The Dark Side (2006) featured a cast of 50 tracked actors. Of these, 13 (62%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Bob Woodward, age 83. This film starred Will Lyman and Dick Cheney.
62% still with us· verified cast26% of full cast · incl. 29 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 86.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast50 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will Lyman Self - Narrator | Self - Narrator | Living | 20/05/1948 | 78 | — | 58 |
 Dick Cheney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/01/1941 | 84 | 03/11/2025 | 65 |
 George W. Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/07/1946 | 80 | — | 60 |
 Richard Clarke Self - Dir. NSC Counterterrorism 1998-'01 | Self - Dir. NSC Counterterrorism 1998-'01 | Living | 17/10/1950 | 76 | — | 56 |
Gary Schroen Self - CIA 1970-2002 | Self - CIA 1970-2002 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John McLaughlin Self - Dpty. Director, CIA 2000-'04 | Self - Dpty. Director, CIA 2000-'04 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Graham Self - Senator (D-FL), Select Cmte. on Intel. 2001-'03 | Self - Senator (D-FL), Select Cmte. on Intel. 2001-'03 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Bamford Self - Author, 'The Puzzle Palace' | Self - Author, 'The Puzzle Palace' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Scheuer Self - CIA 1982-2004 | Self - CIA 1982-2004 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bob Woodward Self - 'The Washington Post' | Self - 'The Washington Post' | Living | 26/03/1943 | 83 | — | 63 |
 Ron Suskind Self - Author, 'The One Percent Doctrine' | Self - Author, 'The One Percent Doctrine' | Living | 20/11/1959 | 66 | — | 47 |
Charles Battaglia Self - Bush-Cheney 2000 Transition | Self - Bush-Cheney 2000 Transition | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Steve Coll Self - 'The New Yorker' | Self - 'The New Yorker' | Living | 08/10/1958 | 68 | — | 48 |
David Kay Self - Iraq Survey Group 2003-'04 | Self - Iraq Survey Group 2003-'04 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George Tenet Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 05/01/1953 | 73 | — | 53 |
Richard Kerr Self - Fmr. Dpty. Director CIA | Self - Fmr. Dpty. Director CIA | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
J. Cofer Black Self - CIA 1974-2002 | Self - CIA 1974-2002 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Melvin Goodman Self - Fmr. CIA officer | Self - Fmr. CIA officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Frank Carlucci Self - Fmr. Secretary of Defense | Self - Fmr. Secretary of Defense | Deceased | 18/10/1930 | 87 | 03/06/2018 | 76 |
James Mann Self - Author, 'Rise of the Vulcans' | Self - Author, 'Rise of the Vulcans' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/06/1924 | 94 | 30/11/2018 | 82 |
Michael Delong Self - Dpty. Cmdr. CENTCOM 2000-'03 | Self - Dpty. Cmdr. CENTCOM 2000-'03 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Condoleezza Rice Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 14/11/1954 | 71 | — | 52 |
 Colin Powell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1937 | 84 | 18/10/2021 | 69 |
 Donald Rumsfeld Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/07/1932 | 88 | 29/06/2021 | 74 |
Tommy Franks Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Paul Wolfowitz Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kenneth Pollack Self - National Security Council 1999-'01 | Self - National Security Council 1999-'01 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Carl Ford Self - Dir. State Dept. Intel. 2001-'03 | Self - Dir. State Dept. Intel. 2001-'03 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gary Berntsen Self - CIA 1982-2005 | Self - CIA 1982-2005 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tyler Drumheller Self - Chief, CIA European Div. 2001-'05 | Self - Chief, CIA European Div. 2001-'05 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lawrence Wilkerson Self - Chief of Staff, State Dept. 2002-'05 | Self - Chief of Staff, State Dept. 2002-'05 | Living | 15/06/1945 | 81 | — | 61 |
Daniel Benjamin Self - National Security Council 1994 - '99 | Self - National Security Council 1994 - '99 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dana Priest Self - 'The Washington Post' | Self - 'The Washington Post' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John O. Brennan Self - Dpty. Exec. Director, CIA 2001-'03 | Self - Dpty. Exec. Director, CIA 2001-'03 | Living | 22/09/1955 | 71 | — | 51 |
F. Michael Maloof Self - DoD 1982-2004 | Self - DoD 1982-2004 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vincent Cannistraro Self - Fmr. CIA officer | Self - Fmr. CIA officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sam Ervin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/09/1896 | 88 | 23/04/1985 | 110 |
 Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/01/1913 | 81 | 22/04/1994 | 93 |
John Yoo Self - Legal Counsel, DOJ 2001-'03 | Self - Legal Counsel, DOJ 2001-'03 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mark Garlasco Self - Def. Intel. Agency 1997-'03 | Self - Def. Intel. Agency 1997-'03 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
W. Patrick Lang Self - Fmr. Def. Intel. Agency officer | Self - Fmr. Def. Intel. Agency officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Paul Pillar Self - National Intel. Officer 2000-'05 | Self - National Intel. Officer 2000-'05 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dennis Hastert Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/01/1942 | 84 | 03/10/2026 | 64 |
Joseph Wilson Self - State Department 1976-'98 | Self - State Department 1976-'98 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robin B. Wright Self - 'The Washington Post' | Self - 'The Washington Post' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patrick Fitzgerald Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Andrew Card Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 10/05/1947 | 79 | — | 59 |
 Yoweri Museveni Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 15/09/1944 | 82 | — | 62 |
 Scooter Libby Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 22/08/1950 | 76 | — | 56 |