King (1978) featured a cast of 27 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (12%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is William Jordan, age 88. This TV series starred Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson.
12% still with us· verified cast11% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast27 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Winfield Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Deceased | 22/05/1939 | 64 | 07/03/2004 | 39 |
 Cicely Tyson Coretta Scott King | Coretta Scott King | Deceased | 19/12/1924 | 96 | 28/01/2021 | 54 |
 Tony Bennett Tony Bennett | Tony Bennett | Deceased | 03/08/1926 | 96 | 21/07/2023 | 52 |
 Roscoe Lee Browne Philip Harrison | Philip Harrison | Deceased | 02/05/1922 | 84 | 11/04/2007 | 56 |
 Lonny Chapman Chief Frank Holloman | Chief Frank Holloman | Deceased | 01/10/1920 | 87 | 12/10/2007 | 58 |
 Ossie Davis Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. | Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. | Deceased | 18/12/1917 | 87 | 04/02/2005 | 61 |
 Cliff DeYoung Robert F. Kennedy | Robert F. Kennedy | Living | 12/02/1945 | 81 | — | 33 |
 Al Freeman Jr. Damon Lockwood | Damon Lockwood | Deceased | 21/03/1934 | 78 | 09/08/2012 | 44 |
 Clu Gulager William Sullivan | William Sullivan | Deceased | 16/11/1928 | 93 | 05/08/2022 | 50 |
 Steven Hill Stanley Levison | Stanley Levison | Deceased | 24/02/1922 | 94 | 23/08/2016 | 56 |
 William Jordan John F. Kennedy | John F. Kennedy | Living | 13/10/1937 | 88 | — | 41 |
 Warren J. Kemmerling Lyndon Johnson | Lyndon Johnson | Deceased | 04/01/1924 | 80 | 03/01/2005 | 54 |
 Lincoln Kilpatrick Waring | Waring | Deceased | 12/02/1932 | 72 | 18/05/2004 | 46 |
 Kenneth McMillan Bull Connor | Bull Connor | Deceased | 02/07/1932 | 56 | 08/01/1989 | 46 |
 Howard Rollins Andrew Young | Andrew Young | Deceased | 17/10/1950 | 46 | 08/12/1996 | 28 |
 David Spielberg Beamer | Beamer | Deceased | 06/03/1939 | 77 | 01/06/2016 | 39 |
 Dolph Sweet J. Edgar Hoover | J. Edgar Hoover | Deceased | 18/07/1920 | 64 | 08/05/1985 | 58 |
 Dick Anthony Williams Malcolm X | Malcolm X | Deceased | 09/08/1934 | 77 | 16/02/2012 | 44 |
 Art Evans A.D. King | A.D. King | Deceased | 27/03/1942 | 82 | 21/12/2024 | 36 |
 Frances Foster Alberta King | Alberta King | Deceased | 11/06/1924 | 73 | 17/06/1997 | 54 |
 Charles Robinson Det. Ed Redditt | Det. Ed Redditt | Deceased | 09/11/1945 | 75 | 11/07/2021 | 33 |
 Roger Robinson Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth | Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth | Deceased | 02/05/1940 | 78 | 26/10/2018 | 38 |
 Terry Alexander Bernard Lee | Bernard Lee | Living | 23/03/1943 | 83 | — | 35 |
 Ernie Lee Banks Ralph Abernathy | Ralph Abernathy | Deceased | 03/04/1935 | 71 | 13/08/2006 | 43 |
 Robert Christian Wallace | Wallace | Deceased | 27/12/1939 | 43 | 27/01/1983 | 39 |
 Sheila Frazier June | June | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yolanda King Rosa Parks | Rosa Parks | Deceased | 17/11/1955 | 51 | 15/05/2007 | 23 |