The History of the RAF (2015) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (29%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Astrid Proll, age 79. This TV series starred Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
29% still with us· verified cast24% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 59.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
1974
1976
1977
1979
2010
2021
2022
2025
Cast21 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andreas Baader Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 06/05/1943 | 34 | 18/10/1977 | 72 |
 Ulrike Meinhof Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 07/10/1934 | 41 | 09/05/1976 | 81 |
 Gudrun Ensslin Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 15/08/1949 | 28 | 18/10/1977 | 66 |
 Astrid Proll Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Living | 29/05/1947 | 79 | — | 68 |
 Horst Mahler Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 23/01/1936 | 89 | 27/07/2025 | 79 |
 Fritz Teufel Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 17/06/1943 | 67 | 06/07/2010 | 72 |
 Jan-Carl Raspe Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 24/07/1944 | 33 | 18/10/1977 | 71 |
 Holger Meins Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 26/10/1941 | 33 | 09/11/1974 | 74 |
 Brigitte Mohnhaupt Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Living | 24/06/1949 | 77 | — | 66 |
 Christian Klar Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Living | 20/05/1952 | 74 | — | 63 |
 Rudi Dutschke Self (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) | Deceased | 07/03/1940 | 39 | 24/12/1979 | 75 |
 Claus Peymann Self (Inteviewee) | Self (Inteviewee) | Deceased | 07/06/1937 | 88 | 16/07/2025 | 78 |
 Hans-Christian Ströbele Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Deceased | 07/06/1939 | 83 | 29/08/2022 | 76 |
Butz Peters Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Living | 22/01/1958 | 68 | — | 57 |
Rupert Von Plottnitz Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wolfgang Kraushaar Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Living | 02/09/1948 | 78 | — | 67 |
Kurt Groenewold Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wilfried Rieder Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Klaus Wagenbach Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Deceased | 11/07/1930 | 91 | 17/12/2021 | 85 |
Rainer Hofmeyer Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gerhart Baum Self (Interviewee) | Self (Interviewee) | Deceased | 28/10/1932 | 92 | 15/02/2025 | 83 |