Smiley's People (1982) featured a cast of 54 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (33%) are still alive today and 30 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Tusse Silberg, age 94. This TV series starred Alec Guinness and Eileen Atkins.
33% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 9 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast54 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alec Guinness George Smiley | George Smiley | Deceased | 02/04/1914 | 86 | 05/08/2000 | 68 |
 Eileen Atkins Madame Ostrakova | Madame Ostrakova | Living | 16/06/1934 | 92 | — | 48 |
 Bill Paterson Lauder Strickland | Lauder Strickland | Living | 03/06/1945 | 81 | — | 37 |
 Bernard Hepton Toby Esterhase | Toby Esterhase | Deceased | 19/10/1925 | 92 | 27/07/2018 | 57 |
 Anthony Bate Oliver Lacon | Oliver Lacon | Deceased | 31/08/1927 | 84 | 19/06/2012 | 55 |
 Ingrid Pitt Elvira | Elvira | Deceased | 21/11/1937 | 73 | 23/11/2010 | 45 |
 Michael Byrne Peter Guillam | Peter Guillam | Deceased | 07/11/1943 | 82 | 20/06/2026 | 39 |
 Vladek Sheybal Otto Leipzig | Otto Leipzig | Deceased | 12/03/1923 | 69 | 16/10/1992 | 59 |
 Andy Bradford Ferguson | Ferguson | Living | 07/09/1944 | 82 | — | 38 |
 Tusse Silberg Alexandra Ostrakova | Alexandra Ostrakova | Living | 15/10/1931 | 94 | — | 51 |
 Germaine Delbat Madame La Pierre | Madame La Pierre | Deceased | 26/03/1904 | 84 | 24/04/1988 | 78 |
 Michael Lonsdale Anton Grigoriev | Anton Grigoriev | Deceased | 24/05/1931 | 89 | 21/09/2020 | 51 |
 Curd Jürgens General Vladimir | General Vladimir | Deceased | 13/12/1915 | 66 | 18/06/1982 | 67 |
 Mario Adorf Claus Kretzschmar | Claus Kretzschmar | Deceased | 08/09/1930 | 95 | 08/04/2026 | 52 |
 Barry Foster Saul Enderby | Saul Enderby | Deceased | 21/08/1927 | 74 | 11/02/2002 | 55 |
 Michael Gough Mikhel | Mikhel | Deceased | 23/11/1916 | 94 | 17/03/2011 | 66 |
 Rosalie Crutchley Mother Felicity | Mother Felicity | Deceased | 04/01/1920 | 77 | 28/07/1997 | 62 |
 Dudley Sutton Oleg Kirov | Oleg Kirov | Deceased | 06/04/1933 | 85 | 15/09/2018 | 49 |
 Maureen Lipman Stella Craven | Stella Craven | Living | 10/05/1946 | 80 | — | 36 |
 Paul Herzberg Villem Craven | Villem Craven | Living | 01/01/1953 | 73 | — | 29 |
 Lucy Fleming Molly Meakin | Molly Meakin | Living | 15/05/1947 | 79 | — | 35 |
Julia McCarthy Mollie McCraig | Mollie McCraig | Deceased | 12/12/1927 | 64 | 29/12/1991 | 55 |
 Lucinda Curtis Sister Beatitude | Sister Beatitude | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jacques Maury Sergei | Sergei | Deceased | 25/06/1937 | 47 | 20/03/1985 | 45 |
Marion Garai Litzi Meinertzhagen | Litzi Meinertzhagen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Margrit Knecht Dolly Meinertzhagen | Dolly Meinertzhagen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Elphick Detective Chief Inspector | Detective Chief Inspector | Deceased | 19/09/1946 | 55 | 07/09/2002 | 36 |
Stephen Riddle Nigel Mostyn | Nigel Mostyn | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Renny Krupinski Attaché Kuznetsov | Attaché Kuznetsov | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Harry Walker Murgotroyd | Murgotroyd | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Trevor Cooper Sergeant Pike | Sergeant Pike | Living | 21/09/1953 | 73 | — | 29 |
 Yves Peneau Dmitri | Dmitri | Deceased | 17/06/1920 | 87 | 04/03/2008 | 62 |
 Alex Jennings PC Hall | PC Hall | Living | 10/05/1957 | 69 | — | 25 |
 Okon Ubanga Jones Mr Lamb | Mr Lamb | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alan Rickman Mr Brownlow | Mr Brownlow | Deceased | 21/02/1946 | 69 | 14/01/2016 | 36 |
Tanya Rees Beckie Craven | Beckie Craven | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peter Guinness Hari Krishna Monk | Hari Krishna Monk | Living | 03/05/1950 | 76 | — | 32 |
 Beryl Reid Connie Sachs | Connie Sachs | Deceased | 17/06/1919 | 77 | 13/10/1996 | 63 |
 Norma West Hilary | Hilary | Living | 19/11/1943 | 82 | — | 39 |
 Vass Anderson Mr Carson | Mr Carson | Deceased | 16/09/1933 | 81 | 04/04/2015 | 49 |
 William Wilde 'Blue Diamond' Waiter | 'Blue Diamond' Waiter | Deceased | 01/07/1940 | 86 | — | 42 |
 Thessy Kuhls Frau Kretzschmar | Frau Kretzschmar | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Carl Duering Walther | Walther | Deceased | 29/05/1923 | 95 | 01/09/2018 | 59 |
 Jonathan Burn Edmonds | Edmonds | Living | 28/11/1939 | 86 | — | 43 |
 Caroline Silhol Marie-Claire Guillam | Marie-Claire Guillam | Living | 10/08/1949 | 77 | — | 33 |
 Jean Champion Monsieur La Pierre | Monsieur La Pierre | Deceased | 09/03/1914 | 87 | 23/05/2001 | 68 |
 Marie-Hélène Dasté Madame Delbarre | Madame Delbarre | Deceased | 02/12/1902 | 91 | 28/08/1994 | 80 |
Georges Hubert Monsieur Delbarre | Monsieur Delbarre | Deceased | 19/03/1906 | 76 | 20/02/1983 | 76 |
 Richard Leech Uncle Harry | Uncle Harry | Deceased | 24/11/1922 | 81 | 24/03/2004 | 60 |
 Inigo Gallo Franz | Franz | Deceased | 02/11/1932 | 68 | 15/12/2000 | 50 |
 Margaret Heery Mrs Tremedda | Mrs Tremedda | Deceased | 24/01/1933 | 80 | 02/09/2013 | 49 |
 Joe Praml Paul Skordeno | Paul Skordeno | Deceased | 27/06/1935 | 85 | 29/06/2020 | 47 |
 Eugene Lipinski De Silsky | De Silsky | Living | 05/11/1956 | 69 | — | 26 |
 Patrick Stewart Karla | Karla | Living | 13/07/1940 | 86 | — | 42 |