The Search for the Nile (1971) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (30%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ian McCulloch, age 86. This TV series starred James Mason and Kenneth Haigh.
30% still with us· verified cast18% of full cast · incl. 17 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 30% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Mason Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 15/05/1909 | 75 | 27/07/1984 | 62 |
 Kenneth Haigh Sir Richard Francis Burton | Sir Richard Francis Burton | Deceased | 25/03/1931 | 86 | 04/02/2018 | 40 |
 John Quentin John Hanning Speke | John Hanning Speke | Deceased | 01/01/1935 | 90 | 20/02/2025 | 36 |
 Barbara Leigh-Hunt Isabel Burton | Isabel Burton | Deceased | 14/12/1935 | 88 | 16/09/2024 | 36 |
 Michael Gough David Livingstone | David Livingstone | Deceased | 23/11/1916 | 94 | 17/03/2011 | 55 |
 André van Gyseghem Sir Roderick Murchison | Sir Roderick Murchison | Deceased | 18/08/1906 | 73 | 13/10/1979 | 65 |
 Ian McCulloch Captain James Grant | Captain James Grant | Living | 18/11/1939 | 86 | — | 32 |
 Norman Rossington Samuel Baker | Samuel Baker | Deceased | 24/12/1928 | 70 | 21/05/1999 | 43 |
Seth Adagala Bombay | Bombay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Salim Mohamed Sheik Snay | Sheik Snay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Firth Lawrence Oliphant | Lawrence Oliphant | Living | 15/03/1945 | 81 | — | 26 |
 Keith Buckley Henry Morton Stanley | Henry Morton Stanley | Deceased | 07/04/1941 | 79 | 01/12/2020 | 30 |
Oliver Litondo King Mutesa | King Mutesa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Martin Echitemi Kalulu | Kalulu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Catherine Schell Florence Baker | Florence Baker | Living | 17/07/1944 | 82 | — | 27 |
Elizabeth Proud Blanche Arundell | Blanche Arundell | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dorothy Black Mrs Arundell | Mrs Arundell | Deceased | 18/09/1899 | 85 | 19/02/1985 | 72 |
 Doran Godwin Louisa Segrave | Louisa Segrave | Living | 18/05/1944 | 82 | — | 27 |
 Edward Burnham Colonel Sykes | Colonel Sykes | Deceased | 25/12/1916 | 98 | 30/06/2015 | 55 |
Robin Logan-Reed Saunders | Saunders | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Douglas Mitchell Herne | Herne | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Neil Brierley Stroyan | Stroyan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Claire Benjamin Persian Girl | Persian Girl | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 James Warwick Reporter | Reporter | Living | 17/11/1947 | 78 | — | 24 |
John DeVaut Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Gatrell Monckton-Milnes | Monckton-Milnes | Deceased | 21/08/1907 | 73 | 13/01/1981 | 64 |
 Hedger Wallace Fuller | Fuller | Deceased | 14/10/1927 | 72 | 30/01/2000 | 44 |
Andrew Robertson Swinburne | Swinburne | Living | 01/01/1941 | 85 | — | 30 |
 John Wentworth Doctor | Doctor | Deceased | 07/06/1908 | 81 | 28/06/1989 | 63 |
 Kenneth Benda Sir Henry Rawlinson | Sir Henry Rawlinson | Deceased | 03/06/1902 | 76 | 26/07/1978 | 69 |
Richard Sutcliffe William Henn | William Henn | Deceased | 18/04/1918 | 90 | 11/05/2008 | 53 |
David Aston John Kirk | John Kirk | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bob Sessions Gordon Bennett | Gordon Bennett | Deceased | 24/09/1940 | 57 | 10/02/1998 | 31 |
Ali Salim Sheik Ben Ali | Sheik Ben Ali | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Kaman Chumah | Chumah | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mohamed Said Susi | Susi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lenny Juma Safeni | Safeni | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Field Frank Pocock | Frank Pocock | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Will Knightley Dr Baker | Dr Baker | Living | 23/04/1946 | 80 | — | 25 |
Brian Gear Priest | Priest | Unverified | — | — | — | — |