The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (1983) featured a cast of 16 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (20%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Arnold Gelderman, age 88. This film starred Fred Benavente and Maya Bouma.
20% still with us· verified cast19% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 20% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast16 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fred Benavente Ollie B. Bommel (voice) | Ollie B. Bommel (voice) | Deceased | 24/11/1926 | 79 | 02/12/2005 | 57 |
 Maya Bouma Hoofdverpleegster (voice) | Hoofdverpleegster (voice) | Deceased | 17/10/1933 | 64 | 18/05/1998 | 50 |
 Fred Emmer Nieuwslezer (voice) | Nieuwslezer (voice) | Deceased | 23/08/1934 | 85 | 24/12/2019 | 49 |
 Harrie Geelen Wammes Waggel (voice) | Wammes Waggel (voice) | Deceased | 10/01/1939 | 86 | 30/08/2025 | 44 |
Trudy Libosan Tom Poes (voice) | Tom Poes (voice) | Living | 09/08/1940 | 86 | — | 43 |
 Luc Lutz Joost (voice) | Joost (voice) | Deceased | 17/11/1924 | 76 | 14/11/2001 | 59 |
 Lo van Hensbergen Burgemeester Dickerdack (voice) | Burgemeester Dickerdack (voice) | Deceased | 01/05/1917 | 69 | 20/02/1987 | 66 |
 Joan Remmelts Commissaris Bulle Bas (voice) | Commissaris Bulle Bas (voice) | Deceased | 12/08/1905 | 82 | 19/12/1987 | 78 |
 André van den Heuvel Bul Super (voice) | Bul Super (voice) | Deceased | 04/06/1927 | 88 | 09/02/2016 | 56 |
 Gees Linnebank Hiep Hieper (voice) | Hiep Hieper (voice) | Deceased | 29/04/1945 | 61 | 15/06/2006 | 38 |
 Ger Smit Zielknijper / Markies de Canteclaer (voice) | Zielknijper / Markies de Canteclaer (voice) | Deceased | 06/02/1933 | 79 | 14/09/2012 | 50 |
 Arnold Gelderman Journalist Argus (voice) | Journalist Argus (voice) | Living | 01/02/1938 | 88 | — | 45 |
 Will Van Selst Redacteur Phant (voice) | Redacteur Phant (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Haenen Grootgrut (voice) | Grootgrut (voice) | Living | 30/04/1946 | 80 | — | 37 |
 Tonny Huurdeman Doddeltje / Mevrouw Bas (voice) | Doddeltje / Mevrouw Bas (voice) | Deceased | 09/07/1922 | 69 | 16/10/1991 | 61 |
 Elly Van Stekelenburg Mevrouw Dickerdack (voice) | Mevrouw Dickerdack (voice) | Deceased | 28/06/1901 | 83 | 03/08/1984 | 82 |