Tenko (1981) featured a cast of 96 tracked actors. Of these, 27 (43%) are still alive today and 36 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dawn Keeler, age 91. This TV series starred Stephanie Beacham and Stephanie Cole.
43% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 33 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 43% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast96 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stephanie Beacham Rose Millar | Rose Millar | Living | 28/02/1947 | 79 | — | 34 |
 Stephanie Cole Beatrice Mason | Beatrice Mason | Deceased | 05/10/1941 | 84 | 18/09/2026 | 40 |
 Jean Anderson Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook | Lady Jocelyn 'Joss' Holbrook | Deceased | 12/12/1907 | 93 | 01/04/2001 | 74 |
 Ann Bell Marion Jefferson | Marion Jefferson | Living | 29/04/1938 | 88 | — | 43 |
Patricia Lawrence Sister Ulrica | Sister Ulrica | Deceased | 19/11/1925 | 67 | 07/03/1993 | 56 |
 Emily Bolton Christina Campbell | Christina Campbell | Living | 01/01/1951 | 75 | — | 30 |
 Claire Oberman Kate Norris | Kate Norris | Living | 01/01/1956 | 70 | — | 25 |
 Veronica Roberts Dorothy Bennett | Dorothy Bennett | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Renée Asherson Sylvia Ashburton | Sylvia Ashburton | Deceased | 19/05/1915 | 99 | 30/10/2014 | 66 |
 Jeananne Crowley Nellie Keene | Nellie Keene | Living | 18/12/1949 | 76 | — | 32 |
Karin Foley Debbie Bowen | Debbie Bowen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joanna Hole Sally Markham | Sally Markham | Living | 01/01/1955 | 71 | — | 26 |
 Louise Jameson Blanche Simmons | Blanche Simmons | Living | 20/04/1951 | 75 | — | 30 |
 Wendy Williams Vicky Armstrong | Vicky Armstrong | Deceased | 07/11/1934 | 84 | 17/10/2019 | 47 |
 Takashi Kawahara Shinya | Shinya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Elizabeth Chambers Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer | Mrs. Domenica Van Meyer | Deceased | 18/08/1933 | 84 | 26/05/2018 | 48 |
 Lizzie Mickery Maggie Thorpe | Maggie Thorpe | Living | 17/06/1951 | 75 | — | 30 |
Annet Peters Female Prisoner of War | Female Prisoner of War | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takahiro Oba Kasaki | Kasaki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Burt Kwouk Major Yamauchi | Major Yamauchi | Deceased | 18/07/1930 | 85 | 24/05/2016 | 51 |
Maggie Ford Joy Kettlewell | Joy Kettlewell | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nigel Harman Timmy | Timmy | Living | 11/08/1973 | 53 | — | 8 |
 Edmund Pegge Bernard Webster | Bernard Webster | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ivor Danvers Jack Armstrong | Jack Armstrong | Deceased | 14/07/1932 | 87 | 13/03/2020 | 49 |
 Daniel Hill Tom Redburn | Tom Redburn | Living | 06/02/1956 | 70 | — | 25 |
Jeff Hardy Simon Treves | Simon Treves | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ric Young Father Lim | Father Lim | Living | 01/06/1944 | 82 | — | 37 |
Gregory de Polnay Johnny Saunders | Johnny Saunders | Deceased | 17/10/1943 | 82 | 01/01/2026 | 38 |
 Andrew Sharp Harry Milne | Harry Milne | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Gooderson Major Sims | Major Sims | Living | 24/02/1941 | 85 | — | 40 |
Colin Dunn Corporal Jackson | Corporal Jackson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Dyerball Studio Manager | Studio Manager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Betsan Jones Nun | Nun | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ronald Eng Dolah | Dolah | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pauline Peters Minah | Minah | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ann Queensberry Judith Bowen | Judith Bowen | Deceased | 01/01/1928 | 96 | 01/01/2024 | 53 |
| Jo | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Maya Woolfe Gerda | Gerda | Deceased | 10/01/1953 | 73 | — | 28 |
 Susan Leong Lia | Lia | Deceased | 21/01/1955 | 38 | 14/08/1993 | 26 |
Pamela Merrick Polly Huntley | Polly Huntley | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jennifer Hill Lily Jenkins | Lily Jenkins | Living | 01/01/1936 | 90 | — | 45 |
Sabu Kimura Lt. Nakamura | Lt. Nakamura | Living | 29/12/1943 | 82 | — | 38 |
Lindsay Ingram Cynthia James | Cynthia James | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Athene Fielding Madge Pritchard | Madge Pritchard | Living | 11/03/1944 | 82 | — | 37 |
