
Tony Awards (1956) featured a cast of 131 tracked actors. Of these, 78 (61%) are still alive today and 50 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lee Adams, age 102. This TV series starred Michael McAloney and Beatrice Lillie.
61% still with us· verified cast60% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 61% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast131 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael McAloney Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Beatrice Lillie Self - Award Accepter | Self - Award Accepter | Deceased | 29/05/1894 | 94 | 20/01/1989 | 62 |
Jay Goede Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 02/11/1963 | 63 | — | 63 |
Nancy Dussault Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 30/06/1936 | 90 | — | 20 |
Ron Leibman Self - Presenter | Self - Presenter | Deceased | 11/10/1937 | 82 | 06/12/2019 | 19 |
John Cullum Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 02/03/1930 | 96 | — | 26 |
Yul Brynner Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Deceased | 11/07/1920 | 65 | 10/10/1985 | 36 |
Lee Adams Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 14/08/1924 | 102 | — | 32 |
Albert Finney Self | Self | Deceased | 09/05/1936 | 82 | 07/02/2019 | 20 |
Zoe Caldwell Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 14/09/1933 | 86 | 16/02/2020 | 23 |
Stephen Sondheim Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 22/03/1930 | 91 | 26/11/2021 | 26 |
David Hyde Pierce Self - Presenter | Self - Presenter | Living | 03/04/1959 | 67 | — | 67 |
Mary McCormack Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 08/02/1969 | 57 | — | 57 |
Julie Gregg Self | Self | Deceased | 24/01/1937 | 79 | 07/11/2016 | 19 |
Madeline Kahn Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 29/09/1942 | 57 | 03/12/1999 | 14 |
Gene Barry Self | Self | Deceased | 14/06/1919 | 90 | 09/12/2009 | 37 |
Christopher Reeve Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Deceased | 25/09/1952 | 52 | 10/10/2004 | 4 |
Ariana DeBose Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 25/01/1991 | 35 | — | 35 |
Michael Bennett Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 08/04/1943 | 44 | 02/07/1987 | 13 |
Lynn Fontanne Self - Recipient | Self - Recipient | Deceased | 06/12/1887 | 95 | 30/07/1983 | 69 |
Boyd Gaines Self - Performer / Winner | Self - Performer / Winner | Living | 11/05/1953 | 73 | — | 3 |
Jule Styne Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 31/12/1905 | 88 | 20/09/1994 | 51 |
David Merrick Self - Nominee / Recipient | Self - Nominee / Recipient | Deceased | 27/11/1911 | 88 | 25/04/2000 | 45 |
Molly Ephraim Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 22/05/1986 | 40 | — | 40 |
George S. Irving Self - Host | Self - Host | Deceased | 01/11/1922 | 94 | 26/12/2016 | 34 |
Mary Bond Davis Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 03/06/1958 | 68 | — | 68 |
Arthur Laurents Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 14/07/1917 | 93 | 05/05/2011 | 39 |
Twyla Tharp Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 01/07/1941 | 85 | — | 15 |
Duncan Sheik Self - Presenter | Self - Presenter | Deceased | 18/11/1969 | 56 | 17/09/2026 | 56 |
Glenda Jackson Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 09/05/1936 | 87 | 15/06/2023 | 20 |
Hannah Yelland Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 01/01/1976 | 50 | — | 50 |
Joe Mantello Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 27/12/1962 | 63 | — | 63 |
Dorothy Collins Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Deceased | 18/11/1926 | 67 | 21/07/1994 | 30 |
Nicholas Hytner Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 07/05/1956 | 70 | — | 70 |
Elizabeth Stanley Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 10/12/1978 | 47 | — | 47 |
Robin de Jesús Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 21/08/1984 | 42 | — | 42 |
Robert Morse Self - Presenter | Self - Presenter | Deceased | 18/05/1931 | 90 | 20/04/2022 | 25 |
Paulo Szot Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 07/07/1969 | 57 | — | 57 |
Andréa Burns Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 21/02/1971 | 55 | — | 55 |
Billy Crudup Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 08/07/1968 | 58 | — | 58 |
Chryssie Whitehead Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Baayork Lee Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 05/12/1946 | 79 | — | 10 |
Susan Stroman Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 17/10/1954 | 72 | — | 2 |
Marc Kudisch Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 22/09/1966 | 60 | — | 60 |
Marianne Elliott Self - Winner | Self - Winner | Living | 27/12/1966 | 59 | — | 59 |
Marla Mindelle Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Melissa Errico Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 23/03/1970 | 56 | — | 56 |
Max Crumm Self - Performer | Self - Performer | Living | 08/10/1985 | 41 | — | 41 |
Patricia Neal Self - Presenter | Self - Presenter | Deceased | 20/01/1926 | 84 | 08/08/2010 | 30 |
Kimberly Scott Self - Nominee | Self - Nominee | Living | 11/12/1961 | 64 | — | 64 |