
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) featured a cast of 1270 tracked actors. Of these, 387 (31%) are still alive today and 872 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dick Hyman, age 99. This TV series starred Little Richard and Chad Mitchell.
31% still with us· verified cast30% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 31% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast1270 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Richard Self | Self | Deceased | 05/12/1932 | 87 | 09/05/2020 | 30 |
Chad Mitchell Self | Self | Living | 05/12/1936 | 89 | — | 26 |
Henry Morgan Self | Self | Deceased | 31/03/1915 | 79 | 19/05/1994 | 47 |
| Self | Deceased | 20/11/1925 | 42 | 06/06/1968 | 37 | |
Gabriel Dell Self | Self | Deceased | 08/10/1919 | 68 | 03/07/1988 | 43 |
Stan Kann Self | Self | Deceased | 09/12/1924 | 83 | 29/09/2008 | 38 |
Dudley Moore Self | Self | Deceased | 19/04/1935 | 66 | 27/03/2002 | 27 |
Ann Corio Self | Self | Deceased | 29/11/1914 | 84 | 01/03/1999 | 48 |
Richard Benjamin Self | Self | Living | 22/05/1938 | 88 | — | 24 |
Carol Leifer Self | Self | Living | 27/07/1956 | 70 | — | 6 |
Kenny Rogers Self | Self | Deceased | 21/08/1938 | 81 | 20/03/2020 | 24 |
Michael Jackson Self | Self | Deceased | 29/08/1958 | 50 | 25/06/2009 | 4 |
Billy Sheehan Self | Self | Living | 19/03/1953 | 73 | — | 9 |
Denise Lor Self | Self | Deceased | 03/05/1929 | 86 | 27/09/2015 | 33 |
Bud Greenspan Self | Self | Deceased | 18/09/1926 | 84 | 25/12/2010 | 36 |
Mickey Rooney Self | Self | Deceased | 23/09/1920 | 93 | 06/04/2014 | 42 |
Nancy Dussault Self | Self | Living | 30/06/1936 | 90 | — | 26 |
Christopher Lee Self | Self | Deceased | 27/05/1922 | 93 | 07/06/2015 | 40 |
| Self | Living | 06/07/1946 | 80 | — | 16 | |
Jack Palance Self | Self | Deceased | 18/02/1919 | 87 | 10/11/2006 | 43 |
Steve Landesberg Self | Self | Deceased | 23/11/1936 | 74 | 20/12/2010 | 26 |
Max Alexander Self | Self | Deceased | 20/08/1953 | 63 | 02/11/2016 | 9 |
Jack Klugman Self | Self | Deceased | 27/04/1922 | 90 | 24/12/2012 | 40 |
| Self | Living | 30/07/1947 | 79 | — | 15 | |
Crystal Bernard Self | Self | Living | 30/09/1961 | 65 | — | 1 |
Cloris Leachman Self | Self | Deceased | 30/04/1926 | 94 | 27/01/2021 | 36 |
Cindy Williams Self | Self | Deceased | 22/08/1947 | 75 | 25/01/2023 | 15 |
Bill Paxton Self | Self | Deceased | 17/05/1955 | 61 | 25/02/2017 | 7 |
David Bowie Self | Self | Deceased | 08/01/1947 | 69 | 10/01/2016 | 15 |
Paul Reubens Self | Self | Deceased | 27/08/1952 | 70 | 30/07/2023 | 10 |
Monte Landis Self | Self | Deceased | 20/04/1933 | 91 | 14/12/2024 | 29 |
Bernie Kopell Self | Self | Living | 21/06/1933 | 93 | — | 29 |
Tom Dreesen Self | Self | Deceased | 11/09/1939 | 86 | 17/06/2026 | 23 |
Ernest Borgnine Self | Self | Deceased | 24/01/1917 | 95 | 08/07/2012 | 45 |
Ron Leibman Self | Self | Deceased | 11/10/1937 | 82 | 06/12/2019 | 25 |
Yul Brynner Self | Self | Deceased | 11/07/1920 | 65 | 10/10/1985 | 42 |
Eli Wallach Self | Self | Deceased | 07/12/1915 | 98 | 24/06/2014 | 47 |
James Coburn Self | Self | Deceased | 31/08/1928 | 74 | 18/11/2002 | 34 |
Horst Buchholz Self | Self | Deceased | 04/12/1933 | 69 | 03/03/2003 | 29 |
John Wayne Self | Self | Deceased | 26/05/1907 | 72 | 11/06/1979 | 55 |
Ben Johnson Self | Self | Deceased | 13/06/1918 | 77 | 08/04/1996 | 44 |
Dub Taylor Self | Self | Deceased | 26/02/1907 | 87 | 03/10/1994 | 55 |
Beverly Todd Self | Self | Living | 11/07/1946 | 80 | — | 16 |
Paul Harvey Self | Self | Deceased | 09/09/1882 | 73 | 15/12/1955 | 80 |
Pierce Brosnan Self | Self | Living | 16/05/1953 | 73 | — | 9 |
Ricky Nelson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/05/1940 | 45 | 31/12/1985 | 22 |
Elke Sommer Self | Self | Deceased | 05/11/1940 | 85 | 28/10/2026 | 22 |
George Maharis Self | Self | Deceased | 01/09/1928 | 94 | 24/05/2023 | 34 |
James Stewart Self | Self | Deceased | 20/05/1908 | 89 | 02/07/1997 | 54 |
Dean Martin Self | Self | Deceased | 07/06/1917 | 78 | 25/12/1995 | 45 |