Holocaust (1978) featured a cast of 85 tracked actors. Of these, 23 (32%) are still alive today and 49 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Rosemary Harris, age 99. This TV series starred Tom Bell and Joseph Bottoms.
32% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 13 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 32% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast85 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Bell Adolf Eichmann | Adolf Eichmann | Deceased | 02/08/1933 | 73 | 04/10/2006 | 45 |
 Joseph Bottoms Rudi Weiss | Rudi Weiss | Living | 22/04/1954 | 72 | — | 24 |
 Tovah Feldshuh Helena Slomová | Helena Slomová | Living | 27/12/1948 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Rosemary Harris Berta Palitz Weiss | Berta Palitz Weiss | Living | 19/09/1927 | 99 | — | 51 |
 Tony Haygarth Heinz Müller | Heinz Müller | Deceased | 04/02/1945 | 72 | 10/03/2017 | 33 |
 Michael Moriarty Erik Dorf | Erik Dorf | Living | 05/04/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
Deborah Norton Marta Dorf | Marta Dorf | Living | 08/06/1944 | 82 | — | 34 |
 George Rose Lowy | Lowy | Deceased | 19/02/1920 | 68 | 05/05/1988 | 58 |
 Robert Stephens Uncle Kurt Dorf | Uncle Kurt Dorf | Deceased | 14/07/1931 | 64 | 12/11/1995 | 47 |
 Meryl Streep Inga Helms Weiss | Inga Helms Weiss | Living | 22/06/1949 | 77 | — | 29 |
 Sam Wanamaker Moses Weiss | Moses Weiss | Deceased | 14/06/1919 | 74 | 18/12/1993 | 59 |
 David Warner Heydrich | Heydrich | Deceased | 29/07/1941 | 80 | 24/07/2022 | 37 |
 Fritz Weaver Dr. Josef Weiss | Dr. Josef Weiss | Deceased | 19/01/1926 | 90 | 26/11/2016 | 52 |
 James Woods Karl Weiss | Karl Weiss | Living | 18/04/1947 | 79 | — | 31 |
 Blanche Baker Anna Weiss | Anna Weiss | Living | 20/12/1956 | 69 | — | 22 |
 Martin Brandt Rabbi Karsh | Rabbi Karsh | Deceased | 07/05/1903 | 86 | 28/10/1989 | 75 |
 Werner Kreindl Herr Helms | Herr Helms | Deceased | 20/10/1927 | 64 | 06/06/1992 | 51 |
Götz von Langheim Berlin Doctor | Berlin Doctor | Deceased | 15/06/1928 | 85 | 25/10/2013 | 50 |
 Nina Sandt Frau Helms | Frau Helms | Deceased | 08/07/1928 | 74 | 01/04/2003 | 50 |
 Michael Beck Hans Helms | Hans Helms | Living | 04/02/1949 | 77 | — | 29 |
 Ian Holm Heinrich Himmler | Heinrich Himmler | Deceased | 12/09/1931 | 88 | 19/06/2020 | 47 |
 Lee Montague Uncle Sasha | Uncle Sasha | Deceased | 16/10/1927 | 97 | 30/03/2025 | 51 |
 Isolde Barth Eva | Eva | Living | 24/08/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
 Käte Jaenicke Frau Lowy | Frau Lowy | Deceased | 22/03/1923 | 79 | 01/11/2002 | 55 |
Peter Garell Yuri | Yuri | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vernon Dobtcheff Karp | Karp | Living | 14/08/1934 | 92 | — | 44 |
 Jeremy Levy Aaron Feldman | Aaron Feldman | Living | 18/05/1965 | 61 | — | 13 |
 Marius Goring Heinrich Palitz | Heinrich Palitz | Deceased | 23/05/1912 | 86 | 30/09/1998 | 66 |
 Cyril Shaps Weinberg | Weinberg | Deceased | 13/10/1923 | 79 | 01/01/2003 | 55 |
 Erwin Steinhauer Buchenwald Typist | Buchenwald Typist | Living | 19/09/1951 | 75 | — | 27 |
 Nora Minor Frau Palitz | Frau Palitz | Deceased | 07/12/1910 | 84 | 21/05/1995 | 68 |
 Llewellyn Rees Father Lichtenberg | Father Lichtenberg | Deceased | 18/06/1901 | 92 | 07/01/1994 | 77 |
Jim Ambach Peter Dorf | Peter Dorf | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hubert Berger Dr. Heintzen | Dr. Heintzen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gottfried Blahovsky Immigration Man | Immigration Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Otto Clemens Buchenwald Sergeant | Buchenwald Sergeant | Living | 21/10/1946 | 80 | — | 32 |
Harry Hornisch Gestapo Policeman | Gestapo Policeman | Deceased | 12/11/1929 | 76 | 01/08/2006 | 49 |
Karl Hoess Buchenwald Prisoner | Buchenwald Prisoner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Neusser Border Guard | Border Guard | Deceased | 30/06/1932 | 77 | 10/01/2010 | 46 |
