85 |
Stephan Chodorov Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ken Jacobs Himself | Himself | Deceased | 25/05/1933 | 92 | 05/10/2025 | 78 |
 Peter Kubelka Himself | Himself | Living | 23/03/1934 | 92 | — | 77 |
Maurice Lemaître Himself | Himself | Deceased | 23/04/1926 | 92 | 02/07/2018 | 85 |
 Jonas Mekas Himself | Himself | Deceased | 24/12/1922 | 96 | 23/01/2019 | 89 |
John Mhiripiri Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hans Richter Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/04/1888 | 87 | 01/02/1976 | 123 |
 M.M. Serra Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Snow Himself | Himself | Deceased | 10/12/1929 | 93 | 05/01/2023 | 82 |
 Len Lye Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/07/1901 | 78 | 15/05/1980 | 110 |
 Nam June Paik Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/07/1932 | 73 | 29/01/2006 | 79 |
 Stan VanDerBeek Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/01/1927 | 57 | 19/09/1984 | 84 |
 Andy Warhol Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/08/1928 | 58 | 22/02/1987 | 83 |
Talley Beatty Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/12/1918 | 76 | 29/04/1995 | 93 |
Elisa Bonnet Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jane Brakhage Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 James Broughton Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/11/1913 | 85 | 07/05/1999 | 98 |
 Pola Chapelle Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1935 | 85 | 01/06/2021 | 76 |
Jonathan Cherr Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cushla Chodorov Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edward Chodorov Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/04/1904 | 84 | 09/10/1988 | 107 |
Rachel Chodorov Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Maya Deren Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/04/1917 | 44 | 13/10/1961 | 94 |
Wendy Dorsett Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marcel Duchamp Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/07/1887 | 81 | 02/10/1968 | 124 |
 Jacky Evrard Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sandrine Expilly Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peter Felsenfeld Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peggy Guggenheim Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Haller Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alexander Hammid Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/12/1907 | 96 | 26/07/2004 | 104 |
Edrea Hanson Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Hansson Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Isidore Isou Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/01/1925 | 82 | 28/07/2007 | 86 |
 Flo Jacobs Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/01/1941 | 84 | 07/06/2025 | 70 |
Pereths Johnnes Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ken Kelman Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kim Sunah Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Galya Kovalyova Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Luise Kubelka Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martina Kudlácek Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Living | 07/06/1965 | 61 | — | 46 |
Philip M. Law III Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Lennon Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/10/1940 | 40 | 08/12/1980 | 71 |
 Adolfas Mekas Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/09/1925 | 85 | 31/05/2011 | 86 |
 Sebastian Mekas Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 01/01/1981 | 45 | — | 30 |
Dan Michaels Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bill Morrison Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 17/11/1965 | 60 | — | 46 |
 Benn Northover Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 03/01/1981 | 45 | — | 30 |
Laurie Olinder Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yoko Ono Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Living | 18/02/1933 | 93 | — | 78 |
Charlemagne Palestine Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Susan Purdy Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jackie Raynal Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Living | 20/10/1940 | 85 | — | 71 |
 Nicolas Rey Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Living | 01/01/1968 | 58 | — | 43 |
Stanislas Robiolles Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peter Rose Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Doug Ryan Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Raphaël Sevet Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wade Shaw Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 P. Adams Sitney Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/08/1944 | 80 | 08/06/2025 | 67 |
 Emilija Škarnulytė Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sharan Sklar Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jack Smith Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/11/1932 | 56 | 25/09/1989 | 79 |
Marie Sochor Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nicole Stanton Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Adam Swidler Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
August Vanderbeek Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Johanna VanDerBeek Herself (archive footage) | Herself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Maximus Vanderbeek Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Trevor Veitch Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marco Weisgal Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Whitney Sr. Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/04/1917 | 78 | 22/09/1995 | 94 |
Giuseppe Zevola Himself (archive footage) | Himself (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |