How Many The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Released: 2004
Cast: Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen

The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) featured a cast of 24 tracked actors. Of these, 22 (92%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ian McKellen, age 87. This film starred Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood.

92% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 92% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 83.5 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast24 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2004 ▲▼
Peter Jackson Self	Self	Living	31/10/1961	64	—	43
Elijah Wood Self	Self	Living	28/01/1981	45	—	23
Sean Astin Self	Self	Living	25/02/1971	55	—	33
Viggo Mortensen Self	Self	Living	20/10/1958	67	—	46
Ian McKellen Self	Self	Living	25/05/1939	87	—	65
Andy Serkis Self	Self	Living	20/04/1964	62	—	40
Dominic Monaghan Self	Self	Living	08/12/1976	49	—	28
Billy Boyd Self	Self	Living	28/08/1968	58	—	36
John Noble Self	Self	Living	20/08/1948	78	—	56
David Wenham Self	Self	Living	21/09/1965	61	—	39
Miranda Otto Self	Self	Living	16/12/1967	58	—	37
Bernard Hill Self	Self	Deceased	17/12/1944	79	05/05/2024	60
Orlando Bloom Self	Self	Living	13/01/1977	49	—	27
John Rhys-Davies Self	Self	Living	05/05/1944	82	—	60
Hugo Weaving Self	Self	Living	04/04/1960	66	—	44
Liv Tyler Self	Self	Living	01/07/1977	49	—	27
Cate Blanchett Self	Self	Living	14/05/1969	57	—	35
Karl Urban Self	Self	Living	07/06/1972	54	—	32
Ian Holm Self	Self	Deceased	12/09/1931	88	19/06/2020	73
Sean Bean Self	Self	Living	17/04/1959	67	—	45
Lawrence Makoare Self	Self	Living	20/03/1968	58	—	36
Sarah McLeod Self	Self	Living	18/07/1971	55	—	33
Bruce Spence Self	Self	Living	17/09/1945	81	—	59
Richard Taylor Self	Self	Living	08/02/1965	61	—	39