Saving Private Ryan (1998) featured a cast of 92 tracked actors. Of these, 45 (85%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dale Dye, age 81. This film starred Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore.
85% still with us· verified cast49% of full cast · incl. 39 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 85% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 67.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
2005
2009
2013
2020
2023
2025
Cast92 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Hanks Captain Miller | Captain Miller | Living | 09/07/1956 | 70 | — | 42 |
 Tom Sizemore Sergeant Horvath | Sergeant Horvath | Deceased | 29/11/1961 | 61 | 03/03/2023 | 37 |
 Edward Burns Private Reiben | Private Reiben | Living | 29/01/1968 | 58 | — | 30 |
 Barry Pepper Private Jackson | Private Jackson | Living | 04/04/1970 | 56 | — | 28 |
 Adam Goldberg Private Mellish | Private Mellish | Living | 25/10/1970 | 55 | — | 28 |
 Vin Diesel Private Caparzo | Private Caparzo | Living | 18/07/1967 | 59 | — | 31 |
 Giovanni Ribisi T/4 Medic Wade | T/4 Medic Wade | Living | 17/12/1974 | 51 | — | 24 |
 Jeremy Davies Corporal Upham | Corporal Upham | Living | 08/10/1969 | 56 | — | 29 |
 Matt Damon Private Ryan | Private Ryan | Living | 08/10/1970 | 55 | — | 28 |
 Ted Danson Captain Hamill | Captain Hamill | Living | 29/12/1947 | 78 | — | 51 |
 Paul Giamatti Sergeant Hill | Sergeant Hill | Living | 06/06/1967 | 59 | — | 31 |
 Dennis Farina Lieutenant Colonel Anderson | Lieutenant Colonel Anderson | Deceased | 29/02/1944 | 69 | 22/07/2013 | 54 |
 Joerg Stadler Steamboat Willie | Steamboat Willie | Living | 01/01/1961 | 65 | — | 37 |
 Max Martini Corporal Henderson | Corporal Henderson | Living | 11/12/1969 | 56 | — | 29 |
 Dylan Bruno Toynbe | Toynbe | Living | 06/09/1972 | 54 | — | 26 |
 Daniel Cerqueira Weller | Weller | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Demetri Goritsas Parker | Parker | Living | 24/08/1971 | 55 | — | 27 |
 Ian Porter Trask | Trask | Living | 12/04/1965 | 61 | — | 33 |
 Gary Sefton Rice | Rice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Julian Spencer Garrity | Garrity | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Steve Griffin Wilson | Wilson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William Marsh Lyle | Lyle | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marc Cass Fallon | Fallon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Markus Napier Major Hoess | Major Hoess | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Neil Finnighan Ramelle Paratrooper | Ramelle Paratrooper | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Miles Ramelle Paratrooper | Ramelle Paratrooper | Living | 25/06/1963 | 63 | — | 35 |
Paul Garcia Field HQ Major | Field HQ Major | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Seamus McQuade Field HQ Aide | Field HQ Aide | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ronald Longridge Coxswain | Coxswain | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Adam Shaw Delancey | Delancey | Living | 11/04/1974 | 52 | — | 24 |
 Rolf Saxon Lieutenant Briggs | Lieutenant Briggs | Living | 01/01/1955 | 71 | — | 43 |
 Corey Johnson Radioman | Radioman | Living | 17/05/1961 | 65 | — | 37 |
Loclann Aiken Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Barnett Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Maclean Burke Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Victor Burke Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aiden Condron Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shashi Rami Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shane Hagan Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Hickey Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shane Johnson Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 29/02/1976 | 50 | — | 22 |
 Laird Macintosh Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 27/06/1962 | 64 | — | 36 |
Brian Maynard Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martin McDougall Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 18/01/1964 | 62 | — | 34 |
Mark Phillips Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lee Aaron Rosen Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Andrew Scott Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 21/10/1976 | 49 | — | 22 |
 Matthew Sharp Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 25/11/1968 | 57 | — | 30 |
