NOVA (1974) featured a cast of 159 tracked actors. Of these, 65 (74%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is David Attenborough, age 100. This TV series starred Courtney B. Vance and Corey Johnson.
74% still with us· verified cast41% of full cast · incl. 71 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 74% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast159 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Courtney B. Vance Narrator | Narrator | Living | 12/03/1960 | 66 | — | 14 |
 Corey Johnson Narrator | Narrator | Living | 17/05/1961 | 65 | — | 13 |
 Demetri Goritsas Narrator | Narrator | Living | 24/08/1971 | 55 | — | 3 |
 Richard Smith Host | Host | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bray Poor Narrator | Narrator | Living | 18/11/1965 | 60 | — | 9 |
 Lance Lewman Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 08/08/1960 | 66 | — | 14 |
 Michael Scott Narrator | Narrator | Living | 03/04/1981 | 45 | — | 45 |
 Ted Marcoux Narrator | Narrator | Living | 15/03/1962 | 64 | — | 12 |
 Peter Thomas Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 28/06/1924 | 91 | 30/04/2016 | 50 |
 Jim Carter Narrator | Narrator | Living | 19/08/1948 | 78 | — | 26 |
Kenichi Nakamaru Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shu Morino Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Greene Host | Host | Living | 09/02/1963 | 63 | — | 11 |
 Jamie Effros Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eric Meyers Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Lithgow Narrator | Narrator | Living | 19/10/1945 | 80 | — | 29 |
John Mckenzie Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Henry Ian Cusick Charles Darwin | Charles Darwin | Living | 17/04/1967 | 59 | — | 7 |
 Neil Ross Narrator | Narrator | Living | 31/12/1944 | 81 | — | 30 |
 Frances O'Connor Emma Darwin | Emma Darwin | Living | 12/06/1967 | 59 | — | 7 |
 Liev Schreiber Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 04/10/1967 | 58 | — | 7 |
 Nigel Bennett Sir Charles Lyell | Sir Charles Lyell | Living | 19/11/1949 | 76 | — | 25 |
 Rushmore DeNooyer Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stefanie E. Frame Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kathryn Walker Narrator | Narrator | Living | 09/01/1943 | 83 | — | 31 |
 John Benjamin Hickey Narrator | Narrator | Living | 25/06/1963 | 63 | — | 11 |
 Stockard Channing Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 13/02/1944 | 82 | — | 30 |
 Craig Sechler Narrator | Narrator | Living | 08/09/1951 | 75 | — | 23 |
 Alan Yentob Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 11/03/1947 | 78 | 24/05/2025 | 27 |
Rob Tinworth Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Slavin Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ray Magliozzi Host | Host | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tom Magliozzi Host | Host | Deceased | — | — | 03/11/2014 | — |
 Harrison Ford Narrator | Narrator | Living | 13/07/1942 | 84 | — | 32 |
 Ruben Santiago-Hudson Percy Julian | Percy Julian | Living | 24/11/1956 | 69 | — | 18 |
 Richard Donat Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 01/06/1941 | 84 | 28/03/2026 | 33 |
 Aidan McArdle Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein | Living | 26/11/1970 | 55 | — | 4 |
 Shirley Henderson Mileva Maric | Mileva Maric | Living | 24/11/1965 | 60 | — | 9 |
 Steven Robertson Michael Faraday | Michael Faraday | Living | 01/01/1980 | 46 | — | 46 |
 Julian Rhind-Tutt Antoine Lavoisier | Antoine Lavoisier | Living | 20/07/1968 | 58 | — | 6 |
 Ty Glaser Marie Anne Lavoisier | Marie Anne Lavoisier | Living | 12/11/1982 | 43 | — | 43 |
Brendan Fleming Hermann Einstein | Hermann Einstein | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Noonan Marat | Marat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anton Lesser Voltaire | Voltaire | Living | 14/02/1952 | 74 | — | 22 |
 Emily Woof Lise Meitner | Lise Meitner | Living | 01/01/1967 | 59 | — | 7 |
 Alex Macqueen Chater | Chater | Living | 30/11/1973 | 52 | — | 1 |
 Samuel West Humphry Davy | Humphry Davy | Living | 19/06/1966 | 60 | — | 8 |
Robert Styles Newman | Newman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Philip Herbert Count de Amerval | Count de Amerval | Living | 28/01/1957 | 69 | — | 17 |
Di Trevis Baroness de la Garde | Baroness de la Garde | Living | 08/11/1947 | 78 | — | 27 |