The Genius and the Boys (2009) featured a cast of 10 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (40%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Robert Gallo, age 89. This film starred Bosse Lindquist and Michael Alpers.
40% still with us· verified cast20% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 84 yrs
Deaths by Year
2008
2010
2015
Cast10 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosse Lindquist Narrator | Narrator | Living | 31/12/1954 | 71 | — | 55 |
Michael Alpers Himself - Professor of Medicine - Expert on Kuru | Himself - Professor of Medicine - Expert on Kuru | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Warwick Anderson Professor in Medical Anthropology | Professor in Medical Anthropology | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sena Anua Medical Reporter - PNGIMR | Medical Reporter - PNGIMR | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daniel Carleton Gajdusek Himself - Virologist - Anthropologist - Linguist - Author - etc | Himself - Virologist - Anthropologist - Linguist - Author - etc | Deceased | 09/09/1923 | 85 | 12/12/2008 | 86 |
Robert Gajdusek Brother | Brother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert Gallo Himself - Director, Institute of Human Virology and Co-discoverer HIV | Himself - Director, Institute of Human Virology and Co-discoverer HIV | Living | 23/03/1937 | 89 | — | 72 |
 Oliver Sacks Himself - Professor of Neurology and Author | Himself - Professor of Neurology and Author | Deceased | 09/07/1933 | 82 | 30/08/2015 | 76 |
Lovisa Mbagintao Secretary | Secretary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Benoît B. Mandelbrot Himself - Former Professor of Mathematics - Yale and Princeton (as Benoit Mandelbrot) | Himself - Former Professor of Mathematics - Yale and Princeton (as Benoit Mandelbrot) | Deceased | 20/11/1924 | 85 | 14/10/2010 | 85 |