He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) featured a cast of 36 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (15%) are still alive today and 28 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yoko Ono, age 93. This film starred Kenneth Anger and Adolfo Arrieta.
15% still with us· verified cast14% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 15% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast36 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenneth Anger Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/02/1927 | 96 | 11/05/2023 | 59 |
 Adolfo Arrieta Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/08/1942 | 84 | — | 44 |
 Donatas Banionis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/04/1924 | 90 | 04/09/2014 | 62 |
Peter Beard Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert Breer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/09/1926 | 84 | 11/08/2011 | 60 |
 Pola Chapelle Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1935 | 85 | 01/06/2021 | 51 |
 Shirley Clarke Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/10/1919 | 77 | 23/09/1997 | 67 |
Gregory Corso Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/03/1930 | 70 | 17/01/2001 | 56 |
 Miles Davis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/05/1926 | 65 | 28/09/1991 | 60 |
 Willard Van Dyke Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/12/1906 | 79 | 23/01/1986 | 80 |
 Richard Foreman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/06/1937 | 87 | 04/01/2025 | 49 |
 Hollis Frampton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/03/1936 | 48 | 30/03/1984 | 50 |
 Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/06/1926 | 70 | 05/04/1997 | 60 |
 Marcel Hanoun Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/10/1929 | 82 | 22/09/2012 | 57 |
 Ken Jacobs Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/05/1933 | 92 | 05/10/2025 | 53 |
 Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/07/1929 | 64 | 19/05/1994 | 57 |
 John F. Kennedy, Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/11/1960 | 38 | 16/07/1999 | 26 |
 Peter Kubelka Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/03/1934 | 92 | — | 52 |
 George Kuchar Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/08/1942 | 69 | 06/09/2011 | 44 |
 Mike Kuchar Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 31/08/1942 | 84 | — | 44 |
 Henri Langlois Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 13/11/1914 | 62 | 13/01/1977 | 72 |
 John Lennon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/10/1940 | 40 | 08/12/1980 | 46 |
 George Maciunas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/11/1931 | 46 | 09/05/1978 | 55 |
 Jim McBride Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 16/09/1941 | 85 | — | 45 |
 Adolfas Mekas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/09/1925 | 85 | 31/05/2011 | 61 |
 Jonas Mekas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 24/12/1922 | 96 | 23/01/2019 | 64 |
 Oona Mekas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hollis Melton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hermann Nitsch Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/08/1938 | 83 | 18/04/2022 | 48 |
 Yoko Ono Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/02/1933 | 93 | — | 53 |
 Nam June Paik Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/07/1932 | 73 | 29/01/2006 | 54 |
 Anthony Stanislas Radziwill Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/08/1959 | 40 | 10/08/1999 | 27 |
 Lee Radziwill Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/03/1933 | 85 | 15/02/2019 | 53 |
 Hans Richter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/04/1888 | 87 | 01/02/1976 | 98 |
 P. Adams Sitney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/08/1944 | 80 | 08/06/2025 | 42 |
 Andy Warhol Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/08/1928 | 58 | 22/02/1987 | 58 |