The Last Emperor (1987) featured a cast of 57 tracked actors. Of these, 13 (62%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lisa Lu, age 99. This film starred John Lone and Joan Chen.
62% still with us· verified cast23% of full cast · incl. 36 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast57 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Lone Pu Yi (Adult) | Pu Yi (Adult) | Living | 13/10/1952 | 73 | — | 35 |
 Joan Chen Wan Jung | Wan Jung | Living | 26/04/1961 | 65 | — | 26 |
 Peter O'Toole Reginald Johnston (R.J.) | Reginald Johnston (R.J.) | Deceased | 02/08/1932 | 81 | 14/12/2013 | 55 |
 Ruocheng Ying The Governor | The Governor | Deceased | 21/06/1929 | 74 | 27/12/2003 | 58 |
 Victor Wong Chen Pao Shen | Chen Pao Shen | Deceased | 30/07/1927 | 74 | 12/09/2001 | 60 |
 Dennis Dun Big Li | Big Li | Living | 19/04/1952 | 74 | — | 35 |
 Ryuichi Sakamoto Amakasu | Amakasu | Deceased | 17/01/1952 | 71 | 28/03/2023 | 35 |
 Maggie Han Eastern Jewel | Eastern Jewel | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ric Young Interrogator | Interrogator | Living | 01/06/1944 | 82 | — | 43 |
 Vivian Wu Wen Hsiu | Wen Hsiu | Living | 05/02/1966 | 60 | — | 21 |
 Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Chang | Chang | Deceased | 27/09/1950 | 75 | 04/12/2025 | 37 |
Jade Go Ar Mo | Ar Mo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Fumihiko Ikeda Yoshioka | Yoshioka | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Vuu Pu Yi (3 years) | Pu Yi (3 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tsou Tijger Pu Yi (8 years) | Pu Yi (8 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tao Wu Pu Yi (15 years) | Pu Yi (15 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Guang Fan Pu Chieh (Adult) | Pu Chieh (Adult) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Henry Kyi Pu Chieh (7 years) | Pu Chieh (7 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alvin Riley III Pu Chieh (14 years) | Pu Chieh (14 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lisa Lu Tzu Hsui | Tzu Hsui | Living | 19/01/1927 | 99 | — | 60 |
 Hideo Takamatsu General Ishikari | General Ishikari | Deceased | 24/10/1929 | 77 | 26/02/2007 | 58 |
Hajime Tachibana Japanese Translator | Japanese Translator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Basil Pao Prince Chun | Prince Chun | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Henry O Lord Chamberlain | Lord Chamberlain | Living | 27/07/1927 | 99 | — | 60 |
 Chen Kaige Captain of Imperial Guard | Captain of Imperial Guard | Living | 12/08/1952 | 74 | — | 35 |
Liangbin Zhang Big Foot | Big Foot | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wenjie Huang Hunchback | Hunchback | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dong Liang Lady Aisin-Gioro | Lady Aisin-Gioro | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Zhendong Dong Old Doctor | Old Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jiechen Dong Doctor | Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Constantine Gregory Oculist | Oculist | Living | 16/09/1942 | 84 | — | 45 |
Huaikuei Soong Lung Yu | Lung Yu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ruzhen Shao First High Consort | First High Consort | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yu Li Second High Consort | Second High Consort | Living | 02/12/1963 | 62 | — | 24 |
Guangli Li Third High Consort | Third High Consort | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chunqing Xu Grey Eyes | Grey Eyes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Zhang Tianmin Old Tutor | Old Tutor | Deceased | 12/07/1933 | 68 | 16/03/2002 | 54 |
Hongnian Luo Sleeping Old Tutor | Sleeping Old Tutor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shihong Yu Hsiao Hsiu | Hsiao Hsiu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jun Wu Wen Hsiu (12 years) | Wen Hsiu (12 years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lucia Hwong Lady of the Book | Lady of the Book | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jingping Cui Lady of the Pen | Lady of the Pen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shi Liang Republican Officer | Republican Officer | Living | 07/03/1960 | 66 | — | 27 |
Junguo Gu Tang | Tang | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Xu Tongrui Captain of Feng's Army | Captain of Feng's Army | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Fusheng Li Minister of Trade | Minister of Trade | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chen Shu Chang Chinghui | Chang Chinghui | Deceased | 30/06/1920 | 86 | 17/10/2006 | 67 |
Shuyan Cheng Lady Hiro Saga | Lady Hiro Saga | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daxing Zhang Tough Warder | Tough Warder | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ruigang Zu Second Warder | Second Warder | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuan Jin Party Boss | Party Boss | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Akira Ikuta Japanese Doctor | Japanese Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Vermaaten American | American | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Matthew Spender Englishman | Englishman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Cai Hongxiang Scarface (uncredited) | Scarface (uncredited) | Living | 01/01/1946 | 80 | — | 41 |
 Glen Murphy Captain (uncredited) | Captain (uncredited) | Living | 06/04/1957 | 69 | — | 30 |
 Biao Wang Prisoner (uncredited) | Prisoner (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |