Hollywood Black (2024) featured a cast of 91 tracked actors. Of these, 58 (72%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Warren Beatty, age 89. This TV series starred Ava DuVernay and Boots Riley.
72% still with us· verified cast64% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 72% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 69.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast91 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ava DuVernay Self | Self | Living | 24/08/1972 | 54 | — | 52 |
 Boots Riley Self | Self | Living | 01/04/1971 | 55 | — | 53 |
 Charles Burnett Self | Self | Living | 13/04/1944 | 82 | — | 80 |
 Charles Lane Self | Self | Living | 26/12/1953 | 72 | — | 71 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Cheryl Dunye Self | Self | Living | 13/05/1966 | 60 | — | 58 |
 Cynthia Erivo Self | Self | Living | 08/01/1987 | 39 | — | 37 |
 Darnell Martin Self | Self | Living | 07/01/1964 | 62 | — | 60 |
 Donald Bogle Self | Self | Living | 13/07/1944 | 82 | — | 80 |
 Elvis Mitchell Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Erika Alexander Self | Self | Living | 19/11/1969 | 56 | — | 55 |
| Self | Living | 25/06/1951 | 75 | — | 73 | |
 Forest Whitaker Self | Self | Living | 15/07/1961 | 65 | — | 63 |
 Gabrielle Union Self | Self | Living | 29/10/1972 | 53 | — | 52 |
| Self | Living | 26/04/1958 | 68 | — | 66 | |
| Self | Living | 10/06/1969 | 57 | — | 55 | |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Issa Rae Self | Self | Living | 12/01/1985 | 41 | — | 39 |
| Self | Living | 01/02/1970 | 56 | — | 54 | |
 Jenny Lumet Self | Self | Living | 02/02/1967 | 59 | — | 57 |
 Justin Simien Self | Self | Living | 07/05/1983 | 43 | — | 41 |
 Kasi Lemmons Self | Self | Living | 24/02/1959 | 67 | — | 65 |
 Kevin Willmott Self | Self | Living | 31/08/1959 | 67 | — | 65 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| Self | Living | 12/08/1991 | 35 | — | 33 | |
 Lena Waithe Self | Self | Living | 17/05/1984 | 42 | — | 40 |
 Marci Rodgers Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Maya Cade Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Melina Matsoukas Self | Self | Living | 14/01/1981 | 45 | — | 43 |
 Omar Epps Self | Self | Living | 20/07/1973 | 53 | — | 51 |
 Patrik-Ian Polk Self | Self | Living | 29/07/1973 | 53 | — | 51 |
Racquel Gates Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Reginald Hudlin Self | Self | Living | 15/12/1961 | 64 | — | 63 |
Ron Magliozzi Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ryan Coogler Self | Self | Living | 23/05/1986 | 40 | — | 38 |
 Stanley Nelson Self | Self | Living | 07/07/1955 | 71 | — | 69 |
 Stephanie Allain Self | Self | Living | 30/10/1959 | 66 | — | 65 |
 Steven Caple Jr. Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1988 | 38 | — | 36 |
 W. Kamau Bell Self | Self | Living | 26/01/1973 | 53 | — | 51 |
 William Greaves Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/10/1926 | 87 | 25/08/2014 | 98 |
 Bert Williams Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/11/1874 | 47 | 04/03/1922 | 150 |
 D.W. Griffith Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/01/1875 | 73 | 23/07/1948 | 149 |
 Oscar Micheaux Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/01/1884 | 67 | 25/03/1951 | 140 |
 Paul Robeson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/04/1898 | 77 | 23/01/1976 | 126 |
 Stepin Fetchit Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/05/1902 | 83 | 19/11/1985 | 122 |
 Hattie McDaniel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/06/1893 | 59 | 26/10/1952 | 131 |
 Mo'Nique Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/12/1967 | 58 | — | 57 |
 Lena Horne Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/06/1917 | 92 | 09/05/2010 | 107 |
 Jackie Robinson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/01/1919 | 53 | 24/10/1972 | 105 |
 Sidney Poitier Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/02/1927 | 94 | 06/01/2022 | 97 |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 95 |
 Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/03/1927 | 96 | 25/04/2023 | 97 |
 Melvin Van Peebles Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 21/08/1932 | 89 | 21/09/2021 | 92 |
 Walter Cronkite Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/11/1916 | 92 | 17/07/2009 | 108 |
 Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/11/1925 | 42 | 06/06/1968 | 99 |
 Jesse Jackson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/10/1941 | 84 | 17/02/2026 | 83 |
 Ruby Dee Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/10/1922 | 91 | 11/06/2014 | 102 |
 Roger Ebert Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/06/1942 | 70 | 04/04/2013 | 82 |
 Richard Pryor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/12/1940 | 65 | 10/12/2005 | 84 |
 Dave Chappelle Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/08/1973 | 53 | — | 51 |
 Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/04/1961 | 65 | — | 63 |
 Whoopi Goldberg Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 13/11/1955 | 70 | — | 69 |
 Alice Walker Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/02/1944 | 82 | — | 80 |
 Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 29/01/1954 | 72 | — | 70 |
 Spike Lee Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 20/03/1957 | 69 | — | 67 |
Sister Souljah Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Singleton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/01/1968 | 51 | 28/04/2019 | 56 |
 Ice Cube Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 15/06/1969 | 57 | — | 55 |
 Denzel Washington Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/12/1954 | 71 | — | 70 |
 Albert Hughes Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 01/04/1972 | 54 | — | 52 |
 Allen Hughes Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 01/04/1972 | 54 | — | 52 |
 Julie Dash Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/10/1952 | 73 | — | 72 |
 Beyoncé Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/09/1981 | 45 | — | 43 |
 Angela Bassett Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 16/08/1958 | 68 | — | 66 |
 Halle Berry Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 14/08/1966 | 60 | — | 58 |
 Tyler Perry Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 14/09/1969 | 57 | — | 55 |
 Barack Obama Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/08/1961 | 65 | — | 63 |
April Reign Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Barry Jenkins Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 19/11/1979 | 46 | — | 45 |
 Dee Rees Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/02/1977 | 49 | — | 47 |
 George Perry Floyd Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1973 | 46 | 25/05/2020 | 51 |
 Jordan Peele Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/02/1979 | 47 | — | 45 |
 Daniel Kaluuya Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/02/1989 | 37 | — | 35 |
 Chadwick Boseman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/11/1976 | 43 | 28/08/2020 | 48 |
 Viola Davis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/08/1965 | 61 | — | 59 |
 Taraji P. Henson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/09/1970 | 56 | — | 54 |
 Octavia Spencer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 25/05/1970 | 56 | — | 54 |
 Cord Jefferson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 01/01/1982 | 44 | — | 42 |
 Warren Beatty Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/03/1937 | 89 | — | 87 |
 Faye Dunaway Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 14/01/1941 | 85 | — | 83 |
 Kwame Ture Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/06/1941 | 57 | 15/11/1998 | 83 |
