The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 25 (64%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Morgan Freeman, age 89. This film starred Harvey Fierstein and James Earl Jones.
64% still with us· verified cast63% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 64% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.2 yrs
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Fierstein Host | Host | Living | 06/06/1952 | 74 | — | 54 |
 James Earl Jones Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") | Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") | Deceased | 17/01/1931 | 93 | 09/09/2024 | 75 |
 Jane Alexander Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Living | 28/10/1939 | 86 | — | 67 |
 Gary Sinise Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Living | 17/03/1955 | 71 | — | 51 |
 Amy Morton Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Living | 03/04/1959 | 67 | — | 47 |
 Tim Sampson Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Maggie Smith Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Deceased | 28/12/1934 | 89 | 27/09/2024 | 72 |
 Margaret Tyzack Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Deceased | 09/09/1931 | 79 | 25/06/2011 | 75 |
 John Lithgow René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") | René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") | Living | 19/10/1945 | 80 | — | 61 |
 BD Wong Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly") | Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly") | Living | 24/10/1960 | 65 | — | 46 |
 Sam Waterston John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | Living | 15/11/1940 | 85 | — | 66 |
 Robert Prosky Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | Deceased | 13/12/1930 | 77 | 08/12/2008 | 76 |
 Annette Bening Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Living | 29/05/1958 | 68 | — | 48 |
 Tim Daly Leo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Leo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Living | 01/03/1956 | 70 | — | 50 |
 Madeline Kahn Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Deceased | 29/09/1942 | 57 | 03/12/1999 | 64 |
 Robert Klein Mervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Mervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Living | 08/02/1942 | 84 | — | 64 |
 Art Carney Andy Tracey (segment "Lovers") | Andy Tracey (segment "Lovers") | Deceased | 04/11/1918 | 85 | 09/11/2003 | 88 |
Anna Manahan Hanna (segment "Lovers") | Hanna (segment "Lovers") | Deceased | 18/10/1924 | 84 | 08/03/2009 | 82 |
 Joan Allen Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Living | 20/08/1956 | 70 | — | 50 |
 Peter Friedman Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Living | 24/04/1949 | 77 | — | 57 |
 Linda Lavin Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Deceased | 15/10/1937 | 87 | 29/12/2024 | 69 |
 Michele Lee Lee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Lee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Living | 24/06/1942 | 84 | — | 64 |
 Tony Roberts Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Deceased | 22/10/1939 | 85 | 07/02/2025 | 67 |
 Joe Mantegna Bobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Bobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Living | 13/11/1947 | 78 | — | 59 |
 Ron Silver Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Deceased | 02/07/1946 | 62 | 15/03/2009 | 60 |
 Philip Bosco Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Deceased | 26/09/1930 | 88 | 03/12/2018 | 76 |
 Victor Garber Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Living | 16/03/1949 | 77 | — | 57 |
 Charles S. Dutton Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Living | 30/01/1951 | 75 | — | 55 |
 Rocky Carroll Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Living | 08/07/1963 | 63 | — | 43 |
Carl Gordon Doaker (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Doaker (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Deceased | 20/01/1932 | 78 | 20/07/2010 | 74 |
 S. Epatha Merkerson Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Living | 28/11/1952 | 73 | — | 54 |
 Courtney B. Vance Corey (segment "Fences") | Corey (segment "Fences") | Living | 12/03/1960 | 66 | — | 46 |
 Brian Stokes Mitchell King (segment "King Hedley II") | King (segment "King Hedley II") | Living | 31/10/1957 | 68 | — | 49 |
 Viola Davis Tonya (segment "King Hedley II") | Tonya (segment "King Hedley II") | Living | 11/08/1965 | 61 | — | 41 |
 Delroy Lindo Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Living | 18/11/1952 | 73 | — | 54 |
Ed Hall Bynum Walker (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Bynum Walker (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mel Winkler Seth Holly (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Seth Holly (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | Deceased | 23/10/1941 | 78 | 11/06/2020 | 65 |
 Kevin Kline Hamlet (segment "Hamlet") | Hamlet (segment "Hamlet") | Living | 24/10/1947 | 78 | — | 59 |
 Len Cariou James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night") | James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night") | Living | 30/09/1939 | 86 | — | 67 |
 Morgan Freeman Jaques (segment "As You Like It") | Jaques (segment "As You Like It") | Living | 01/06/1937 | 89 | — | 69 |