Reading Rainbow (1983) featured a cast of 165 tracked actors. Of these, 59 (46%) are still alive today and 68 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Barbara Feldon, age 93. This TV series starred LeVar Burton and Julia Child.
46% still with us· verified cast36% of full cast · incl. 38 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 46% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast165 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LeVar Burton Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 16/02/1957 | 69 | — | 26 |
 Julia Child Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 15/08/1912 | 91 | 13/08/2004 | 71 |
 Ruth Buzzi Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 24/07/1936 | 88 | 01/05/2025 | 47 |
 Madeline Kahn Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 29/09/1942 | 57 | 03/12/1999 | 41 |
 James Earl Jones Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 17/01/1931 | 93 | 09/09/2024 | 52 |
 Vincent Gardenia Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 07/01/1920 | 72 | 09/12/1992 | 63 |
 Lauren Tom Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 04/08/1961 | 65 | — | 22 |
Patrick McCaffrey Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Douglas Parvin Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Carolyn McHanon Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Ansara Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 15/04/1922 | 91 | 31/07/2013 | 61 |
Marilyn Michaels Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bill Cosby Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 12/07/1937 | 89 | — | 46 |
 Kaleena Kiff Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 23/10/1974 | 51 | — | 9 |
Laura Hicks Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lou Rawls Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 01/12/1933 | 72 | 06/01/2006 | 50 |
 William Windom Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 28/09/1923 | 88 | 16/08/2012 | 60 |
 Ruby Dee Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 27/10/1922 | 91 | 11/06/2014 | 61 |
 Lorne Greene Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 12/02/1915 | 72 | 11/09/1987 | 68 |
 Raúl Juliá Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 09/03/1940 | 54 | 24/10/1994 | 43 |
 Amy Linker Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 19/10/1966 | 59 | — | 17 |
 Buddy Ebsen Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 02/04/1908 | 95 | 06/07/2003 | 75 |
 Isabel Sanford Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 29/08/1917 | 86 | 09/07/2004 | 66 |
Fernando Escandon Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Gilda Radner Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 28/06/1946 | 42 | 20/05/1989 | 37 |
 James Coco Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 21/03/1930 | 56 | 25/02/1987 | 53 |
 Martin Short Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 26/03/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
 Arnold Stang Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 28/09/1918 | 91 | 20/12/2009 | 65 |
Laura Haymann Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Winslow Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 06/09/1958 | 68 | — | 25 |
 Alaina Reed Hall Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 10/11/1946 | 63 | 17/12/2009 | 37 |
 Imogene Coca Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 18/11/1908 | 92 | 02/06/2001 | 75 |
Molly Mandlin Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pete Seeger Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 03/05/1919 | 94 | 27/01/2014 | 64 |
 Barbara Feldon Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 12/03/1933 | 93 | — | 50 |
 Sada Thompson Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 27/09/1927 | 83 | 04/05/2011 | 56 |
 Georgia Engel Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 28/07/1948 | 70 | 12/04/2019 | 35 |
 Keye Luke Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 18/06/1904 | 86 | 12/01/1991 | 79 |
 Orson Bean Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 22/07/1928 | 91 | 07/02/2020 | 55 |
 Zelda Rubinstein Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 28/05/1933 | 76 | 27/01/2010 | 50 |
 Ralph Waite Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 22/06/1928 | 85 | 13/02/2014 | 55 |
Liza Siegler Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hoyt Axton Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 25/03/1938 | 61 | 26/10/1999 | 45 |
 Ron Foster Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 19/02/1930 | 85 | 26/02/2015 | 53 |
 Gene Klavan Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 04/05/1924 | 79 | 08/04/2004 | 59 |
Lori Delgado Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edwin Maldonado Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Falk Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 16/09/1927 | 83 | 23/06/2011 | 56 |
 Héctor Elizondo Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 22/12/1936 | 89 | — | 47 |
 Jack Gilford Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 25/07/1908 | 81 | 02/06/1990 | 75 |