Walking Through the Fire (1979) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (50%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Swoosie Kurtz, age 82. This film starred Bess Armstrong and Tom Mason.
50% still with us· verified cast38% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 86.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast21 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bess Armstrong Laurel Lee | Laurel Lee | Living | 11/12/1953 | 72 | — | 26 |
 Tom Mason Richard Lee | Richard Lee | Living | 01/03/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Richard Masur Dr. Maitland | Dr. Maitland | Living | 20/11/1948 | 77 | — | 31 |
 Swoosie Kurtz Caria | Caria | Living | 06/09/1944 | 82 | — | 35 |
 Ken Kercheval Dr. Freeman | Dr. Freeman | Deceased | 15/07/1935 | 83 | 21/04/2019 | 44 |
 June Lockhart Ruth Moore | Ruth Moore | Deceased | 25/06/1925 | 100 | 23/10/2025 | 54 |
 J.D. Cannon Dr. Goodwin | Dr. Goodwin | Deceased | 24/04/1922 | 83 | 20/05/2005 | 57 |
 Bonnie Bedelia Dr. Rand | Dr. Rand | Living | 25/03/1948 | 78 | — | 31 |
Daniel Benton Dr. Levinson | Dr. Levinson | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hal Frederick William Francis | William Francis | Deceased | 14/01/1934 | 92 | — | 45 |
 Robert Jayne Matthew Lee | Matthew Lee | Living | 01/01/1973 | 53 | — | 6 |
 Laura Jacoby Anna Lee | Anna Lee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Louise Hoven Jeannine | Jeannine | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Barbara Allen Lail Delia | Delia | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Noel Conlon Dr. Fowler | Dr. Fowler | Deceased | 23/12/1936 | 88 | 03/12/2025 | 43 |
Michael Prince Dr. Baker | Dr. Baker | Deceased | 30/09/1922 | 77 | 19/02/2000 | 57 |
 Tanya Boyd Nurse Gales | Nurse Gales | Living | 20/03/1951 | 75 | — | 28 |
Betty Jinnette Nurse Ambrose | Nurse Ambrose | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Karen McLarty Nurse | Nurse | Living | 15/08/1953 | 73 | — | 26 |
 Isabel Cooley Nurse | Nurse | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Muriel Minot X-Ray Tech | X-Ray Tech | Unverified | — | — | — | — |