The Great Escape (1963) featured a cast of 27 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (4%) are still alive today and 26 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is John Leyton, age 87. This film starred Steve McQueen and James Garner.
4% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 4% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast27 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve McQueen Hilts 'The Cooler King' | Hilts 'The Cooler King' | Deceased | 24/03/1930 | 50 | 07/11/1980 | 33 |
 James Garner Hendley 'The Scrounger' | Hendley 'The Scrounger' | Deceased | 07/04/1928 | 86 | 19/07/2014 | 35 |
 Richard Attenborough Bartlett 'Big X' | Bartlett 'Big X' | Deceased | 29/08/1923 | 90 | 24/08/2014 | 40 |
 James Donald Ramsey 'The SBO' | Ramsey 'The SBO' | Deceased | 18/05/1917 | 76 | 03/08/1993 | 46 |
 Charles Bronson Danny 'Tunnel King' | Danny 'Tunnel King' | Deceased | 03/11/1921 | 81 | 30/08/2003 | 42 |
 Donald Pleasence Blythe 'The Forger' | Blythe 'The Forger' | Deceased | 05/10/1919 | 75 | 02/02/1995 | 44 |
 James Coburn Sedgwick 'Manufacturer' | Sedgwick 'Manufacturer' | Deceased | 31/08/1928 | 74 | 18/11/2002 | 35 |
 Hannes Messemer Von Luger 'The Kommandant' | Von Luger 'The Kommandant' | Deceased | 17/05/1924 | 67 | 02/11/1991 | 39 |
 David McCallum Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' | Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' | Deceased | 19/09/1933 | 90 | 25/09/2023 | 30 |
 Gordon Jackson MacDonald 'Intelligence' | MacDonald 'Intelligence' | Deceased | 19/12/1923 | 66 | 15/01/1990 | 40 |
 John Leyton Willie 'Tunnel King' | Willie 'Tunnel King' | Living | 17/02/1939 | 87 | — | 24 |
 Angus Lennie Ives 'The Mole' | Ives 'The Mole' | Deceased | 18/04/1930 | 84 | 14/09/2014 | 33 |
 Nigel Stock Cavendish 'The Surveyor' | Cavendish 'The Surveyor' | Deceased | 21/09/1919 | 66 | 22/06/1986 | 44 |
 Robert Graf Werner 'The Ferret' | Werner 'The Ferret' | Deceased | 18/11/1923 | 42 | 04/02/1966 | 40 |
 Jud Taylor Goff | Goff | Deceased | 25/02/1932 | 76 | 06/08/2008 | 31 |
 Hans Reiser Herr Kuhn | Herr Kuhn | Deceased | 03/06/1919 | 73 | 10/06/1992 | 44 |
 Harry Riebauer Stratwitch | Stratwitch | Deceased | 04/07/1921 | 78 | 08/11/1999 | 42 |
 William Russell Sorren | Sorren | Deceased | 19/11/1924 | 99 | 03/06/2024 | 39 |
 Robert Freitag Capt. Posen | Capt. Posen | Deceased | 07/04/1916 | 94 | 08/07/2010 | 47 |
 Ulrich Beiger Preissen | Preissen | Deceased | 26/08/1918 | 78 | 18/09/1996 | 45 |
 George Mikell Lt. Dietrich | Lt. Dietrich | Deceased | 15/04/1929 | 91 | 12/05/2020 | 34 |
 Lawrence Montaigne Haynes ('Diversions') | Haynes ('Diversions') | Deceased | 26/02/1931 | 86 | 17/03/2017 | 32 |
 Robert Desmond Griffith 'Tailor' | Griffith 'Tailor' | Deceased | 16/12/1922 | 79 | 01/01/2002 | 41 |
 Til Kiwe Frick | Frick | Deceased | 07/06/1910 | 85 | 30/11/1995 | 53 |
 Heinz Weiss Kramer | Kramer | Deceased | 12/06/1921 | 89 | 20/11/2010 | 42 |
 Tom Adams Dai Nimmo ('Diversions') | Dai Nimmo ('Diversions') | Deceased | 09/03/1938 | 76 | 11/12/2014 | 25 |
Karl-Otto Alberty S.S. Officer Steinach | S.S. Officer Steinach | Deceased | 13/11/1933 | 81 | 25/04/2015 | 30 |