 Vincent Walsh Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 04/02/1972 | 54 | — | 26 |
 Grahame Wood Soldier on the Beach | Soldier on the Beach | Living | 01/01/1970 | 56 | — | 28 |
 John Sharian Corporal | Corporal | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Glenn Wrage Doyle | Doyle | Living | 25/05/1959 | 67 | — | 39 |
 Crofton Hardester Senior Medical Officer | Senior Medical Officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martin Hub Czech Wehrmacht Soldier | Czech Wehrmacht Soldier | Living | 13/03/1964 | 62 | — | 34 |
 Raffaello Degruttola Goldman | Goldman | Living | 01/08/1972 | 54 | — | 26 |
 Nigel Whitmey Private Boyd | Private Boyd | Living | 23/02/1963 | 63 | — | 35 |
Sam Ellis Private Hastings | Private Hastings | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Erich Redman German #1 | German #1 | Deceased | 01/01/1964 | 61 | 10/08/2025 | 34 |
Tilo Keiner German #2 | German #2 | Living | 06/07/1962 | 64 | — | 36 |
Stephan Grothgar German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn | German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Jean | Living | 01/01/1964 | 62 | — | 34 | |
Michelle Evans Jean's Wife | Jean's Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Martin Beaton Jean's Son | Jean's Son | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anna Maguire Jean's Daughter | Jean's Daughter | Living | — | — | — | — |
 Nathan Fillion Minnesota Ryan | Minnesota Ryan | Living | 27/03/1971 | 55 | — | 27 |
 Leland Orser Lieutenant DeWindt | Lieutenant DeWindt | Living | 06/08/1960 | 66 | — | 38 |
Michael Mantas Paratrooper Lieutenant | Paratrooper Lieutenant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Vegh Paratrooper Oliver | Paratrooper Oliver | Living | 12/07/1970 | 56 | — | 28 |
 Ryan Hurst Paratrooper Michaelson | Paratrooper Michaelson | Living | 19/06/1976 | 50 | — | 22 |
 Nick Brooks Paratrooper Joe | Paratrooper Joe | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sam Scudder Paratrooper #1 | Paratrooper #1 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Walters Old French Man | Old French Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dorothy Grumbar Old French Woman | Old French Woman | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
James Innes-Smith MP Lieutenant | MP Lieutenant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Harve Presnell General Marshall | General Marshall | Deceased | 14/09/1933 | 75 | 30/06/2009 | 65 |
 Dale Dye War Department Colonel | War Department Colonel | Living | 08/10/1944 | 81 | — | 54 |
 Bryan Cranston War Department Colonel | War Department Colonel | Living | 07/03/1956 | 70 | — | 42 |
 David Wohl War Department Captain | War Department Captain | Living | 22/09/1953 | 73 | — | 45 |
 Eric Loren War Department Lieutenant | War Department Lieutenant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Valerie Colgan War Department Clerk | War Department Clerk | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Amanda Boxer Mrs. Margaret Ryan | Mrs. Margaret Ryan | Living | 01/01/1948 | 78 | — | 50 |
 Harrison Young Ryan as Old Man | Ryan as Old Man | Deceased | 13/03/1930 | 75 | 03/07/2005 | 68 |
 Kathleen Byron Old Mrs. Ryan | Old Mrs. Ryan | Deceased | 11/01/1921 | 88 | 18/01/2009 | 77 |
 Rob Freeman Ryan's Son | Ryan's Son | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Thomas Gizbert Ryan's Grandson | Ryan's Grandson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nina Muschallik Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited) | Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1976 | 44 | 27/05/2020 | 22 |
 Mac Steinmeier Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited) | Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited) | Living | 16/11/1963 | 62 | — | 35 |
 Derek Lea Bangalore Assistant (uncredited) | Bangalore Assistant (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Leo Stransky German Sniper (uncredited) | German Sniper (uncredited) | Living | 14/06/1968 | 58 | — | 30 |
 Vincent Ventresca Soldier on Beach (uncredited) | Soldier on Beach (uncredited) | Living | 29/04/1966 | 60 | — | 32 |
Conor Power D-Day Soldier (uncredited) | D-Day Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John de Lancie Letter-reader (voice) (uncredited) | Letter-reader (voice) (uncredited) | Living | 20/03/1948 | 78 | — | 50 |
