The Front Page (1974) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (13%) are still alive today and 21 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Carol Burnett, age 93. This film starred Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
13% still with us· verified cast12% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast25 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Lemmon Hildebrand Johnson | Hildebrand Johnson | Deceased | 08/02/1925 | 76 | 27/06/2001 | 49 |
 Walter Matthau Walter Burns | Walter Burns | Deceased | 01/10/1920 | 79 | 01/07/2000 | 54 |
 Susan Sarandon Peggy Grant | Peggy Grant | Living | 04/10/1946 | 79 | — | 28 |
 Vincent Gardenia Sheriff | Sheriff | Deceased | 07/01/1920 | 72 | 09/12/1992 | 54 |
 David Wayne Roy Bensinger | Roy Bensinger | Deceased | 30/01/1914 | 81 | 09/02/1995 | 60 |
 Allen Garfield Kruger | Kruger | Deceased | 22/11/1939 | 80 | 07/04/2020 | 35 |
 Austin Pendleton Earl Williams | Earl Williams | Living | 27/03/1940 | 86 | — | 34 |
 Charles Durning Murphy | Murphy | Deceased | 28/02/1923 | 89 | 24/12/2012 | 51 |
 Herb Edelman Schwartz | Schwartz | Deceased | 05/11/1933 | 62 | 21/07/1996 | 41 |
 Martin Gabel Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer | Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer | Deceased | 19/06/1912 | 73 | 22/05/1986 | 62 |
 Harold Gould Mayor | Mayor | Deceased | 10/12/1923 | 86 | 11/09/2010 | 51 |
 Cliff Osmond Officer Jacobi | Officer Jacobi | Deceased | 26/02/1937 | 75 | 22/12/2012 | 37 |
 Dick O'Neill McHugh | McHugh | Deceased | 29/08/1928 | 70 | 17/11/1998 | 46 |
Jon Korkes Rudy Keppler | Rudy Keppler | Deceased | 04/12/1945 | 80 | 31/12/2025 | 29 |
 Carol Burnett Mollie Malloy | Mollie Malloy | Living | 26/04/1933 | 93 | — | 41 |
 Paul Benedict Plunkett | Plunkett | Deceased | 17/09/1938 | 70 | 01/12/2008 | 36 |
 Allen Jenkins Telegrapher | Telegrapher | Deceased | 08/04/1900 | 74 | 20/07/1974 | 74 |
Barbara Davis Myrtle | Myrtle | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Biff Elliot Police Dispatcher | Police Dispatcher | Deceased | 26/07/1923 | 89 | 15/08/2012 | 51 |
 Lou Frizzell Endicott | Endicott | Deceased | 10/06/1920 | 59 | 17/06/1979 | 54 |
 Doro Merande Jennie | Jennie | Deceased | 29/03/1892 | 83 | 01/11/1975 | 82 |
 Noam Pitlik Wilson | Wilson | Deceased | 04/11/1932 | 66 | 16/02/1999 | 42 |
 Joshua Shelley Cab Driver | Cab Driver | Deceased | 27/01/1920 | 70 | 16/02/1990 | 54 |
 John Furlong Duffy | Duffy | Deceased | 14/04/1933 | 75 | 23/06/2008 | 41 |
 Leonard Bremen Butch | Butch | Deceased | 13/11/1915 | 70 | 21/03/1986 | 59 |