The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002) featured a cast of 27 tracked actors. Of these, 20 (87%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ridley Scott, age 88. This film starred Ridley Scott and Eric Bana.
87% still with us· verified cast74% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 87% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast27 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ridley Scott Self | Self | Living | 30/11/1937 | 88 | — | 65 |
 Eric Bana Self | Self | Living | 09/08/1968 | 58 | — | 34 |
Lee Van Arsdale Self - Military Consultant | Self - Military Consultant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Orlando Bloom Self | Self | Living | 13/01/1977 | 49 | — | 25 |
 Mark Bowden Self | Self | Living | 17/07/1951 | 75 | — | 51 |
 Ewen Bremner Self | Self | Living | 23/01/1972 | 54 | — | 30 |
| Self | Living | 21/09/1943 | 83 | — | 59 | |
 Tim Burke Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1965 | 61 | — | 37 |
 Gabriel Casseus Self | Self | Living | 28/04/1972 | 54 | — | 30 |
 Kim Coates Self | Self | Living | 21/02/1958 | 68 | — | 44 |
 Neil Corbould Self | Self | Living | 24/12/1962 | 63 | — | 40 |
| Self | Living | 27/07/1970 | 56 | — | 32 | |
 Hugh Dancy Self | Self | Living | 19/06/1975 | 51 | — | 27 |
Billy Dowd Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ron Eldard Self | Self | Living | 20/02/1965 | 61 | — | 37 |
 William Fichtner Self | Self | Living | 27/11/1956 | 69 | — | 46 |
 Steven Ford Self | Self | Living | 19/05/1956 | 70 | — | 46 |
 Harry Humphries Self | Self | Living | 17/11/1940 | 85 | — | 62 |
 Branko Lustig Self | Self | Deceased | 10/06/1932 | 87 | 14/11/2019 | 70 |
 Jeremy Piven Self | Self | Living | 26/07/1965 | 61 | — | 37 |
 Sammy Sheldon Self (as Sammy Howarth-Sheldon) | Self (as Sammy Howarth-Sheldon) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sam Shepard Self | Self | Deceased | 05/11/1943 | 73 | 27/07/2017 | 59 |
 Tom Sizemore Self | Self | Deceased | 29/11/1961 | 61 | 03/03/2023 | 41 |
 Johnny Strong Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Van Holt Self | Self | Living | 06/07/1969 | 57 | — | 33 |
 Ian Virgo Self | Self | Living | 05/05/1981 | 45 | — | 21 |
 Hans Zimmer Self- Composer | Self- Composer | Living | 12/09/1957 | 69 | — | 45 |
