Oedipus the King (1968) featured a cast of 24 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (14%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Giorgos Oikonomou, age 91. This film starred Christopher Plummer and Lilli Palmer.
14% still with us· verified cast8% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 14% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast24 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christopher Plummer Oedipus | Oedipus | Deceased | 13/12/1929 | 91 | 05/02/2021 | 39 |
 Lilli Palmer Jocasta | Jocasta | Deceased | 24/05/1914 | 71 | 27/01/1986 | 54 |
 Richard Johnson Creon | Creon | Deceased | 30/07/1927 | 87 | 05/06/2015 | 41 |
 Orson Welles Tiresias | Tiresias | Deceased | 06/05/1915 | 70 | 10/10/1985 | 53 |
 Cyril Cusack Messenger | Messenger | Deceased | 26/11/1910 | 82 | 07/10/1993 | 58 |
 Roger Livesey Shepherd | Shepherd | Deceased | 25/06/1906 | 69 | 04/02/1976 | 62 |
 Donald Sutherland Chorus Leader | Chorus Leader | Deceased | 17/07/1935 | 88 | 20/06/2024 | 33 |
 Friedrich von Ledebur King Laius | King Laius | Deceased | 03/06/1900 | 86 | 25/12/1986 | 68 |
 Dimos Starenios Priest | Priest | Deceased | 15/09/1909 | 74 | 23/10/1983 | 59 |
Alexis Mann Palace Official | Palace Official | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Oenone Luke Antigone | Antigone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cressida Luke Xemene | Xemene | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Minos Argyrakis Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Manos Destounis Chorus | Chorus | Living | 19/11/1937 | 88 | — | 31 |
 George Dialegmenos Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Takis Emmanuel Chorus | Chorus | Deceased | 04/01/1933 | 84 | 26/08/2017 | 35 |
Alexandros Maniatakis Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Giorgos Oikonomou Chorus | Chorus | Living | 01/01/1935 | 91 | — | 33 |
| Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Nikos Pashalidis Chorus | Chorus | Deceased | 01/01/1909 | 76 | 01/01/1985 | 59 |
Paul Roche Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ahilleas Skordilis Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kostas Themos Chorus | Chorus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Giorgos Zaifidis Chorus | Chorus | Deceased | 01/01/1939 | 67 | 06/07/2006 | 29 |