Bernd Hall Buchenwald SS Guard | Buchenwald SS Guard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nikolai Hantoff Soviet Captain | Soviet Captain | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edward Hardwicke Biberstein | Biberstein | Deceased | 07/08/1932 | 78 | 16/05/2011 | 46 |
 Nigel Hawthorne Ohldendorf | Ohldendorf | Deceased | 05/04/1929 | 72 | 26/12/2001 | 49 |
 Miriam Mahler Woman With Infant | Woman With Infant | Living | 01/01/1953 | 73 | — | 25 |
 Stephan Paryla-Raky Sgt. Foltz | Sgt. Foltz | Living | 07/07/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
 Walter Scheuer Prague Policeman | Prague Policeman | Deceased | 07/10/1927 | 85 | 27/12/2012 | 51 |
Karl Schulz Polish Policeman | Polish Policeman | Deceased | 13/05/1895 | 88 | 28/09/1983 | 83 |
Bruno Thost Kapo Melnick | Kapo Melnick | Deceased | 23/04/1936 | 83 | 28/08/2019 | 42 |
 Joe Trummer Czech Jew | Czech Jew | Deceased | 12/02/1922 | 84 | 06/01/2007 | 56 |
 Jeffrey Zach Partisan Boy | Partisan Boy | Living | 01/01/1960 | 66 | — | 18 |
 John Bailey Hans Frank | Hans Frank | Deceased | 27/06/1912 | 76 | 18/02/1989 | 66 |
 Vera Borek Nadya | Nadya | Deceased | 20/09/1940 | 85 | 08/08/2026 | 38 |
Wolfgang Lesowsky Engleman | Engleman | Deceased | 13/10/1942 | 68 | 13/11/2010 | 36 |
 Jan Odle Aaron's Classmate | Aaron's Classmate | Living | 01/01/1964 | 62 | — | 14 |
 Oscar Quitak Tesch | Tesch | Deceased | 10/03/1926 | 83 | 01/01/2010 | 52 |
John Rees Colonel Arthur Nebe | Colonel Arthur Nebe | Deceased | 06/03/1927 | 67 | 01/10/1994 | 51 |
Toby Salaman Kovel | Kovel | Living | 01/01/1944 | 82 | — | 34 |
Ortwin Speer Warsaw Ghetto Policeman | Warsaw Ghetto Policeman | Deceased | 26/01/1938 | 56 | 01/01/1995 | 40 |
 Edward Winter Torture Guard | Torture Guard | Deceased | 03/06/1937 | 63 | 08/03/2001 | 41 |
 Sean Arnold Hoefle | Hoefle | Deceased | 30/04/1941 | 78 | 15/04/2020 | 37 |
 Peter Capell Seder Man | Seder Man | Deceased | 03/09/1912 | 73 | 03/03/1986 | 66 |
Ulli Chivall Vanya | Vanya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Collin Rahm | Rahm | Deceased | 01/01/1931 | 56 | 25/02/1987 | 47 |
 David Daker Rudolf Hoess | Rudolf Hoess | Deceased | 29/09/1935 | 90 | 30/04/2026 | 43 |
Edward Gilkrist Teen Peter Dorf | Teen Peter Dorf | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Courtney Hill Teen Laura Dorf | Teen Laura Dorf | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Klaus Guth Barski | Barski | Living | 15/09/1940 | 86 | — | 38 |
Ernst Hausknost Auschwitz Sergeant | Auschwitz Sergeant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kathina Kaiser Sarah the Nurse | Sarah the Nurse | Living | 01/01/1945 | 81 | — | 33 |
Hanna Lessing Sofia Alatri | Sofia Alatri | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Murray Salem Analavitz | Analavitz | Deceased | 12/01/1950 | 47 | 06/01/1998 | 28 |
 T. P. McKenna Blobel | Blobel | Deceased | 07/09/1929 | 81 | 13/02/2011 | 49 |
 Rudolf Melichar Anton | Anton | Deceased | 22/06/1929 | 96 | 02/10/2025 | 49 |
 Hans Meyer Ernst Kaltenbrunner | Ernst Kaltenbrunner | Deceased | 21/07/1925 | 94 | 03/04/2020 | 53 |
Elvira Neustaedtl Auschwitz Kapo | Auschwitz Kapo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Irene Prador Maria Kalová | Maria Kalová | Deceased | 16/07/1911 | 84 | 08/07/1996 | 67 |
Osman Ragheb Levin | Levin | Deceased | 11/05/1926 | 98 | 21/09/2024 | 52 |
 Bob Sherman Cassidy | Cassidy | Deceased | 16/11/1940 | 63 | 30/08/2004 | 38 |
 George Pravda Otto Felscher | Otto Felscher | Deceased | 19/06/1918 | 66 | 30/04/1985 | 60 |
 Peter Vogel Emil Frey | Emil Frey | Deceased | 22/03/1937 | 41 | 21/09/1978 | 41 |
 Peter Weihs Sacristan | Sacristan | Living | 24/08/1927 | 99 | — | 51 |
 Gabor Vernon Rabbi Samuel | Rabbi Samuel | Deceased | 23/03/1925 | 60 | 23/04/1985 | 53 |
 Stanley Lebor Zalman | Zalman | Deceased | 24/09/1934 | 80 | 22/11/2014 | 44 |
 Michael Beck Hans Helms | Hans Helms | Living | 11/12/1967 | 58 | — | 11 |
 Charles Korvin Dr. Kohn | Dr. Kohn | Deceased | 21/11/1907 | 90 | 18/06/1998 | 71 |