The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 (2001) featured a cast of 23 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (17%) are still alive today and 19 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Angie Dickinson, age 94. This film starred Bob Hope and Desi Arnez Hines II.
17% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 17% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast23 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Hope Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1903 | 100 | 27/07/2003 | 98 |
 Desi Arnez Hines II Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/01/1980 | 46 | — | 21 |
 Lucille Ball Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/08/1911 | 77 | 26/04/1989 | 90 |
 Tony Bennett Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/08/1926 | 96 | 21/07/2023 | 75 |
 Jack Benny Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/02/1894 | 80 | 26/12/1974 | 107 |
 Ingrid Bergman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/08/1915 | 67 | 29/08/1982 | 86 |
 Dyan Cannon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/01/1937 | 89 | — | 64 |
 Richard Carpenter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 15/10/1946 | 79 | — | 55 |
 Karen Carpenter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/03/1950 | 32 | 04/02/1983 | 51 |
 Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/10/1925 | 79 | 23/01/2005 | 76 |
 Ray Charles Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/09/1930 | 73 | 10/06/2004 | 71 |
 Perry Como Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/05/1912 | 88 | 12/05/2001 | 89 |
 Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/05/1903 | 74 | 14/10/1977 | 98 |
 Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/12/1925 | 64 | 16/05/1990 | 76 |
 John Denver Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/12/1943 | 53 | 12/10/1997 | 58 |
 Angie Dickinson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/09/1931 | 94 | — | 70 |
 Phyllis Diller Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/07/1917 | 95 | 20/08/2012 | 84 |
 Jimmy Durante Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/02/1893 | 86 | 29/01/1980 | 108 |
 Redd Foxx Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/12/1922 | 68 | 11/10/1991 | 79 |
 Aretha Franklin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/03/1942 | 76 | 16/08/2018 | 59 |
 Zsa Zsa Gabor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/02/1917 | 99 | 18/12/2016 | 84 |
 Jackie Gleason Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/02/1916 | 71 | 24/06/1987 | 85 |
 Dean Martin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 07/06/1917 | 78 | 25/12/1995 | 84 |