Sink the Bismarck! (1960) featured a cast of 65 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (5%) are still alive today and 61 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Peter Cellier, age 98. This film starred Kenneth More and Dana Wynter.
5% still with us· verified cast5% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 5% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast65 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenneth More Captain Jonathan Shepard | Captain Jonathan Shepard | Deceased | 20/09/1914 | 67 | 12/07/1982 | 46 |
 Dana Wynter WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis | WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis | Deceased | 08/06/1931 | 79 | 05/05/2011 | 29 |
 Carl Möhner Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck' | Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck' | Deceased | 11/08/1921 | 83 | 14/01/2005 | 39 |
 Laurence Naismith First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound | First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound | Deceased | 14/12/1908 | 83 | 05/06/1992 | 52 |
 Geoffrey Keen Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.) | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.) | Deceased | 21/08/1916 | 89 | 03/11/2005 | 44 |
 Karl Stepanek Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck' | Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck' | Deceased | 27/10/1899 | 81 | 25/12/1980 | 61 |
 Michael Hordern Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George' | Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George' | Deceased | 03/10/1911 | 83 | 02/05/1995 | 49 |
 Maurice Denham Commander Richards | Commander Richards | Deceased | 23/12/1909 | 92 | 24/07/2002 | 51 |
 Michael Goodliffe Captain Banister | Captain Banister | Deceased | 01/10/1914 | 61 | 20/03/1976 | 46 |
 Esmond Knight Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales' | Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales' | Deceased | 04/05/1906 | 80 | 23/02/1987 | 54 |
 Jack Watling RNVR Signals Officer | RNVR Signals Officer | Deceased | 13/01/1923 | 78 | 22/05/2001 | 37 |
 Jack Gwillim Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V' | Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V' | Deceased | 15/12/1909 | 91 | 02/07/2001 | 51 |
 Mark Dignam Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal' | Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal' | Deceased | 20/03/1909 | 80 | 29/09/1989 | 51 |
 Ernest Clark Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk' | Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk' | Deceased | 12/02/1912 | 82 | 11/11/1994 | 48 |
 John Horsley Captain - 'Sheffield' | Captain - 'Sheffield' | Deceased | 21/07/1920 | 93 | 12/01/2014 | 40 |
 Peter Burton Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla | Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla | Deceased | 04/04/1921 | 68 | 27/11/1989 | 39 |
 John Stuart Captain Kerr - 'Hood' | Captain Kerr - 'Hood' | Deceased | 17/07/1898 | 81 | 17/10/1979 | 62 |
 Walter Hudd Admiral Holland - 'Hood' | Admiral Holland - 'Hood' | Deceased | 20/02/1897 | 65 | 20/01/1963 | 63 |
 Sydney Tafler Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales' | Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales' | Deceased | 31/07/1916 | 63 | 08/11/1979 | 44 |
 Sean Barrett Able Seaman Brown | Able Seaman Brown | Living | 04/05/1940 | 86 | — | 20 |
Thomas Waldron Price Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord | Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edward R. Murrow Himself - Edward R. Murrow | Himself - Edward R. Murrow | Deceased | 25/04/1908 | 57 | 27/04/1965 | 52 |
 John Stride Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited) | Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/07/1936 | 81 | 20/04/2018 | 24 |
 Peter Dyneley Commander Jenkins (uncredited) | Commander Jenkins (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/04/1921 | 56 | 19/08/1977 | 39 |
 Victor Maddern Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited) | Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/03/1926 | 67 | 22/06/1993 | 34 |
 David Hemmings Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/11/1941 | 62 | 03/12/2003 | 19 |
 Johnny Briggs Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/09/1935 | 85 | 28/02/2021 | 25 |
 Norman Shelley Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited) | Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/02/1903 | 77 | 22/08/1980 | 57 |
 John Barron Officer P.R.O (uncredited) | Officer P.R.O (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/12/1920 | 83 | 03/07/2004 | 40 |
 Harold Goodwin Airman on Phone (uncredited) | Airman on Phone (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/10/1917 | 86 | 03/06/2004 | 43 |
 Walter Gotell Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/03/1924 | 73 | 05/05/1997 | 36 |
 Sam Kydd Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/02/1917 | 65 | 26/03/1982 | 43 |
 Glyn Houston Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/10/1925 | 93 | 03/07/2019 | 35 |
 Cameron Hall Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/01/1897 | 86 | 19/12/1983 | 63 |
 Peter Forbes-Robertson Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/01/1927 | 68 | 07/12/1995 | 33 |
 Michael Ripper Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) | Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/01/1913 | 87 | 28/06/2000 | 47 |
 Michael Balfour Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) | Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/02/1918 | 79 | 24/10/1997 | 42 |
 Graham Stark Petty Officer Williams (uncredited) | Petty Officer Williams (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/01/1922 | 91 | 29/10/2013 | 38 |
 Olaf Pooley Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited) | Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/03/1914 | 101 | 14/07/2015 | 46 |
 Edwin Richfield Bridge Officer (uncredited) | Bridge Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/09/1921 | 68 | 02/08/1990 | 39 |
 George Pravda Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited) | Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited) | Deceased | 19/06/1918 | 66 | 30/04/1985 | 42 |
 Russell Napier Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) | Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/11/1910 | 63 | 19/08/1974 | 50 |
 Edward Judd Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/10/1932 | 76 | 24/02/2009 | 28 |
 Bernard Lee Firing Officer (uncredited) | Firing Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/01/1908 | 73 | 16/01/1981 | 52 |
 Robert Brown Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited) | Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/07/1921 | 82 | 11/11/2003 | 39 |
Max Butterfield Dark Room Technician (uncredited) | Dark Room Technician (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/06/1931 | 59 | 01/01/1991 | 29 |
 Mark Burns Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited) | Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/03/1936 | 71 | 08/05/2007 | 24 |
 Roy Castle Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/08/1932 | 62 | 02/09/1994 | 28 |
 Victor Beaumont Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/11/1920 | 56 | 21/03/1977 | 40 |
Richard Beale Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited) | Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/05/1920 | 96 | 27/03/2017 | 40 |
 Donald Churchill Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Deceased | 06/11/1930 | 60 | 29/10/1991 | 30 |
 Peter Cellier First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited) | First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited) | Living | 12/07/1928 | 98 | — | 32 |
 Charles Houston Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1931 | 75 | 01/01/2006 | 29 |
 Patrick Jordan SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited) | SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/10/1923 | 96 | 10/02/2020 | 37 |
 Ronald Leigh-Hunt Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited) | Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/10/1920 | 84 | 12/09/2005 | 40 |
 Hugh Latimer Commander - War Room (uncredited) | Commander - War Room (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/05/1913 | 93 | 11/06/2006 | 47 |
 Sean Lynch Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/10/1934 | 44 | 01/01/1979 | 26 |
 Julian Somers Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/11/1903 | 72 | 11/11/1976 | 57 |
 Michael Sarne Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Living | 06/08/1939 | 87 | — | 21 |
 Robert Desmond Dexter (uncredited) | Dexter (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/12/1922 | 79 | 01/01/2002 | 38 |
 John Bailey Naval Officer (uncredited) | Naval Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/06/1912 | 76 | 18/02/1989 | 48 |
Michael Collins Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited) | Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/05/1922 | 57 | 25/12/1979 | 38 |
 John G. Heller Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) | Deceased | 19/04/1928 | 61 | 19/11/1989 | 32 |
 Ian Hendry Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited) | Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/01/1931 | 53 | 24/12/1984 | 29 |
 Ronald Hines Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/06/1929 | 87 | 28/03/2017 | 31 |