How Many Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Released: 2019
Cast: Matt Winston, Rick Baker, Greg Nicotero, Tom Woodruff Jr., Lou Wagner

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (88%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lou Wagner, age 86. This film starred Matt Winston and Rick Baker.

88% still with us· verified cast60% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 88% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 82.5 yrs

Deaths by Year

2021

2025

Cast25 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2019 ▲▼
Matt Winston Narrator	Narrator	Living	03/02/1970	56	—	49
Rick Baker Self	Self	Living	08/12/1950	75	—	69
Greg Nicotero Self	Self	Living	15/03/1963	63	—	56
Tom Woodruff Jr. Self	Self	Living	21/01/1959	67	—	60
Lou Wagner Self	Self	Living	19/08/1940	86	—	79
Howard Berger Self	Self	Living	20/12/1964	61	—	55
Bill Corso Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Alec Gillis Self	Self	Living	29/08/1959	67	—	60
Vincent Van Dyke Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Thomas R. Burman Self	Self	Living	28/11/1940	85	—	79
Leonard Maltin Self	Self	Living	18/12/1950	75	—	69
Ve Neill Self	Self	Living	13/05/1951	75	—	68
Joe Dante Self	Self	Living	28/11/1946	79	—	73
Guillermo del Toro Self	Self	Living	09/10/1964	61	—	55
Richard Donner Self	Self	Deceased	24/04/1930	91	05/07/2021	89
Greg Cannom Self	Self	Deceased	01/01/1951	74	09/05/2025	68
Gino Acevedo Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Edwin Butterworth Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Ken Chase Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Bari Dreiband-Burman Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Mike Elizalde Self	Self	Living	01/01/1960	66	—	59
Dana Gould Self	Self	Living	24/08/1964	62	—	55
Steve Johnson Self	Self	Living	07/02/1960	66	—	59
Werner Keppler Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Michael Key Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—