King Lear (1982) featured a cast of 28 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (35%) are still alive today and 13 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is David Weston, age 89. This film starred Michael Hordern and Brenda Blethyn.
35% still with us· verified cast26% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 35% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast28 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Hordern King Lear | King Lear | Deceased | 03/10/1911 | 83 | 02/05/1995 | 71 |
 Brenda Blethyn Cordelia | Cordelia | Living | 20/02/1946 | 80 | — | 36 |
Gillian Barge Goneril | Goneril | Deceased | 27/05/1940 | 62 | 19/11/2002 | 42 |
 Penelope Wilton Regan | Regan | Living | 03/06/1946 | 80 | — | 36 |
 John Shrapnel Earl of Kent | Earl of Kent | Deceased | 27/04/1942 | 77 | 14/02/2020 | 40 |
 Norman Rodway Earl of Gloucester | Earl of Gloucester | Deceased | 07/02/1929 | 72 | 13/03/2001 | 53 |
 Michael Kitchen Edmund | Edmund | Living | 31/10/1948 | 77 | — | 34 |
 John Bird Duke of Albany | Duke of Albany | Deceased | 22/11/1936 | 86 | 24/12/2022 | 46 |
 Julian Curry Duke of Cornwall | Duke of Cornwall | Deceased | 08/12/1937 | 82 | 27/06/2020 | 45 |
 David Weston Duke of Burgundy | Duke of Burgundy | Living | 28/08/1937 | 89 | — | 45 |
 Harry Waters King of France | King of France | Deceased | — | — | 15/03/2002 | — |
 Anton Lesser Edgar | Edgar | Living | 14/02/1952 | 74 | — | 30 |
 John Grillo Oswald | Oswald | Living | 29/11/1942 | 83 | — | 40 |
Iain Armstrong First Gentleman | First Gentleman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Frank Middlemass Fool | Fool | Deceased | 28/05/1919 | 87 | 08/09/2006 | 63 |
 Ken Stott Curan | Curan | Living | 19/10/1954 | 71 | — | 28 |
Stuart Blake First Servant | First Servant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tony Sympson Second Servant | Second Servant | Deceased | 10/07/1906 | 76 | 30/03/1983 | 76 |
Peter Walmsley Third Servant | Third Servant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Howe Doctor | Doctor | Presumed Deceased | 19/04/1900 | 86 | 01/07/1986 | 82 |
John Dallimore Second Gentleman | Second Gentleman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tim Brown Captain | Captain | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Adam Kurakin Herald | Herald | Deceased | 21/10/1945 | 43 | 08/04/1989 | 37 |
Fraser Wilson Third Gentleman | Third Gentleman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Albrecht Officer | Officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nikolai Annenkov граф Глостер | граф Глостер | Deceased | 21/09/1899 | 100 | 30/09/1999 | 83 |
 Oleg Pashchenko придворный | придворный | Deceased | 30/06/1956 | 70 | — | 26 |
 Vitaliy Konyaev герцог Корнуэльский | герцог Корнуэльский | Deceased | 11/05/1937 | 86 | 30/09/2023 | 45 |