The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005) featured a cast of 29 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (52%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is James Ray Hart, age 82. This film starred Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan.
52% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 52% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 65.3 yrs
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Cast29 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roddy Piper Self | Self | Deceased | 17/04/1954 | 61 | 31/07/2015 | 51 |
 Hulk Hogan Self | Self | Deceased | 11/08/1953 | 71 | 24/07/2025 | 52 |
 Virgil Runnels Self | Self | Deceased | 12/10/1945 | 69 | 11/06/2015 | 60 |
 Ric Flair Self | Self | Living | 25/02/1949 | 77 | — | 56 |
 Steve Austin Self | Self | Living | 18/12/1964 | 61 | — | 41 |
 Martin Lunde Self | Self | Living | 20/09/1958 | 68 | — | 47 |
 Eric Bischoff Self | Self | Living | 27/05/1955 | 71 | — | 50 |
 Rick Blood Sr. Self | Self | Living | 28/02/1953 | 73 | — | 52 |
 Floyd Brisco Self | Self | Living | 19/09/1946 | 80 | — | 59 |
 Robert Remus Self | Self | Living | 27/08/1948 | 78 | — | 57 |
| Self | Living | 20/09/1946 | 80 | — | 59 | |
 James Ray Hart Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1944 | 82 | — | 61 |
 Ray Heenan Self | Self | Deceased | 01/11/1944 | 72 | 17/09/2017 | 61 |
 Jerry Lawler Self | Self | Living | 29/11/1949 | 76 | — | 56 |
 Steve Lombardi Self | Self | Living | 18/04/1961 | 65 | — | 44 |
 Gene Okerlund Self | Self | Deceased | 29/11/1942 | 76 | 02/01/2019 | 63 |
 Paul Orndorff Self | Self | Deceased | 29/10/1949 | 71 | 12/07/2021 | 56 |
 Bob Orton, Jr. Self | Self | Living | 10/11/1950 | 75 | — | 55 |
| Self | Living | 20/09/1951 | 75 | — | 54 | |
 Khosrow Vaziri Self | Self | Deceased | 15/03/1942 | 81 | 06/06/2023 | 63 |
 André Roussimoff Andre the Giant (Archive Footage) | Andre the Giant (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 19/05/1946 | 46 | 27/01/1993 | 59 |
 Alan Rogowski Ole Anderson (Archive Footage) | Ole Anderson (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 22/09/1942 | 81 | 26/02/2024 | 63 |
 Bob Backlund Bob Backlund (Archive Footage) | Bob Backlund (Archive Footage) | Living | 14/08/1949 | 77 | — | 56 |
 Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo (Archive Footage) | Salvatore Bellomo (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 18/06/1951 | 67 | 09/02/2019 | 54 |
 Billy Haynes Billy Jack Haynes (Archive Footage) | Billy Jack Haynes (Archive Footage) | Living | 10/07/1953 | 73 | — | 52 |
 Yasuhiro Kojima Hiro Matsuda (Archive Footage) | Hiro Matsuda (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 22/07/1937 | 62 | 27/11/1999 | 68 |
 Sylvester Ritter Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage) | Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 13/12/1952 | 45 | 02/06/1998 | 53 |
 Arnold Skaaland Arnold Skaaland (Archive Footage) | Arnold Skaaland (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 21/01/1925 | 82 | 13/03/2007 | 80 |
 Steve Romero Jay Youngblood (Archive Footage) | Jay Youngblood (Archive Footage) | Deceased | 21/06/1955 | 30 | 02/09/1985 | 50 |
