In Their Own Words (2015) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 10 (33%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ringo Starr, age 86. This TV series starred Fred R. Harris and Jimmy Carter.
33% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.5 yrs
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Cast30 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fred R. Harris Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 13/11/1930 | 94 | 23/11/2024 | 85 |
 Jimmy Carter Self | Self | Deceased | 01/10/1924 | 100 | 29/12/2024 | 91 |
 Rosalynn Carter Self | Self | Deceased | 18/08/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 88 |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 86 |
 Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/01/1913 | 81 | 22/04/1994 | 102 |
 Birch Bayh Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/01/1928 | 91 | 14/03/2019 | 87 |
 Trisha Yearwood Self | Self | Living | 19/09/1964 | 62 | — | 51 |
 Garth Brooks Self | Self | Living | 07/02/1962 | 64 | — | 53 |
 Diana, Princess of Wales Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/07/1961 | 36 | 31/08/1997 | 54 |
 Pope Francis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/12/1936 | 88 | 21/04/2025 | 79 |
 Benedict XVI Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 16/04/1927 | 95 | 31/12/2022 | 88 |
 Peter Tatchell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 25/01/1952 | 74 | — | 63 |
 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 21/04/1926 | 96 | 08/09/2022 | 89 |
 John Major Self | Self | Living | 29/03/1943 | 83 | — | 72 |
 George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/06/1924 | 94 | 30/11/2018 | 91 |
 Barbara Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/06/1925 | 92 | 17/04/2018 | 90 |
 Paul McCartney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/06/1942 | 84 | — | 73 |
 Ringo Starr Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/07/1940 | 86 | — | 75 |
 George Harrison Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/02/1943 | 58 | 29/11/2001 | 72 |
 John Lennon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/10/1940 | 40 | 08/12/1980 | 75 |
 Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/04/1889 | 56 | 30/04/1945 | 126 |
 Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/11/1874 | 90 | 24/01/1965 | 141 |
 Jim Henson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 24/09/1936 | 53 | 16/05/1990 | 79 |
 John Landis Self | Self | Living | 03/08/1950 | 76 | — | 65 |
| Self | Living | 15/06/1973 | 53 | — | 42 | |
 Frank Oz Self | Self | Living | 25/05/1944 | 82 | — | 71 |
 Mo Udall Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/06/1922 | 76 | 12/12/1998 | 93 |
 Lloyd Bentsen Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/02/1921 | 85 | 23/05/2006 | 94 |
 Angela Merkel Self | Self | Living | 17/07/1954 | 72 | — | 61 |
 Scoop Jackson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/05/1912 | 71 | 01/09/1983 | 103 |
