The Blues Under the Skin (1973) featured a cast of 18 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (17%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Buddy Guy, age 90. This film starred Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry.
17% still with us· verified cast6% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 17% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
1977
1986
1996
1998
2015
Cast18 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brownie McGhee Self | Self | Deceased | 30/11/1915 | 80 | 16/02/1996 | 58 |
 Sonny Terry Self | Self | Deceased | 24/10/1911 | 74 | 11/03/1986 | 62 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Mance Lipscomb Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Furry Lewis Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roosevelt Sykes Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Junior Wells Self | Self | Deceased | 09/12/1934 | 63 | 15/01/1998 | 39 |
 Buddy Guy Self | Self | Living | 30/07/1936 | 90 | — | 37 |
Bukka White Self | Self | Deceased | 12/11/1906 | 70 | 26/02/1977 | 67 |
Jimmy Streeter Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 B.B. King Self | Self | Deceased | 16/09/1925 | 89 | 14/05/2015 | 48 |
Amelia Cortez Mamma | Mamma | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Onike Lee Hattie | Hattie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roland Sanchez Freddy | Freddy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jimmy Huff Jay Jay | Jay Jay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William L. Evans Booker | Booker | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mack Maine Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Adams Jr. Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |