How Many Murphy Brown (1988) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Murphy Brown
Released: 1988
Cast: Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough, Lily Tomlin

Murphy Brown (1988) featured a cast of 338 tracked actors. Of these, 169 (62%) are still alive today and 104 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is James Hong, age 97. This TV series starred Candice Bergen and Faith Ford.

62% still with us· verified cast50% of full cast · incl. 65 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 77 yrs

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Cast338 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1988 ▲▼
Candice Bergen Murphy Brown	Murphy Brown	Living	09/05/1946	80	—	42
Faith Ford Corky Sherwood	Corky Sherwood	Living	14/09/1964	62	—	24
Joe Regalbuto Frank Fontana	Frank Fontana	Living	24/08/1949	77	—	39
Charles Kimbrough Jim Dial	Jim Dial	Deceased	23/05/1936	86	11/01/2023	52
Lily Tomlin Kay Carter-Shepley	Kay Carter-Shepley	Living	01/09/1939	87	—	49
Grant Shaud Miles Silverberg	Miles Silverberg	Living	27/02/1961	65	—	27
Robert Pastorelli Eldin Bernecky	Eldin Bernecky	Deceased	21/06/1954	49	08/03/2004	34
Pat Corley Phil	Phil	Deceased	01/06/1930	76	11/09/2006	58
Diane English		Living	18/05/1948	78	—	40
Delane Matthews Erma Bentley	Erma Bentley	Living	07/08/1961	65	—	27
William Sadler Colonel Fitzpatrick	Colonel Fitzpatrick	Living	13/04/1950	76	—	38
John Getz		Living	15/10/1946	79	—	42
Anne Meara		Deceased	20/09/1929	85	23/05/2015	59
Yeardley Smith Phoebe Cramer	Phoebe Cramer	Living	03/07/1964	62	—	24
Benji Gregory		Deceased	26/05/1978	46	13/06/2024	10
Beau Billingslea		Living	18/12/1944	81	—	44
Marge Redmond Ida Mae	Ida Mae	Deceased	14/12/1924	95	10/02/2020	64
Harriet Sansom Harris		Living	08/01/1955	71	—	33
Jeff Doucette		Living	25/11/1947	78	—	41
Kate Mulgrew		Living	29/04/1955	71	—	33
Barry Dennen Waiter	Waiter	Deceased	22/02/1938	79	26/09/2017	50
Kevin Conroy		Deceased	30/11/1955	66	10/11/2022	33
Ethan Phillips		Living	08/02/1955	71	—	33
Fred Willard		Deceased	18/09/1933	86	15/05/2020	55
William Frankfather Man in Bar	Man in Bar	Deceased	04/08/1944	54	28/12/1998	44
Robin Strasser Vladia Renkov	Vladia Renkov	Living	07/05/1945	81	—	43
Linda Ellerbee Linda Ellerbee	Linda Ellerbee	Living	15/08/1944	82	—	44
Caroline McWilliams		Deceased	04/04/1945	64	11/02/2010	43
Darren McGavin Bill Brown	Bill Brown	Deceased	07/05/1922	83	25/02/2006	66
Chris Parnell		Living	05/02/1967	59	—	21
Jean Stapleton		Deceased	19/01/1923	90	31/05/2013	65
Michael Fairman		Living	25/02/1934	92	—	54
Dinah Lenney Megan Reynolds - Secretary #3	Megan Reynolds - Secretary #3	Living	18/11/1956	69	—	32
Barbara Tyson Secretary #22	Secretary #22	Living	01/10/1964	61	—	24
Merrin Dungey		Living	06/08/1971	55	—	17
George Clooney		Living	06/05/1961	65	—	27
Katie Couric		Living	07/01/1957	69	—	31
Maggie Roswell		Living	14/11/1952	73	—	36
Dan Gilvezan Man	Man	Living	26/10/1950	75	—	38
Mayim Bialik Natalie Moore	Natalie Moore	Living	12/12/1975	50	—	13
Hilary Shepard Jessie	Jessie	Living	10/12/1959	66	—	29
Robert Harper Henry Tucker	Henry Tucker	Deceased	19/05/1951	68	23/01/2020	37
Morgan Fairchild Julia St. Martin	Julia St. Martin	Living	03/02/1950	76	—	38
China Kantner		Living	25/01/1971	55	—	17
Stephen Root		Living	17/11/1951	74	—	37
Fred Applegate		Living	20/02/1953	73	—	35
Michael Gregory Tiffany Howard	Tiffany Howard	Living	26/11/1944	81	—	44
Vernee Watson Secretary #17	Secretary #17	Living	28/09/1949	76	—	39
Felicity LaFortune		Living	15/12/1954	71	—	34
Bill Farmer		Living	14/11/1952	73	—	36