The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) featured a cast of 43 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (31%) are still alive today and 18 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dick McGarvin, age 87. This film starred Tony Curtis and Jackie Earle Haley.
31% still with us· verified cast19% of full cast · incl. 17 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 31% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 81.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast43 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Curtis Marvin Lazar | Marvin Lazar | Deceased | 03/06/1925 | 85 | 29/09/2010 | 53 |
 Jackie Earle Haley Kelly Leak | Kelly Leak | Living | 14/07/1961 | 65 | — | 17 |
 Tomisaburō Wakayama Coach Shimizu | Coach Shimizu | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 62 | 02/04/1992 | 49 |
 Kanji Inoki Self | Self | Deceased | 20/02/1943 | 79 | 01/10/2022 | 35 |
Hatsune Ishihara Arika | Arika | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George Wyner The Network Director | The Network Director | Living | 20/10/1945 | 80 | — | 33 |
 Lonny Chapman Louis the Gambler | Louis the Gambler | Deceased | 01/10/1920 | 87 | 12/10/2007 | 58 |
 Matthew Anton E.R.W. Tillyard III | E.R.W. Tillyard III | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Erin Blunt Ahmad Rahim | Ahmad Rahim | Living | 09/11/1963 | 62 | — | 15 |
George Gonzales Miguel Agilar | Miguel Agilar | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brett Marx Jimmy Feldman | Jimmy Feldman | Living | 16/12/1964 | 61 | — | 14 |
 David Pollock Rudy Stein | Rudy Stein | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Stambaugh Toby Whitewood | Toby Whitewood | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jeffrey Louis Starr Mike Engleberg | Mike Engleberg | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Scoody Thornton Mustapha Rahim | Mustapha Rahim | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Abraham Unger Abe Bernstein | Abe Bernstein | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dick Button Self | Self | Deceased | 18/07/1929 | 95 | 30/01/2025 | 49 |
 Regis Philbin Harry Hahn | Harry Hahn | Deceased | 25/08/1931 | 88 | 24/07/2020 | 47 |
 Kinichi Hagimoto Game Show Host | Game Show Host | Living | 07/05/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
 Hugh Gillin Pennywall | Pennywall | Deceased | 14/07/1925 | 78 | 04/05/2004 | 53 |
 Robert Sorrells Locke | Locke | Deceased | 29/06/1930 | 88 | 11/06/2019 | 48 |
Sonny Barnes Mean Bones Beaudine | Mean Bones Beaudine | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Yama Usher | Usher | Deceased | — | — | 30/07/2020 | — |
 James Staley Network Man #4 | Network Man #4 | Living | 20/05/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
Dick McGarvin Network Man #3 | Network Man #3 | Living | 27/08/1939 | 87 | — | 39 |
 Tak Kubota Referee | Referee | Deceased | 20/09/1934 | 89 | 24/08/2024 | 44 |
Jerry Ziesmer Eddie of Network | Eddie of Network | Deceased | 31/05/1939 | 82 | 01/08/2021 | 39 |
 Gene LeBell Mean Bones' Manager | Mean Bones' Manager | Deceased | 09/10/1932 | 89 | 09/08/2022 | 46 |
 Bin Amatsu Arika's Father | Arika's Father | Deceased | 16/02/1921 | 58 | 24/07/1979 | 57 |
Dean A. Okinaka Manager | Manager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Victor Toyota Interpreter | Interpreter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yangi Kitadani Fight Announcer | Fight Announcer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marjorie Jackson Waitress | Waitress | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jerry Maren Page Boy | Page Boy | Deceased | 24/01/1920 | 98 | 24/05/2018 | 58 |
Tim P. Sullivan Network Man #2 | Network Man #2 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Kino Moderator | Moderator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dennis Freeman Network Man #5 | Network Man #5 | Deceased | 24/10/1941 | 77 | 27/02/2019 | 37 |
Kyôko Fuji Madam | Madam | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ginger Martin Director's Aide | Director's Aide | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Daniel Sasaki Band Leader | Band Leader | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Don Watters Network Man #1 | Network Man #1 | Deceased | 18/07/1936 | 63 | 25/12/1999 | 42 |
 George Sasaki Demonstration Spectator (uncredited) | Demonstration Spectator (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/05/1931 | 89 | 10/11/2020 | 47 |
 Sho Kosugi Kata Demonstrator (uncredited) | Kata Demonstrator (uncredited) | Living | 17/06/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |