Knute Rockne All American (1940) featured a cast of 85 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (3%) are still alive today and 69 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Peter B. Good, age 88. This film starred Pat O'Brien and Gale Page.
3% still with us· verified cast2% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 3% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast85 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat O'Brien Knute Rockne | Knute Rockne | Deceased | 10/11/1899 | 83 | 15/10/1983 | 41 |
 Gale Page Bonnie Skiles Rockne | Bonnie Skiles Rockne | Deceased | 29/07/1913 | 69 | 08/01/1983 | 27 |
 Ronald Reagan George Gipp | George Gipp | Deceased | 06/02/1911 | 93 | 05/06/2004 | 29 |
 Donald Crisp Father John Callahan, C.S.C | Father John Callahan, C.S.C | Deceased | 26/07/1882 | 91 | 25/05/1974 | 58 |
 Albert Bassermann Father Julius Nieuwland | Father Julius Nieuwland | Deceased | 06/09/1867 | 84 | 15/05/1952 | 73 |
 John Litel Committee Chairman | Committee Chairman | Deceased | 30/12/1892 | 79 | 03/02/1972 | 48 |
 Henry O'Neill Doctor | Doctor | Deceased | 09/08/1891 | 69 | 18/05/1961 | 49 |
 Owen Davis Jr. Gus Dorais | Gus Dorais | Deceased | 06/10/1907 | 41 | 21/05/1949 | 33 |
 John Qualen Lars Knutson Rockne | Lars Knutson Rockne | Deceased | 06/12/1899 | 87 | 12/09/1987 | 41 |
 Dorothy Tree Martha Rockne | Martha Rockne | Deceased | 21/05/1906 | 85 | 13/02/1992 | 34 |
 Johnny Sheffield Knute - Age 7 | Knute - Age 7 | Deceased | 11/04/1931 | 79 | 15/10/2010 | 9 |
 Nick Lukats Harry Stuhldreher - One of The Four Horsemen | Harry Stuhldreher - One of The Four Horsemen | Deceased | 01/05/1911 | 67 | 06/01/1979 | 29 |
 Kane Richmond Elmer Laydon - One of The Four Horsemn | Elmer Laydon - One of The Four Horsemn | Deceased | 23/12/1906 | 66 | 22/03/1973 | 34 |
 William Marshall Don Miller - One of The Four Horsemen | Don Miller - One of The Four Horsemen | Deceased | 12/10/1917 | 76 | 08/06/1994 | 23 |
William Byrne James Crowley - One of The Four Horsemen | James Crowley - One of The Four Horsemen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Howard Jones USC Coach Howard Jones | USC Coach Howard Jones | Deceased | 23/08/1885 | 55 | 27/07/1941 | 55 |
Glenn 'Pop' Warner Coach 'Pop' Warner | Coach 'Pop' Warner | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Coach Alonzo Stagg | Coach Alonzo Stagg | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William 'Bill' Spaulding Bill Spaulding | Bill Spaulding | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Erville Alderson Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited) | Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/09/1882 | 74 | 04/08/1957 | 58 |
 Rudolph Anders Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/12/1895 | 91 | 27/03/1987 | 45 |
Peter Ashley Football Player (uncredited) | Football Player (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Evelyn Atchinson Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tommy Baker Newsboy (uncredited) | Newsboy (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Jack Banta Punter (uncredited) | Punter (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tommy Bennett O'Reilly (uncredited) | O'Reilly (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Georgie Billings Boy Quarterback (uncredited) | Boy Quarterback (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/03/1924 | 85 | 13/11/2009 | 16 |
 Wade Boteler Trainer (uncredited) | Trainer (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/10/1888 | 54 | 07/05/1943 | 52 |
 Egon Brecher Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/02/1880 | 66 | 12/08/1946 | 60 |
 David Bruce Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) | Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) | Deceased | 06/01/1916 | 60 | 03/05/1976 | 24 |
 Cliff Clark Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited) | Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/06/1889 | 63 | 08/02/1953 | 51 |
 Richard Clayton O'Flaherty - a Student (uncredited) | O'Flaherty - a Student (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/06/1915 | 93 | 29/09/2008 | 25 |
 Frank Coghlan Jr. Messenger (uncredited) | Messenger (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/03/1916 | 93 | 07/09/2009 | 24 |
Joe Cunningham Reporter on Train (uncredited) | Reporter on Train (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/06/1890 | 52 | 03/04/1943 | 50 |
 Donald Curtis West Point Football Player (uncredited) | West Point Football Player (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/02/1915 | 82 | 22/05/1997 | 25 |
 Billy Dawson Knute Rockne Jr. - Age 12 (uncredited) | Knute Rockne Jr. - Age 12 (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Edgar Dearing Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/05/1893 | 81 | 17/08/1974 | 47 |
 Dudley Dickerson Train Porter (uncredited) | Train Porter (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/11/1906 | 61 | 23/09/1968 | 34 |
 David Dickinson Bill Rockne - Age 10 (uncredited) | Bill Rockne - Age 10 (uncredited) | Living | 16/08/1941 | 85 | — | 85 |
 Lucile Fairbanks Telephone Operator (uncredited) | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/10/1917 | 82 | 14/11/1999 | 23 |
 James Flavin Army Assistant Coach (uncredited) | Army Assistant Coach (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/05/1906 | 69 | 23/04/1976 | 34 |
Bunky Fleischman Bill Rockne - Age 5 (uncredited) | Bill Rockne - Age 5 (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Gallaudet Notre Dame Coach Harper (uncredited) | Notre Dame Coach Harper (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/08/1903 | 80 | 05/11/1983 | 37 |
Peter B. Good Bill 'Billy' Rockne - Age 2 (uncredited) | Bill 'Billy' Rockne - Age 2 (uncredited) | Living | 01/01/1938 | 88 | — | 2 |
