Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro (2019) featured a cast of 22 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (50%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Eliette von Karajan, age 87. This film starred Birgitta Assheuer and Peter Csobádi.
50% still with us· verified cast23% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
1945
1954
1989
1992
2021
Cast22 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birgitta Assheuer Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peter Csobádi Self - Music Journalist | Self - Music Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Oliver Rathkolb Self - Historian | Self - Historian | Living | 03/11/1955 | 70 | — | 64 |
 Christa Ludwig Self - Opera Singer | Self - Opera Singer | Deceased | 16/03/1928 | 93 | 24/04/2021 | 91 |
Eleonore Büning Self - Music Critic | Self - Music Critic | Living | 02/01/1952 | 74 | — | 67 |
Alexandra Gütermann Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece | Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lore Salzburger Self - Karajan's Secretary | Self - Karajan's Secretary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Werner Resel Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Karl Leister Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anne-Sophie Mutter Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Living | 29/06/1963 | 63 | — | 56 |
Peter Brem Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Clemens Hellsberg Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joachim Tiburtius Self - Politician (voice) | Self - Politician (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Herbert von Karajan Self - Music Conductor (archive footage) | Self - Music Conductor (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1908 | 81 | 16/07/1989 | 111 |
Fritz Kaiser Self - Musician (archive footage) | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wilhelm Furtwängler Self - Musician (archive footage) | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/01/1886 | 68 | 30/11/1954 | 133 |
 Joseph Goebbels Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/10/1897 | 47 | 01/05/1945 | 122 |
Winifred Wagner Self - Musical Director (archive footage) | Self - Musical Director (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Anita von Karajan Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage) | Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Eliette von Karajan Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife | Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife | Living | 13/08/1939 | 87 | — | 80 |
 Willy Brandt Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1913 | 78 | 08/10/1992 | 106 |
Sabine Meyer Self - Musician | Self - Musician | Living | 30/03/1959 | 67 | — | 60 |