The Civil War (1990) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 9 (36%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Morgan Freeman, age 89. This TV series starred David McCullough and Sam Waterston.
36% still with us· verified cast30% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 36% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast30 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David McCullough Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 07/07/1933 | 89 | 07/08/2022 | 57 |
 Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | Living | 15/11/1940 | 85 | — | 50 |
 Julie Harris Mary Chestnut | Mary Chestnut | Deceased | 02/12/1925 | 87 | 24/08/2013 | 65 |
 Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant | Ulysses S. Grant | Deceased | 26/07/1922 | 78 | 26/12/2000 | 68 |
 Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass | Frederick Douglass | Living | 01/06/1937 | 89 | — | 53 |
 Paul Roebling Joshua Chamberlain | Joshua Chamberlain | Deceased | 01/03/1934 | 60 | 27/07/1994 | 56 |
 Garrison Keillor Walt Whitman | Walt Whitman | Living | 07/08/1942 | 84 | — | 48 |
George Black Robert E. Lee | Robert E. Lee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arthur Miller William Tecumseh Sherman | William Tecumseh Sherman | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 89 | 10/02/2005 | 75 |
 Christopher Murney Elisha Hunt Rhodes | Elisha Hunt Rhodes | Living | 20/07/1943 | 83 | — | 47 |
Charles McDowell Samuel R. Watkins | Samuel R. Watkins | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Horton Foote Jefferson Davis | Jefferson Davis | Deceased | 14/03/1916 | 92 | 04/03/2009 | 74 |
 George Plimpton George Templeton Strong | George Templeton Strong | Deceased | 18/03/1927 | 76 | 26/09/2003 | 63 |
 Philip Bosco Horace Greeley | Horace Greeley | Deceased | 26/09/1930 | 88 | 03/12/2018 | 60 |
Terry Courier George B. McClellan | George B. McClellan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jody Powell Stonewall Jackson / Various | Stonewall Jackson / Various | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Studs Terkel Benjamin Butler / Various | Benjamin Butler / Various | Deceased | 16/05/1912 | 96 | 31/10/2008 | 78 |
 Hoyt Axton Various | Various | Deceased | 25/03/1938 | 61 | 26/10/1999 | 52 |
 John Hartford Various | Various | Deceased | 30/12/1937 | 63 | 04/06/2001 | 53 |
 Colleen Dewhurst Various | Various | Deceased | 03/06/1924 | 67 | 22/08/1991 | 66 |
 Shelby Foote Various | Various | Deceased | — | — | 27/06/2005 | — |
 Ronnie Gilbert Various | Various | Deceased | 07/09/1926 | 88 | 06/06/2015 | 64 |
 Jeremy Irons Various | Various | Living | 19/09/1948 | 78 | — | 42 |
 Gene Jones Various | Various | Living | 01/01/1953 | 73 | — | 37 |
 Derek Jacobi Various | Various | Living | 22/10/1938 | 87 | — | 52 |
 Kurt Vonnegut Various | Various | Deceased | 11/11/1922 | 84 | 11/04/2007 | 68 |
 Laurence Fishburne Various | Various | Living | 30/07/1961 | 65 | — | 29 |
 Pamela Reed Various | Various | Living | 02/04/1949 | 77 | — | 41 |
 M. Emmet Walsh Various | Various | Deceased | 22/03/1935 | 88 | 19/03/2024 | 55 |
Barbara Fields Various | Various | Unverified | — | — | — | — |