The Substance of Fire (1996) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 16 (57%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lee Grant, age 100. This film starred Tony Goldwyn and Timothy Hutton.
57% still with us· verified cast40% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 57% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Goldwyn Aaron Geldhart | Aaron Geldhart | Living | 20/05/1960 | 66 | — | 36 |
 Timothy Hutton Martin Geldhart | Martin Geldhart | Living | 16/08/1960 | 66 | — | 36 |
 Ron Rifkin Isaac Geldhart | Isaac Geldhart | Living | 31/10/1939 | 86 | — | 57 |
 Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Geldhart | Sarah Geldhart | Living | 25/03/1965 | 61 | — | 31 |
 Lee Grant Cora Cahn | Cora Cahn | Living | 31/10/1925 | 100 | — | 71 |
 Elizabeth Franz Miss Barzakian | Miss Barzakian | Deceased | 18/06/1941 | 84 | 04/11/2025 | 55 |
Benjamin Ungar Young Issac | Young Issac | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Roger Rees Max | Max | Deceased | 05/05/1944 | 71 | 10/07/2015 | 52 |
 Viola Davis Nurse | Nurse | Living | 11/08/1965 | 61 | — | 31 |
 Adolph Green Mr. Musselblatt | Mr. Musselblatt | Deceased | 02/12/1914 | 87 | 23/10/2002 | 82 |
 Debra Monk Martha Hackett | Martha Hackett | Living | 27/02/1949 | 77 | — | 47 |
 Tom McDermott Old Printer | Old Printer | Deceased | 20/07/1912 | 83 | 06/03/1996 | 84 |
 George Morfogen Otto the Printer | Otto the Printer | Deceased | 30/03/1933 | 85 | 08/03/2019 | 63 |
 Andrew Pang Mr. Otani Jr | Mr. Otani Jr | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edmund Ikeda Mr. Otani Sr | Mr. Otani Sr | Deceased | 10/03/1916 | 102 | 15/07/2018 | 80 |
 Gil Bellows Val Chenard | Val Chenard | Living | 28/06/1967 | 59 | — | 29 |
 Eric Bogosian Gene Byck | Gene Byck | Living | 24/04/1953 | 73 | — | 43 |
 Ronny Graham Louis Foukold | Louis Foukold | Deceased | 26/08/1919 | 79 | 04/07/1999 | 77 |
John Sullivan Stewart | Stewart | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sophia Salguero Rachel | Rachel | Living | 05/07/1972 | 54 | — | 24 |
John Patrick Walker Peter | Peter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David S. Howard Dr. Bernard Kramer | Dr. Bernard Kramer | Deceased | 10/09/1928 | 98 | — | 68 |
Gregory Burke Young Martin Geldhart | Young Martin Geldhart | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 William Cain Mr. Cox | Mr. Cox | Living | 27/05/1931 | 95 | — | 65 |
 Alec Mapa New Receptionist | New Receptionist | Living | 10/07/1965 | 61 | — | 31 |
Edgar Martinez Miquel | Miquel | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Christopher Jones Book Binder | Book Binder | Deceased | — | — | 15/09/2025 | — |
 Dick Latessa Mr. McCormack Sr | Mr. McCormack Sr | Deceased | 15/09/1929 | 87 | 19/12/2016 | 67 |
 Patrick Page Mr. McCormack Jr | Mr. McCormack Jr | Living | 27/04/1962 | 64 | — | 34 |
Kate Forbes Rizzoli Book Buyer | Rizzoli Book Buyer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gloria Irizarry Esme | Esme | Deceased | 27/03/1937 | 68 | 03/04/2005 | 59 |
 Barbara Eda-Young Reena Geldhart | Reena Geldhart | Living | 30/01/1945 | 81 | — | 51 |
 Matt McGrath Young Book Clerk | Young Book Clerk | Living | 11/06/1969 | 57 | — | 27 |
 José Ramón Rosario Dennis the Tailor | Dennis the Tailor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 William Meisle Customer with Shoes | Customer with Shoes | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Gina Torres Maitre d' | Maitre d' | Living | 25/04/1969 | 57 | — | 27 |
Marc Schneier Rabbi | Rabbi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lynn Clayton Beautiful Woman | Beautiful Woman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mary Fortune Art Student (uncredited) | Art Student (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Boston Sign Painter (uncredited) | Sign Painter (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |