The Octopus (1984) featured a cast of 70 tracked actors. Of these, 37 (62%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Pippo Pattavina, age 88. This TV series starred Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Raoul Bova.
62% still with us· verified cast53% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast70 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vittorio Mezzogiorno Davide Licata | Davide Licata | Deceased | 16/12/1941 | 52 | 07/01/1994 | 43 |
 Raoul Bova Vice commissario Gianni Breda | Vice commissario Gianni Breda | Living | 14/08/1971 | 55 | — | 13 |
 Anja Kling Barbara Greenberg Altamura | Barbara Greenberg Altamura | Living | 22/03/1970 | 56 | — | 14 |
 Fabrizio Contri Barone Francesco Altamura | Barone Francesco Altamura | Living | 13/05/1961 | 65 | — | 23 |
 Patricia Millardet Silvia Conti | Silvia Conti | Deceased | 24/03/1957 | 63 | 13/04/2020 | 27 |
 Laura Marinoni Augusta Altamura | Augusta Altamura | Living | 28/05/1961 | 65 | — | 23 |
 Stefan Danailov Nazareno 'Nuzzo' Marciano | Nazareno 'Nuzzo' Marciano | Deceased | 09/12/1942 | 76 | 27/11/2019 | 42 |
 Remo Girone Tano Cariddi | Tano Cariddi | Deceased | 01/12/1948 | 76 | 03/10/2025 | 36 |
 Florinda Bolkan Olga Camastra | Olga Camastra | Living | 15/02/1941 | 85 | — | 43 |
 Michele Placido Commissario Corrado Cattani | Commissario Corrado Cattani | Living | 19/05/1946 | 80 | — | 38 |
 Ennio Fantastichini Saverio Bronta | Saverio Bronta | Deceased | 20/02/1955 | 63 | 01/12/2018 | 29 |
 Orso Maria Guerrini Giuseppe Carta | Giuseppe Carta | Living | 25/10/1942 | 83 | — | 42 |
 Lorenza Indovina Chiara Bronta | Chiara Bronta | Living | 05/10/1966 | 59 | — | 18 |
 François Périer Avvocato Terrasini | Avvocato Terrasini | Deceased | 10/11/1919 | 82 | 28/06/2002 | 65 |
 Elena Arvigo Giulia Mercuri | Giulia Mercuri | Living | 28/04/1979 | 47 | — | 5 |
 Rolf Hoppe Prof. Ottavio Ramonte | Prof. Ottavio Ramonte | Deceased | 06/12/1930 | 87 | 14/11/2018 | 54 |
 Nicole Jamet Else Cattani | Else Cattani | Living | 16/09/1948 | 78 | — | 36 |
 Ana Torrent Maria Favignana Cariddi | Maria Favignana Cariddi | Living | 12/07/1966 | 60 | — | 18 |
 Xavier Deluc Lorenzo Ribeira | Lorenzo Ribeira | Living | 18/03/1958 | 68 | — | 26 |
 Pierre Mondy Don Amilcare Attilio Brenno | Don Amilcare Attilio Brenno | Deceased | 10/02/1925 | 87 | 15/09/2012 | 59 |
 Gianni Garofalo Marco Brenno | Marco Brenno | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bruno Cremer Antonio Espinosa | Antonio Espinosa | Deceased | 06/10/1929 | 80 | 07/08/2010 | 55 |
 Luigi Diberti Ettore Salimbeni | Ettore Salimbeni | Living | 29/09/1939 | 86 | — | 45 |
 Ferruccio De Ceresa Generale Alessio Amadei | Generale Alessio Amadei | Deceased | 24/05/1922 | 70 | 17/04/1993 | 62 |
 Maurizio Donadoni Colonnello Valente | Colonnello Valente | Living | 07/01/1958 | 68 | — | 26 |
 Sebastiano Lo Monaco Avvocato Torrisi | Avvocato Torrisi | Deceased | — | — | 16/12/2023 | — |
 Franco Castellano Calogero Cinisi | Calogero Cinisi | Living | 11/01/1957 | 69 | — | 27 |
 Claudia Fiorentini Teresa Mondello | Teresa Mondello | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andrea Lorina Paul Altamura | Paul Altamura | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pippo Pattavina Senatore Aldo Mercuri | Senatore Aldo Mercuri | Living | 31/07/1938 | 88 | — | 46 |
 Arturo Paglia Marco Rittone | Marco Rittone | Living | 28/04/1970 | 56 | — | 14 |
 Gabriele Bocciarelli Vanya Marinoff | Vanya Marinoff | Living | 06/01/1980 | 46 | — | 4 |
