The Beggar's Opera (1953) featured a cast of 44 tracked actors. Of these, 0 (0%) are still alive today and 33 have passed away. This film starred Laurence Olivier and Hugh Griffith.
0% still with us· verified cast0% of full cast · incl. 11 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 0% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast44 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laurence Olivier MacHeath | MacHeath | Deceased | 22/05/1907 | 82 | 11/07/1989 | 46 |
 Hugh Griffith The Beggar | The Beggar | Deceased | 30/05/1912 | 67 | 14/05/1980 | 41 |
 George Rose 1st Turnkey | 1st Turnkey | Deceased | 19/02/1920 | 68 | 05/05/1988 | 33 |
 Stuart Burge 1st Prisoner | 1st Prisoner | Deceased | 15/01/1918 | 84 | 24/01/2002 | 35 |
Cyril Conway 2nd Prisoner | 2nd Prisoner | Deceased | 01/06/1913 | 78 | 01/01/1992 | 40 |
Gerald Lawson 3rd Prisoner | 3rd Prisoner | Deceased | 29/04/1897 | 76 | 06/12/1973 | 56 |
 Dorothy Tutin Polly Peachum | Polly Peachum | Deceased | 09/04/1930 | 71 | 06/08/2001 | 23 |
 George Devine Peachum | Peachum | Deceased | 20/11/1910 | 55 | 20/01/1966 | 43 |
 Mary Clare Mrs. Peachum | Mrs. Peachum | Deceased | 16/07/1892 | 78 | 29/08/1970 | 61 |
Edward Pryor Filch | Filch | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Athene Seyler Mrs. Trapes | Mrs. Trapes | Deceased | 31/05/1889 | 101 | 12/09/1990 | 64 |
 Stanley Holloway Mr. Lockit | Mr. Lockit | Deceased | 01/10/1890 | 91 | 30/01/1982 | 63 |
 Daphne Anderson Lucy Lockit | Lucy Lockit | Deceased | 27/04/1922 | 90 | 15/01/2013 | 31 |
 Eric Pohlmann Inn Keeper | Inn Keeper | Deceased | 18/07/1913 | 66 | 25/07/1979 | 40 |
 Yvonne Furneaux Jenny Diver | Jenny Diver | Deceased | 11/05/1926 | 98 | 05/07/2024 | 27 |
 Kenneth Williams Jack the Pot Boy | Jack the Pot Boy | Deceased | 22/02/1926 | 62 | 15/04/1988 | 27 |
 Sandra Dorne Sukey Tawdry | Sukey Tawdry | Deceased | 19/06/1924 | 68 | 25/12/1992 | 29 |
 Laurence Naismith Matt of the Mint | Matt of the Mint | Deceased | 14/12/1908 | 83 | 05/06/1992 | 45 |
Max Brent A Drunkard | A Drunkard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mercy Haystead Dolly Trull | Dolly Trull | Deceased | 02/02/1930 | 85 | 01/11/2015 | 23 |
 Patricia Raine Mrs. Slammekin | Mrs. Slammekin | Deceased | 29/03/1929 | 64 | 19/07/1993 | 24 |
Jocelyn James Molly Brazen | Molly Brazen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Isabel George Mrs. Vixen | Mrs. Vixen | Deceased | 13/07/1929 | 89 | 10/02/2019 | 24 |
 Helen Christie Betty Doxey | Betty Doxey | Deceased | 22/10/1914 | 80 | 17/08/1995 | 39 |
John Kidd 2nd Turnkey | 2nd Turnkey | Deceased | 21/07/1907 | 87 | 11/01/1995 | 46 |
Herbert C. Walton 3rd Turnkey | 3rd Turnkey | Deceased | 28/04/1880 | 74 | 16/01/1955 | 73 |
Eugene Leahy 4th Turnkey | 4th Turnkey | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Edgar Norfolk 5th Turnkey | 5th Turnkey | Deceased | 05/11/1893 | 86 | 01/01/1980 | 60 |
Oliver Hunter 2nd Chairman | 2nd Chairman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Madge Brindley Gin Seller | Gin Seller | Deceased | 15/10/1901 | 67 | 15/10/1968 | 52 |
Felix Felton Governor | Governor | Deceased | 12/08/1911 | 61 | 21/10/1972 | 42 |
Denis Cannan John, the Footman | John, the Footman | Deceased | 14/05/1919 | 92 | 25/09/2011 | 34 |
 Margot Grahame The Actress | The Actress | Deceased | 20/02/1911 | 70 | 01/01/1982 | 42 |
Tamba Allen Negro Page | Negro Page | Deceased | 26/02/1941 | 75 | 13/07/2016 | 12 |
Terence Greenidge Chaplain | Chaplain | Deceased | 14/01/1902 | 68 | 18/12/1970 | 51 |
Billy Wells Hangman | Hangman | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Adele Leigh Singing voice | Singing voice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jennifer Vyvyan Singing voice | Singing voice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edith Coates Singing voice | Singing voice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joan Cross Singing voice | Singing voice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Cameron Singer | Singer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bruce Boyce Singing voice | Singing voice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alanna Boyce Urchin | Urchin | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Baker 2nd Chairman | 2nd Chairman | Deceased | 08/08/1917 | 85 | 02/12/2002 | 36 |