The Fighting Seabees (1944) featured a cast of 68 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (2%) are still alive today and 61 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lee Adams, age 102. This film starred John Wayne and Susan Hayward.
2% still with us· verified cast1% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 2% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 70.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast68 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Wayne Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan | Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan | Deceased | 26/05/1907 | 72 | 11/06/1979 | 37 |
 Susan Hayward Constance Chesley | Constance Chesley | Deceased | 30/06/1917 | 57 | 14/03/1975 | 27 |
 Dennis O'Keefe Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow | Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow | Deceased | 29/03/1908 | 60 | 31/08/1968 | 36 |
 William Frawley Eddie Powers | Eddie Powers | Deceased | 25/02/1887 | 79 | 03/03/1966 | 57 |
 Leonid Kinskey Johnny Novasky | Johnny Novasky | Deceased | 18/04/1903 | 95 | 08/09/1998 | 41 |
 J.M. Kerrigan Sawyer Collins | Sawyer Collins | Deceased | 16/12/1884 | 79 | 29/04/1964 | 60 |
 Grant Withers Whanger Spreckles | Whanger Spreckles | Deceased | 17/01/1905 | 54 | 27/03/1959 | 39 |
 Paul Fix Ding Jacobs | Ding Jacobs | Deceased | 13/03/1901 | 82 | 14/10/1983 | 43 |
 Ben Welden Yump Lumkin | Yump Lumkin | Deceased | 12/06/1901 | 96 | 17/10/1997 | 43 |
 William Forrest Lt. Tom Kerrick | Lt. Tom Kerrick | Deceased | 10/10/1902 | 86 | 26/01/1989 | 42 |
 Addison Richards Capt. Joyce | Capt. Joyce | Deceased | 20/10/1902 | 61 | 22/03/1964 | 42 |
Jay Norris Joe Brick | Joe Brick | Presumed Deceased | 03/08/1917 | 109 | — | 27 |
 Duncan Renaldo Construction Worker at Party | Construction Worker at Party | Deceased | 23/04/1904 | 76 | 03/09/1980 | 40 |
 Abdullah Abbas Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/11/1906 | 79 | 03/11/1986 | 38 |
Lee Adams Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Living | 14/08/1924 | 102 | — | 20 |
Joel Allen Coxswain (uncredited) | Coxswain (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/04/1913 | 72 | 22/09/1985 | 31 |
 Roy Barcroft Seabee Barcroft (uncredited) | Seabee Barcroft (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/09/1902 | 67 | 28/11/1969 | 42 |
 Roy Brent Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/08/1903 | 75 | 10/02/1979 | 41 |
 Joe Brooks Pilot (uncredited) | Pilot (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/12/1923 | 83 | 05/12/2007 | 21 |
 Charles D. Brown Capt. Squires (uncredited) | Capt. Squires (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/06/1887 | 61 | 25/11/1948 | 57 |
 George Bruggeman Seabee (uncredited) | Seabee (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/11/1904 | 62 | 09/06/1967 | 40 |
 Wheaton Chambers Navy Observer (uncredited) | Navy Observer (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/10/1887 | 70 | 31/01/1958 | 57 |
Roy Darmour Officer (uncredited) | Officer (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kenne Duncan Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 17/02/1902 | 69 | 05/02/1972 | 42 |
 Jean Fenwick Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited) | Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/05/1907 | 91 | 05/12/1998 | 37 |
 Terry Frost Orderly (uncredited) | Orderly (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/10/1906 | 86 | 01/03/1993 | 38 |
Gene Gary French Construction Worker (uncredited) | French Construction Worker (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bud Geary Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 14/02/1898 | 48 | 22/02/1946 | 46 |
 Ernest Golm Van Pelt (uncredited) | Van Pelt (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/12/1885 | 76 | 29/05/1962 | 59 |
 Kit Guard Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited) | Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/05/1894 | 67 | 18/07/1961 | 50 |
 Eddie Hall Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited) | Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/02/1912 | 51 | 19/02/1963 | 32 |
 William Hall Swede (uncredited) | Swede (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | 14/09/1986 | — |
 Alex Havier Japanese Soldier (uncredited) | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/01/1911 | 34 | 18/12/1945 | 33 |
 Herbert Heyes Capt. Millard (uncredited) | Capt. Millard (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/08/1889 | 68 | 31/05/1958 | 55 |