 Giampiero Bianchi Alfredo, marito di Silvia | Alfredo, marito di Silvia | Deceased | 11/04/1945 | 60 | 16/07/2005 | 39 |
 Hedy Krissane Hedy, domestico di Mercuri | Hedy, domestico di Mercuri | Living | 11/11/1971 | 54 | — | 13 |
 Tony Sperandeo Santino Rocchi | Santino Rocchi | Living | 08/05/1953 | 73 | — | 31 |
 Barbara De Rossi Contessa Raffaella "Titti" Pecci Scialoia | Contessa Raffaella "Titti" Pecci Scialoia | Living | 09/08/1960 | 66 | — | 24 |
 Gilberto Idonea Avvocato Edoardo Rittone | Avvocato Edoardo Rittone | Deceased | 18/06/1946 | 72 | 05/10/2018 | 38 |
 Martin Balsam Frank Carrisi | Frank Carrisi | Deceased | 04/11/1919 | 76 | 13/02/1996 | 65 |
 Daniel Ceccaldi Nicola Sorbi | Nicola Sorbi | Deceased | 25/07/1927 | 75 | 27/03/2003 | 57 |
 Giovanna Rei Violetta | Violetta | Living | 31/03/1975 | 51 | — | 9 |
 Peppe Zarbo Carmine Torrisi | Carmine Torrisi | Living | 03/12/1965 | 60 | — | 19 |
 Marcello Arnone Mafia Man | Mafia Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 03/03/1971 | 55 | — | 13 | ||
 Gianni Musy Uomo Cupola | Uomo Cupola | Deceased | 03/08/1931 | 80 | 07/10/2011 | 53 |
 Cariddi Nardulli Paola Cattani | Paola Cattani | Living | 11/11/1970 | 55 | — | 14 |
 Luca Zingaretti Pietro Favignana | Pietro Favignana | Living | 11/11/1961 | 64 | — | 23 |
 Orazio Orlando Annibale Corvo | Annibale Corvo | Deceased | 14/06/1937 | 53 | 18/12/1990 | 47 |
 Alice Di Giuseppe Greta Antinari | Greta Antinari | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nicola Di Pinto Bernardo De Cristoforis | Bernardo De Cristoforis | Living | 12/06/1947 | 79 | — | 37 |
 Flavio Bucci Don Manfredi | Don Manfredi | Deceased | 25/05/1947 | 72 | 18/02/2020 | 37 |
 Marcello Perracchio Ragioniere Lo Spanno | Ragioniere Lo Spanno | Deceased | 16/01/1938 | 79 | 29/07/2017 | 46 |
 Renato Cecchetto Giudice Achille Bordonaro | Giudice Achille Bordonaro | Deceased | 28/10/1951 | 70 | 23/01/2022 | 33 |
 Giuliana De Sio Giulia Antinari | Giulia Antinari | Living | 02/04/1956 | 70 | — | 28 |
 Adriano Pappalardo Santuzzu Salieri | Santuzzu Salieri | Living | 26/03/1945 | 81 | — | 39 |
 Mietta Rosaria Albanese | Rosaria Albanese | Living | 12/11/1969 | 56 | — | 15 |
 Ramona Bădescu Maria Cariddi | Maria Cariddi | Living | 29/12/1968 | 57 | — | 16 |
 Giovanni Esposito professore privato di Paul | professore privato di Paul | Living | 14/06/1970 | 56 | — | 14 |
 Maurizio Nicolosi Mafia Man | Mafia Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Maurizio Cucè scagnozzo di Torrisi | scagnozzo di Torrisi | Living | 16/03/1963 | 63 | — | 21 |
 Vincenzo Gangi Chitarrista | Chitarrista | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mariella Lo Giudice Rita, moglie dell'avvocato Rittone | Rita, moglie dell'avvocato Rittone | Deceased | 06/02/1952 | 59 | 31/07/2011 | 32 |
 Romina Mondello Sara Granchio | Sara Granchio | Living | 01/03/1974 | 52 | — | 10 |
 Irinei Konstantinov Professor Monteverde | Professor Monteverde | Living | 23/03/1949 | 77 | — | 35 |
 Francesco Benigno Biagio Granchio | Biagio Granchio | Living | 04/10/1967 | 58 | — | 17 |
 Roberto Herlitzka Ninni Paradiso | Ninni Paradiso | Deceased | 03/10/1937 | 86 | 31/07/2024 | 47 |
 Ennio Coltorti Rosario Granchio | Rosario Granchio | Living | 21/03/1949 | 77 | — | 35 |
Ivan Yanchev Don Luigi Aragonese | Don Luigi Aragonese | Deceased | 14/09/1921 | 74 | 30/12/1995 | 63 |
 François Montagut Didier Martenne | Didier Martenne | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Saro Pizzuto Dott. Paolo Tripoli | Dott. Paolo Tripoli | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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