Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (24%) are still alive today and 26 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Archie Shepp, age 89. This film starred Louis Armstrong and Nas.
24% still with us· verified cast21% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 24% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 65.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/08/1901 | 69 | 06/07/1971 | 121 |
 Nas Self | Self | Living | 14/09/1973 | 53 | — | 49 |
 Wynton Marsalis Self | Self | Living | 18/10/1961 | 64 | — | 61 |
 Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1890 | 78 | 28/03/1969 | 132 |
 Orson Welles Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/05/1915 | 70 | 10/10/1985 | 107 |
 Archie Shepp Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Living | 24/05/1937 | 89 | — | 85 |
 Count Basie Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 21/08/1904 | 79 | 26/04/1984 | 118 |
Lucille Armstrong Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dan Morganstern Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Steve Allen Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 26/12/1921 | 78 | 30/10/2000 | 101 |
Edward R. Marrow Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Danny Baker Self- Voice | Self- Voice | Living | 22/06/1957 | 69 | — | 65 |
 George Jones Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 12/09/1931 | 81 | 26/04/2013 | 91 |
 Mike Douglas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/08/1925 | 81 | 11/08/2006 | 97 |
 Jelly Roll Morton Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 19/10/1890 | 50 | 10/07/1941 | 132 |
 James Baldwin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/08/1924 | 63 | 01/12/1987 | 98 |
 Jimi Hendrix Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/11/1942 | 27 | 18/09/1970 | 80 |
 Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 19/11/1936 | 89 | — | 86 |
Tommy Rockwell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ray Charles Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/09/1930 | 73 | 10/06/2004 | 92 |
 Sam Cooke Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/01/1931 | 33 | 11/12/1964 | 91 |
 James Brown Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/05/1933 | 73 | 25/12/2006 | 89 |
 John Lennon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/10/1940 | 40 | 08/12/1980 | 82 |
 Paul McCartney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 18/06/1942 | 84 | — | 80 |
 George Harrison Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/02/1943 | 58 | 29/11/2001 | 79 |
 Ringo Starr Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/07/1940 | 86 | — | 82 |
 Leonard Bernstein Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/08/1918 | 72 | 14/10/1990 | 104 |
 Al Capone Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/01/1899 | 48 | 25/01/1947 | 123 |
 Ed Sullivan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/09/1901 | 73 | 13/10/1974 | 121 |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 93 |
 James Stewart Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/05/1908 | 89 | 02/07/1997 | 114 |
 Bing Crosby Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage) | Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/05/1903 | 74 | 14/10/1977 | 119 |
 Barbra Streisand Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/04/1942 | 84 | — | 80 |
 Miles Davis Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 26/05/1926 | 65 | 28/09/1991 | 96 |
 Slim Thompson Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ossie Davis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1917 | 87 | 04/02/2005 | 105 |
 Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/12/1925 | 64 | 16/05/1990 | 97 |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 105 |
 Walter Cronkite Self (voice) (archive sound) | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Deceased | 04/11/1916 | 92 | 17/07/2009 | 106 |