 Reed Howes Reporter (uncredited) | Reporter (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/07/1900 | 64 | 06/08/1964 | 44 |
Robert Katcher Japanese Soldier (uncredited) | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nora Lane Kitty - Secretary (uncredited) | Kitty - Secretary (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/09/1905 | 43 | 16/10/1948 | 39 |
 James B. Leong Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | 16/12/1967 | — |
Jung Lim Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Beverly Lloyd Chorine (uncredited) | Chorine (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/03/1920 | 90 | 22/10/2010 | 24 |
 Tom London Johnson (uncredited) | Johnson (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/08/1889 | 74 | 05/12/1963 | 55 |
 Clarence Lung Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Japanese Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/10/1914 | 78 | 15/10/1993 | 30 |
 Adele Mara Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited) | Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/04/1923 | 87 | 07/05/2010 | 21 |
 Frank Marlowe Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited) | Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/01/1904 | 60 | 30/03/1964 | 40 |
 LeRoy Mason Jonesey (uncredited) | Jonesey (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/07/1903 | 44 | 13/10/1947 | 41 |
 Harold Miller Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited) | Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/05/1894 | 78 | 18/07/1972 | 50 |
Charles Mitchell Radioman (uncredited) | Radioman (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/04/1904 | 68 | 27/12/1972 | 40 |
 Al Murphy Costruction Worker (uncredited) | Costruction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Forbes Murray Navy Surgeon (uncredited) | Navy Surgeon (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/11/1884 | 98 | 18/11/1982 | 60 |
 Jack O'Shea Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Hugh Prosser Seabee (uncredited) | Seabee (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/03/1900 | 52 | 08/11/1952 | 44 |
 Joey Ray Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/09/1904 | 53 | 27/04/1958 | 40 |
 Jeffrey Sayre Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited) | Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/12/1900 | 73 | 26/09/1974 | 44 |
George Sherwood Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited) | Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/04/1892 | 90 | 26/02/1983 | 52 |
Tom Steele Seabee (uncredited) | Seabee (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/06/1909 | 81 | 30/10/1990 | 35 |
 Larry Stewart Seabee (uncredited) | Seabee (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/04/1930 | 66 | 26/02/1997 | 14 |
 Clarence Straight Signalman (uncredited) | Signalman (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/12/1908 | 79 | 21/06/1988 | 36 |
 Charles Sullivan Construction Worker (uncredited) | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/04/1899 | 73 | 25/06/1972 | 45 |
 Ben Taggart Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited) | Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/04/1889 | 58 | 17/05/1947 | 55 |
 Hal Taliaferro Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited) | Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/11/1895 | 84 | 10/02/1980 | 49 |
 Chief Thundercloud Indian Seabee (uncredited) | Indian Seabee (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/04/1899 | 56 | 01/12/1955 | 45 |
 Charles Trowbridge Randolph (uncredited) | Randolph (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/01/1882 | 85 | 30/10/1967 | 62 |
 Billy Wayne Spec - Reporter (uncredited) | Spec - Reporter (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/02/1897 | 73 | 12/06/1970 | 47 |
 Crane Whitley Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited) | Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/10/1899 | 58 | 28/02/1958 | 45 |
 Robert J. Wilke Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/05/1914 | 74 | 28/03/1989 | 30 |
Buddy Wilkerson Gunner (uncredited) | Gunner (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John James Meteorological Officer (uncredited) | Meteorological Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/08/1913 | 46 | 20/05/1960 | 31 |
Walter Bacon Bartender (uncredited) | Bartender (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/05/1891 | 82 | 07/11/1973 | 53 |