The Light Shines in the Darkness (1988) featured a cast of 22 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (33%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Natalya Arkhangelskaya, age 88. This film starred Aleksey Petrenko and Irina Kupchenko.
33% still with us· verified cast32% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast22 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aleksey Petrenko Николай Иванович Сарынцев | Николай Иванович Сарынцев | Deceased | 26/03/1938 | 78 | 22/02/2017 | 50 |
 Irina Kupchenko Марья Ивановна Сарынцева | Марья Ивановна Сарынцева | Living | 01/03/1948 | 78 | — | 40 |
 Natalya Tenyakova Александра Ивановна Коховцева | Александра Ивановна Коховцева | Deceased | 03/07/1944 | 80 | 18/06/2025 | 44 |
 Igor Kashintsev Пётр Семёнович Коховцев | Пётр Семёнович Коховцев | Deceased | 17/06/1932 | 83 | 11/12/2015 | 56 |
 Olga Pashkova Люба | Люба | Deceased | 02/01/1966 | 55 | 07/04/2021 | 22 |
 Alexandr Domogarov Степа | Степа | Living | 12/07/1963 | 63 | — | 25 |
 Ilya Tyurin Ваня | Ваня | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Natalya Arkhangelskaya княгиня Черемшанова | княгиня Черемшанова | Living | 04/12/1937 | 88 | — | 51 |
 Kirill Kozakov князь Борис Черемшанов | князь Борис Черемшанов | Living | 02/11/1962 | 63 | — | 26 |
 Aleksandr Sirin священник Василий Никанорович | священник Василий Никанорович | Living | 15/03/1955 | 71 | — | 33 |
 Natalya Aitova Лиза | Лиза | Living | 14/04/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Viktor Bortsov отец Герасим | отец Герасим | Deceased | 14/06/1934 | 73 | 20/05/2008 | 54 |
 Yuri Gorobets генерал | генерал | Deceased | 15/03/1932 | 90 | 26/06/2022 | 56 |
Radij Afanasyev полковник | полковник | Deceased | 14/03/1924 | 75 | 27/11/1999 | 64 |
 Valeriy Barinov жандармский офицер | жандармский офицер | Living | 15/01/1946 | 80 | — | 42 |
 Anatoli Adoskin старший доктор | старший доктор | Deceased | 27/11/1923 | 95 | 20/03/2019 | 65 |
Vladimir Bamdasov младший доктор | младший доктор | Deceased | 01/01/1922 | 79 | 01/01/2001 | 66 |
 Anatoliy Lobotskiy адъютант | адъютант | Deceased | 14/01/1959 | 66 | 20/12/2025 | 29 |
 Pavel Vinnik полковой священник | полковой священник | Deceased | 22/09/1925 | 85 | 09/06/2011 | 63 |
 Igor Yankovsky Старковский | Старковский | Deceased | 29/04/1951 | 73 | 26/01/2025 | 37 |
 Pavel Morozenko Яков | Яков | Deceased | 05/07/1939 | 52 | 13/08/1991 | 49 |
 Mikhail Kozakov (voice) | (voice) | Deceased | 14/10/1934 | 76 | 22/04/2011 | 54 |