How Many The Words That Built America (2017) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: The Words That Built America
Released: 2017
Cast: David McCullough, Kevin Bacon, Jack Black, Tucker Carlson, Common

The Words That Built America (2017) featured a cast of 92 tracked actors. Of these, 79 (86%) are still alive today and 13 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Chuck Grassley, age 93. This film starred David McCullough and Kevin Bacon.

86% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 86% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 87.6 yrs

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Cast92 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2017 ▲▼
David McCullough Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)	Deceased	07/07/1933	89	07/08/2022	84
Kevin Bacon Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	08/07/1958	68	—	59
Jack Black Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	28/08/1969	57	—	48
Tucker Carlson Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	16/05/1969	57	—	48
Common Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	13/03/1972	54	—	45
Bryan Cranston Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	07/03/1956	70	—	61
Anderson Cooper Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	03/06/1967	59	—	50
Robert De Niro Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	17/08/1943	83	—	74
Laura Dern Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	10/02/1967	59	—	50
Robert Duvall Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Deceased	05/01/1931	95	15/02/2026	86
America Ferrera Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	18/04/1984	42	—	33
Morgan Freeman Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	01/06/1937	89	—	80
Sean Hannity Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	30/12/1961	64	—	56
Neil Patrick Harris Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	15/06/1973	53	—	44
Samuel L. Jackson Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	21/12/1948	77	—	69
Dwayne Johnson Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	02/05/1972	54	—	45
Caitlyn Jenner Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	28/10/1949	76	—	68
Toby Keith Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Deceased	08/07/1961	62	05/02/2024	56
Megyn Kelly Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	18/11/1970	55	—	47
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	13/01/1961	65	—	56
Yo-Yo Ma Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	07/10/1955	70	—	62
Peggy Noonan Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	07/09/1950	76	—	67
Rosie O'Donnell Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	21/03/1962	64	—	55
Robert Redford Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Deceased	18/08/1936	89	16/09/2025	81
Kid Rock Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	17/01/1971	55	—	46
Meryl Streep Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	22/06/1949	77	—	68
Vince Vaughn Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	28/03/1970	56	—	47
Kerry Washington Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	31/01/1977	49	—	40
Fareed Zakaria Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	Living	20/01/1964	62	—	53
Joe Biden Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	20/11/1942	83	—	75
George H. W. Bush Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	12/06/1924	94	30/11/2018	93
George W. Bush Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	06/07/1946	80	—	71
Jimmy Carter Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	01/10/1924	100	29/12/2024	93
Dick Cheney Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	30/01/1941	84	03/11/2025	76
Bill Clinton Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	19/08/1946	80	—	71
Hillary Clinton Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	26/10/1947	78	—	70
Al Franken Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	21/05/1951	75	—	66
Al Gore Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	31/03/1948	78	—	69
Nikki Haley Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	20/01/1972	54	—	45
Kamala Harris Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	20/10/1964	61	—	53
John Kerry Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	11/12/1943	82	—	74
Henry Kissinger Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	27/05/1923	100	29/11/2023	94
John Lewis Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	21/02/1940	80	17/07/2020	77
Ed Markey Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	11/07/1946	80	—	71
John McCain Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	29/08/1936	81	25/08/2018	81
Mitch McConnell Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	20/02/1942	84	—	75
Barack Obama Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	04/08/1961	65	—	56
Nancy Pelosi Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	26/03/1940	86	—	77
Mike Pence Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	07/06/1959	67	—	58
Colin Powell Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	05/04/1937	84	18/10/2021	80
Dan Quayle Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	04/02/1947	79	—	70
Donald Rumsfeld Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	09/07/1932	88	29/06/2021	85
Paul Ryan Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	29/01/1970	56	—	47
Eric Swalwell Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	16/11/1980	45	—	37
Donald Trump Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	14/06/1946	80	—	71
Elizabeth Warren Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	22/06/1949	77	—	68
Maxine Waters Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	15/08/1938	88	—	79
Angus King Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	31/03/1944	82	—	73
Tammy Baldwin Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	11/02/1962	64	—	55
Catherine Cortez Masto Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	29/03/1964	62	—	53
Tim Kaine Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	26/02/1958	68	—	59
Susan Collins Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	07/12/1952	73	—	65
Tammy Duckworth Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	12/03/1968	58	—	49
Debbie Stabenow Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	29/04/1950	76	—	67
John Hickenlooper Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	07/02/1952	74	—	65
Joe Kennedy III Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	04/10/1980	45	—	37
John Thune Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	07/01/1961	65	—	56
Richard Shelby Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	06/05/1934	92	—	83
Chuck Schumer Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	23/11/1950	75	—	67
Kirsten Gillibrand Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	09/12/1966	59	—	51
Claire McCaskill Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	24/07/1953	73	—	64
Bob Corker Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	24/08/1952	74	—	65
Shelley Moore Capito Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	26/11/1953	72	—	64
Condoleezza Rice Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	14/11/1954	71	—	63
Chris Van Hollen Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	10/01/1959	67	—	58
Jack Reed Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	12/11/1949	76	—	68
Cathy McMorris Rodgers Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	22/05/1969	57	—	48
John Roberts Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	27/01/1955	71	—	62
Todd Young Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	24/08/1972	54	—	45
Ron Wyden Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	03/05/1949	77	—	68
Jon Tester Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	21/08/1956	70	—	61
Mark Warner Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	15/12/1954	71	—	63
Chuck Grassley Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	17/09/1933	93	—	84
John Kasich Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	13/05/1952	74	—	65
Anthony M. Kennedy Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	23/07/1936	90	—	81
Amy Klobuchar Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	25/05/1960	66	—	57
Patrick Leahy Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	31/03/1940	86	—	77
Walter Mondale Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Deceased	05/01/1928	93	19/04/2021	89
Patty Murray Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	11/10/1950	75	—	67
Chris Murphy Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution	Living	03/08/1973	53	—	44
Pat Roberts Self - Reader of The Constitution	Self - Reader of The Constitution	Living	20/04/1936	90	—	81
Rob Portman Self - Reader of The Constitution	Self - Reader of The Constitution	Living	19/12/1955	70	—	62