The Vietnam War (2017) featured a cast of 46 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (15%) are still alive today and 17 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Peter Coyote, age 84. This TV series starred Peter Coyote and Karl Marlantes.
15% still with us· verified cast7% of full cast · incl. 26 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 15% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.3 yrs
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Cast46 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peter Coyote Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Living | 10/10/1941 | 84 | — | 76 |
Karl Marlantes Self - Marines (1969) | Self - Marines (1969) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bao Ninh Self - N. Vietnamese Army | Self - N. Vietnamese Army | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tran Ngoc Toan Self - S. Vietnamese Marines | Self - S. Vietnamese Marines | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lam Quang Thi Self - S. Vietnamese Army | Self - S. Vietnamese Army | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Musgrave Self - Marines (1967) | Self - Marines (1967) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Duong Van Mai Self - Hanoi | Self - Hanoi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mike Heaney Self - Army (1966) | Self - Army (1966) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Donald Gregg Self - CIA | Self - CIA | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bui Diem Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat | Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dong Si Nguyen Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nguyen Van Tong Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Wickes Self - OSS | Self - OSS | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nguyen Thoi Bung Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rufus Phillips Self - CIA | Self - CIA | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vincent Okamoto Self - Army (1968) | Self - Army (1968) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Le Quan Cong Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Leslie H. Gelb Self - Pentagon | Self - Pentagon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Huy Duc Self - North Vietnam | Self - North Vietnam | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nguyen Ngoc Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tim O'Brien Self - Army (1969) | Self - Army (1969) | Living | 01/10/1946 | 79 | — | 71 |
Le Cong Huan Self - Viet Minh | Self - Viet Minh | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Henry Kissinger Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/05/1923 | 100 | 29/11/2023 | 94 |
Tran Ngoc 'Harry' Hue Self - S. Vietnamese Army | Self - S. Vietnamese Army | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Nixon Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/01/1913 | 81 | 22/04/1994 | 104 |
Roger Harris Self - Marines (1967) | Self - Marines (1967) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lyndon B. Johnson Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/08/1908 | 64 | 22/01/1973 | 109 |
 Robert McNamara Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/06/1916 | 93 | 06/07/2009 | 101 |
Hal Kushner Self - Danville, VA | Self - Danville, VA | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sam Wilson Self - Army | Self - Army | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John F. Kennedy Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 100 |
 Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1890 | 78 | 28/03/1969 | 127 |
Ron Ferrizzi Self - Army (1968) | Self - Army (1968) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Harry S. Truman Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/05/1884 | 88 | 26/12/1972 | 133 |
 Charles de Gaulle Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/11/1890 | 79 | 09/11/1970 | 127 |
 Woodrow Wilson Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/12/1856 | 67 | 03/02/1924 | 161 |
 Adolf Hitler Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/04/1889 | 56 | 30/04/1945 | 128 |
 Hồ Chí Minh Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/05/1890 | 79 | 02/09/1969 | 127 |
Douglas Gracey Self - British Military (archive footage) | Self - British Military (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joseph Stalin Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1878 | 74 | 05/03/1953 | 139 |
 Mao Zedong Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/12/1893 | 82 | 09/09/1976 | 124 |
 Henri Navarre Self - French Military (archive footage) | Self - French Military (archive footage) | Deceased | 31/07/1898 | 84 | 22/06/1983 | 119 |
 Võ Nguyên Giáp Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/08/1911 | 102 | 04/10/2013 | 106 |
 Ngô Đình Diệm Self - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/01/1901 | 62 | 02/11/1963 | 116 |
 Trent Lott Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 09/10/1941 | 84 | — | 76 |
 Max Cleland Self | Self | Deceased | 24/08/1942 | 79 | 09/11/2021 | 75 |