The Best Part (1955) featured a cast of 33 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (11%) are still alive today and 24 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Gino Marturano, age 95. This film starred Gérard Philipe and Michèle Cordoue.
11% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 11% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast33 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gérard Philipe Philippe Perrin | Philippe Perrin | Deceased | 04/12/1922 | 36 | 25/11/1959 | 33 |
 Michèle Cordoue Micheline | Micheline | Deceased | 31/12/1920 | 66 | 23/05/1987 | 35 |
 Georges Chamarat Lemoigne | Lemoigne | Deceased | 30/03/1901 | 81 | 21/11/1982 | 54 |
 Umberto Spadaro Gino | Gino | Deceased | 08/11/1904 | 76 | 12/10/1981 | 51 |
 Valeria Moriconi Odette | Odette | Deceased | 16/11/1931 | 73 | 15/06/2005 | 24 |
 Olivier Hussenot Colombin | Colombin | Deceased | 10/09/1913 | 64 | 25/08/1978 | 42 |
 Alberto Bonucci Antoine | Antoine | Deceased | 19/05/1918 | 50 | 05/04/1969 | 37 |
 Jean Lefebvre Raymond | Raymond | Deceased | 03/10/1919 | 84 | 09/07/2004 | 36 |
 Jean-Jacques Lécot Pasquier | Pasquier | Deceased | 22/03/1917 | 60 | 11/03/1978 | 38 |
Michel François Doctor Molinier | Doctor Molinier | Deceased | 04/07/1929 | 81 | 19/10/2010 | 26 |
| Deceased | 18/03/1922 | 101 | 26/04/2023 | 33 | ||
 Jess Hahn Karl | Karl | Deceased | 29/10/1921 | 76 | 29/06/1998 | 34 |
| Ali | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Augusto Mingione Pietro | Pietro | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 28/10/1928 | 59 | 02/02/1988 | 27 | ||
| Deceased | 19/03/1906 | 76 | 20/02/1983 | 49 | ||
 Louis Velle The new chief engineer | The new chief engineer | Deceased | 29/05/1926 | 96 | 02/02/2023 | 29 |
 Jacques Moulières Luigi | Luigi | Living | 15/04/1944 | 82 | — | 11 |
 Giacomo Furia The canteen manager | The canteen manager | Deceased | 28/12/1924 | 90 | 05/06/2015 | 31 |
Lina Furia The canteen manager | The canteen manager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 08/02/1931 | 95 | — | 24 | ||
 Gabriel Gobin A card player | A card player | Deceased | 12/05/1903 | 94 | 09/02/1998 | 52 |
 Charles Denner An assistant engineer | An assistant engineer | Deceased | 29/05/1926 | 69 | 10/09/1995 | 29 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Émile Genevois Worker | Worker | Deceased | 01/01/1918 | 44 | 19/09/1962 | 37 |
 Gérard Oury Gérard Bailly | Gérard Bailly | Deceased | 29/04/1919 | 87 | 19/07/2006 | 36 |
 Paola Borboni (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1900 | 95 | 09/04/1995 | 55 |
Raymond Brun (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Olivier Darrieux A Man at the Wedding (uncredited) | A Man at the Wedding (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/07/1921 | 73 | 16/12/1994 | 34 |
Georges Galley (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/05/1926 | 68 | 07/09/1994 | 29 |
 Gérard Hernandez The worker who replaces the storekeeper | The worker who replaces the storekeeper | Living | 20/01/1933 | 93 | — | 22 |
Jacques Morlaine (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Madame Pâquerette The owner of the center bistro (uncredited) | The owner of the center bistro (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/03/1876 | 88 | 06/03/1965 | 79 |
