Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) featured a cast of 65 tracked actors. Of these, 28 (55%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Robert Wagner, age 96. This film starred Lawrence Bender and Jerome Hellman.
55% still with us· verified cast43% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 55% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 83.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
2003
2010
2020
2025
Cast65 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lawrence Bender Self | Self | Living | 17/10/1957 | 69 | — | 41 |
 Jerome Hellman Self | Self | Deceased | 04/09/1928 | 92 | 26/05/2021 | 70 |
 John Schlesinger Self | Self | Deceased | 16/02/1926 | 77 | 25/07/2003 | 72 |
 Irvin Kershner Self | Self | Deceased | 29/04/1923 | 87 | 27/11/2010 | 75 |
 Curtis Hanson Self | Self | Deceased | 24/03/1945 | 71 | 20/09/2016 | 53 |
 Sherry Lansing Self | Self | Living | 31/07/1944 | 82 | — | 54 |
 Dante Spinotti Self | Self | Living | 22/08/1943 | 83 | — | 55 |
Arnold Rifkin Self | Self | Living | 16/06/1946 | 80 | — | 52 |
 Frances Fisher Self | Self | Living | 11/05/1952 | 74 | — | 46 |
 Arthur Cohn Self | Self | Deceased | 04/02/1927 | 98 | 12/12/2025 | 71 |
 Ralf Moeller Self | Self | Living | 12/01/1959 | 67 | — | 39 |
 Andie MacDowell Self | Self | Living | 21/04/1958 | 68 | — | 40 |
 Robert Wise Self | Self | Deceased | 10/09/1914 | 91 | 14/09/2005 | 84 |
 Giorgio Moroder Self | Self | Living | 26/04/1940 | 86 | — | 58 |
 Brad Linaweaver Self | Self | Deceased | 01/09/1952 | 66 | 29/08/2019 | 46 |
| Self | Deceased | 26/09/1948 | 73 | 08/08/2022 | 50 | |
 Randal Kleiser Self | Self | Living | 20/07/1946 | 80 | — | 52 |
 Bill Mechanic Self | Self | Living | 12/05/1950 | 76 | — | 48 |
| Self | Deceased | 30/07/1939 | 82 | 06/01/2022 | 59 | |
 Monte Hellman Self | Self | Deceased | 12/07/1929 | 91 | 20/04/2021 | 69 |
 Roger Corman Self | Self | Deceased | 05/04/1926 | 98 | 09/05/2024 | 72 |
 Steven Gaydos Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Percy Adlon Self | Self | Deceased | 01/06/1935 | 88 | 10/03/2024 | 63 |
 Didi Conn Self | Self | Living | 13/07/1951 | 75 | — | 47 |
 Robert Wagner Self | Self | Living | 10/02/1930 | 96 | — | 68 |
 Marc Wanamaker Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert Forster Self | Self | Deceased | 13/07/1941 | 78 | 11/10/2019 | 57 |
 Sally Kirkland Self | Self | Deceased | 31/10/1941 | 84 | 11/11/2025 | 57 |
 Karen Black Self | Self | Deceased | 01/07/1939 | 74 | 08/08/2013 | 59 |
 Harvey Keitel Self | Self | Living | 13/05/1939 | 87 | — | 59 |
 Johnny Grant Self | Self | Deceased | 09/05/1923 | 84 | 09/01/2008 | 75 |
 Richard Riordan Self | Self | Deceased | 01/05/1930 | 92 | 19/04/2023 | 68 |
 Norman Jewison Self | Self | Deceased | 21/07/1926 | 97 | 20/01/2024 | 72 |
 Matthew Harrison Self | Self | Living | 17/12/1968 | 57 | — | 30 |
 Eric Bross Self | Self | Living | 21/01/1964 | 62 | — | 34 |
 Desmond Nakano Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 17/08/1936 | 71 | 13/12/2007 | 62 | |
 Linda Blair Self | Self | Living | 22/01/1959 | 67 | — | 39 |
 Adrien Brody Self | Self | Living | 14/04/1973 | 53 | — | 25 |
 Peter Guber Self | Self | Living | 02/03/1942 | 84 | — | 56 |
 Andy Garcia Self | Self | Living | 12/04/1956 | 70 | — | 42 |
 Henry Jaglom Self | Self | Deceased | 26/01/1938 | 87 | 22/09/2025 | 60 |
Fred Sapir Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martin Baum Self | Self | Deceased | 02/03/1924 | 86 | 05/11/2010 | 74 |
Susan Ruskin Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Norman M. Klein Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bethany Owen Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Verna Harrah Self | Self | Deceased | 25/07/1944 | 67 | 29/06/2012 | 54 |
Joey Zapoli Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jack Valente Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenneth Turan Self | Self | Living | 27/10/1946 | 80 | — | 52 |
Susanna Styron Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Victoria Foyt Self | Self | Living | 07/04/1958 | 68 | — | 40 |
Rocky Collins Self | Self | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Sara Risher Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Apicella Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pat Kingsley Self | Self | Living | 07/05/1932 | 94 | — | 66 |
Robert Rehme Self | Self | Living | 03/05/1935 | 91 | — | 63 |
Robert O'Connor Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Melanie Jung Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Frank Muth Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 01/01/1959 | 67 | — | 39 |
 James Cameron Self | Self | Living | 16/08/1954 | 72 | — | 44 |
 George Lucas Self | Self | Living | 14/05/1944 | 82 | — | 54 |
 Jim Carrey Self | Self | Living | 17/01/1962 | 64 | — | 36 |
 Nicolas Cage Self | Self | Living | 07/01/1964 | 62 | — | 34 |
