The Chess Players (1977) featured a cast of 26 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (29%) are still alive today and 10 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Amitabh Bachchan, age 83. This film starred Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey.
29% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 71 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast26 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
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 Sanjeev Kumar Mirza Sajjad Ali | Mirza Sajjad Ali | Deceased | 09/07/1938 | 47 | 06/11/1985 | 39 |
 Saeed Jaffrey Mir Roshan Ali | Mir Roshan Ali | Deceased | 08/01/1929 | 86 | 15/11/2015 | 48 |
 Amjad Khan Wajid Ali Shah | Wajid Ali Shah | Deceased | 12/11/1940 | 51 | 27/07/1992 | 37 |
 Shabana Azmi Khurshid | Khurshid | Living | 18/09/1950 | 76 | — | 27 |
 Farida Jalal Nafisa | Nafisa | Living | 14/03/1949 | 77 | — | 28 |
 Veena Queen Mother | Queen Mother | Deceased | 04/07/1924 | 80 | 14/11/2004 | 53 |
 David Abraham Cheulkar Munshi | Munshi | Deceased | 12/04/1909 | 72 | 28/12/1981 | 68 |
 Victor Banerjee Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Living | 16/10/1946 | 79 | — | 31 |
 Farooq Shaikh Aqueel | Aqueel | Deceased | 25/03/1948 | 65 | 28/12/2013 | 29 |
 Tom Alter Capt. Weston | Capt. Weston | Deceased | 22/06/1950 | 67 | 29/09/2017 | 27 |
 Leela Mishra Hirya | Hirya | Deceased | 01/01/1908 | 80 | 17/01/1988 | 69 |
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 Richard Attenborough General Outram | General Outram | Deceased | 29/08/1923 | 90 | 24/08/2014 | 54 |
Samarth Narain Kallu | Kallu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bhudo Advani Abbajani | Abbajani | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 14/06/1931 | 72 | 06/12/2003 | 46 | ||
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Saswati Sen Dancer (uncredited) | Dancer (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Amitabh Bachchan Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 11/10/1942 | 83 | — | 35 |