 Sol Gorss Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair (uncredited) | Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/03/1908 | 58 | 10/09/1966 | 32 |
Jack Grant Jr. Bill Rockne - Age 14 (uncredited) | Bill Rockne - Age 14 (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Billy Gratton Jackie Rockne - Age 4 (uncredited) | Jackie Rockne - Age 4 (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Creighton Hale Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) | Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/05/1888 | 77 | 09/08/1965 | 52 |
 Harry Harvey Jr. Boy (uncredited) | Boy (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/10/1929 | 49 | 08/12/1978 | 11 |
Michael Harvey Football Player (uncredited) | Football Player (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | 15/10/1995 | — |
 Harry Hayden Committee Member (uncredited) | Committee Member (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/11/1882 | 72 | 24/07/1955 | 58 |
Patricia Hayes Jeannie Rockne - Age 10 (uncredited) | Jeannie Rockne - Age 10 (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Haywood Student (uncredited) | Student (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/01/1917 | 74 | 01/05/1991 | 23 |
 Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Assistant Coach Hunk Anderson (uncredited) | Assistant Coach Hunk Anderson (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/01/1896 | 57 | 13/12/1953 | 44 |
 William Hopper New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) | New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/01/1915 | 55 | 06/03/1970 | 25 |
 George Irving Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited) | Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/10/1874 | 86 | 11/09/1961 | 66 |
 Danny Jackson Boy (uncredited) | Boy (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Lois James Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/09/1921 | 59 | 27/12/1980 | 19 |
 Dickie Jones Boy Captain (uncredited) | Boy Captain (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/02/1927 | 87 | 07/07/2014 | 13 |
 Brian Keith Student at Train Station (uncredited) | Student at Train Station (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/11/1921 | 75 | 24/06/1997 | 19 |
Owen King Western Union Clerk in Kansas City (uncredited) | Western Union Clerk in Kansas City (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/12/1910 | 76 | 01/06/1987 | 30 |
Marilyn Kinsley Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lois Lindsay Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/05/1916 | 65 | 27/04/1982 | 24 |
Pete Mehringer Football Player (uncredited) | Football Player (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Carlyle Moore Jr. Player Eating Bonnie's Chicken (uncredited) | Player Eating Bonnie's Chicken (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/01/1909 | 68 | 03/03/1977 | 31 |
 Paul Panzer Extra at Train Station (uncredited) | Extra at Train Station (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/11/1872 | 85 | 16/08/1958 | 68 |
 Steve Pendleton Football Player #12 (uncredited) | Football Player #12 (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/09/1908 | 76 | 03/10/1984 | 32 |
 Lee Phelps Army Coach (uncredited) | Army Coach (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/05/1893 | 59 | 19/03/1953 | 47 |
 George Reeves Distraught Player (uncredited) | Distraught Player (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/01/1914 | 45 | 16/06/1959 | 26 |
 Sam Rice Extra at Committee Hearing (uncredited) | Extra at Committee Hearing (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/10/1874 | 71 | 12/03/1946 | 66 |
Ruth Robinson Molly - Gipp's Mother (uncredited) | Molly - Gipp's Mother (uncredited) | Deceased | 17/08/1887 | 78 | 17/03/1966 | 53 |
 Jeffrey Sayre Jeff - Reporter on Train (uncredited) | Jeff - Reporter on Train (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/12/1900 | 73 | 26/09/1974 | 40 |
 Billy Sheffield Knute Rockne - Age 4 (uncredited) | Knute Rockne - Age 4 (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/12/1935 | 74 | 12/12/2010 | 5 |
 Edwin Stanley Committee Member (uncredited) | Committee Member (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/11/1880 | 64 | 25/12/1944 | 60 |
Phil Thorpe Boy Center (uncredited) | Boy Center (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ruth Tobey Isobel (uncredited) | Isobel (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/08/1929 | 78 | 15/04/2008 | 11 |
 Charles Trowbridge Professor (uncredited) | Professor (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/01/1882 | 85 | 30/10/1967 | 58 |
 Frederick Vogeding Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Elder in Norway (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/03/1887 | 55 | 18/04/1942 | 53 |
David Wade Knute Rockne - Age 7 (uncredited) | Knute Rockne - Age 7 (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pierre Watkin Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited) | Commissioner at Hearing (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/12/1889 | 70 | 03/02/1960 | 51 |
Garry Watson Boy (uncredited) | Boy (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/09/1928 | 97 | 08/05/2026 | 12 |
 Charles C. Wilson Gambler (uncredited) | Gambler (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/07/1894 | 53 | 07/01/1948 | 46 |
Robert Winkler Tommy (uncredited) | Tommy (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/02/1927 | 62 | 28/12/1989 | 13 |
Jack Wise Football Fan at Game (uncredited) | Football Fan at Game (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/01/1888 | 66 | 07/03/1954 | 52 |
 Maris Wrixon Telephone Operator (uncredited) | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/12/1916 | 82 | 06/10/1999 | 24 |