 Rosemary Martin Verna Johnson | Verna Johnson | Deceased | 17/12/1936 | 61 | 14/08/1998 | 45 |
 Eiji Kusuhara Lt. Sato | Lt. Sato | Deceased | 02/01/1947 | 63 | 23/04/2010 | 34 |
Anna Lindup Daisy Robertson | Daisy Robertson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Philippa Urquhart Lillian Cartland | Lillian Cartland | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Josephine Welcome Miss Hasan | Miss Hasan | Living | 25/04/1949 | 77 | — | 32 |
Jonathan Newth Brigadier Clifford Jefferson | Brigadier Clifford Jefferson | Living | 06/03/1939 | 87 | — | 42 |
 Shelagh Wilcocks Betty | Betty | Deceased | 21/06/1910 | 82 | 31/12/1992 | 71 |
Kenji Ando Sergeant | Sergeant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kerry Tovey Suzy | Suzy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nicolas Corry Bobby Cartland | Bobby Cartland | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Beryl Cooke Mrs. Vance | Mrs. Vance | Deceased | 01/11/1906 | 94 | 21/08/2001 | 75 |
Carolle Rousseau Natalie Trier | Natalie Trier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kristopher Kum General Shimojo | General Shimojo | Deceased | 23/06/1929 | 83 | 15/03/2013 | 52 |
Yutaka Ohira Mito | Mito | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Oliver Ford Davies Priest | Priest | Living | 12/08/1939 | 87 | — | 42 |
| May | Deceased | 04/11/1933 | 63 | 06/04/1997 | 48 | |
Jimmy Fung Native | Native | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cindy Shelley Alice Courtenay | Alice Courtenay | Living | 23/03/1960 | 66 | — | 21 |
 Edna Doré Edna | Edna | Deceased | 31/05/1921 | 92 | 11/04/2014 | 60 |
 Dawn Keeler Joan | Joan | Living | 03/02/1935 | 91 | — | 46 |
 Peter Silverleaf Yukio | Yukio | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Copley POW | POW | Living | 25/11/1944 | 81 | — | 37 |
John Williamson Captain Brooks | Captain Brooks | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Oxley Lieutenant Curtis | Lieutenant Curtis | Living | — | — | — | — |
 Elspet Gray Phyllis Bristow | Phyllis Bristow | Deceased | 18/02/1929 | 84 | 18/02/2013 | 52 |
 Michael Lees Colonel Jackson | Colonel Jackson | Deceased | 05/09/1927 | 76 | 15/06/2004 | 54 |
Stephen Gordon Colonel Smithers | Colonel Smithers | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mona Bruce Doctor | Doctor | Deceased | 03/12/1924 | 83 | 15/10/2008 | 57 |
Eliza Buckingham Mrs. Harris | Mrs. Harris | Living | 26/08/1940 | 86 | — | 41 |
Michael Loney Journalist | Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mellan Mitchell Bank Clerk | Bank Clerk | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Lim Kay Tong Soldier | Soldier | Living | 10/07/1954 | 72 | — | 27 |
 Damien Thomas Jake Haulter | Jake Haulter | Deceased | 11/04/1942 | 83 | 18/04/2025 | 39 |
 Preston Lockwood Stephen Wentworth | Stephen Wentworth | Deceased | 30/10/1912 | 83 | 24/04/1996 | 69 |
Helen Blatch Mrs. Briggs | Mrs. Briggs | Deceased | 24/01/1934 | 81 | 31/12/2015 | 47 |
 Albert Moses Dr. Singh | Dr. Singh | Deceased | 19/12/1937 | 79 | 15/09/2017 | 44 |
John Graham Hospital Administrator | Hospital Administrator | Deceased | — | — | 05/03/2015 | — |
 Johanna Hargreaves Cherry | Cherry | Living | 18/06/1963 | 63 | — | 18 |
Jane Hayward Enid Trotter | Enid Trotter | Deceased | 26/04/1950 | 69 | 15/06/2019 | 31 |
Julia McCarthy Reverend Mother | Reverend Mother | Deceased | 12/12/1927 | 64 | 29/12/1991 | 54 |
 Nigel Greaves Harry Alderston-Bennett | Harry Alderston-Bennett | Living | 26/01/1960 | 66 | — | 21 |
Ranjit Nakara Bank Teller | Bank Teller | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kenneth MacDonald Corporal | Corporal | Deceased | 20/11/1950 | 50 | 05/08/2001 | 31 |
 John Rowe Policeman | Policeman | Living | 01/01/1941 | 85 | — | 40 |
 Peter Benson Jim | Jim | Deceased | 13/06/1943 | 75 | 06/09/2018 | 38 |
 James Walker Vicar | Vicar | Deceased | 31/03/1940 | 76 | 01/01/2017 | 41 |
| Nun | Deceased | 11/12/1945 | 72 | 14/09/2018 | 36 | |
 Robert Lee Mr. Ling | Mr. Ling | Deceased | — | — | 01/12/1986 | — |
Sonia Woolley Sister Pickering | Sister Pickering | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Woolley Sailor | Sailor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alan Mock Sailor | Sailor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Julia Verdin Jane | Jane | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
