Ways across the Country (1968) featured a cast of 54 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (14%) are still alive today and 36 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Harry Merkel, age 96. This TV series starred Ursula Karusseit and Christa Lehmann.
14% still with us· verified cast11% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 14% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast54 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ursula Karusseit Gertrud Habersaat | Gertrud Habersaat | Deceased | 02/08/1939 | 79 | 01/02/2019 | 29 |
Christa Lehmann die alte Habersaat | die alte Habersaat | Deceased | 30/03/1921 | 71 | 18/10/1992 | 47 |
 Erika Pelikowsky die alte Leßtorff | die alte Leßtorff | Deceased | 18/01/1916 | 74 | 01/03/1990 | 52 |
 Armin Mueller-Stahl Jürgen Leßtorff | Jürgen Leßtorff | Living | 17/12/1930 | 95 | — | 38 |
 Erik S. Klein Emil Kalluweit | Emil Kalluweit | Deceased | 06/02/1926 | 76 | 22/10/2002 | 42 |
 Manfred Krug Willi Heyer | Willi Heyer | Deceased | 08/02/1937 | 79 | 21/10/2016 | 31 |
Renate Rennhack Martha Heyer | Martha Heyer | Deceased | 21/03/1936 | 63 | 20/11/1999 | 32 |
 Angelica Domröse Gräfin Palvner | Gräfin Palvner | Deceased | 04/04/1941 | 85 | 15/05/2026 | 27 |
| Irma | Living | 23/08/1945 | 81 | — | 23 | |
 Hans Klering Leitkow | Leitkow | Deceased | 08/11/1906 | 81 | 30/10/1988 | 62 |
 Lothar Bellag Hans Frank | Hans Frank | Deceased | 27/11/1930 | 70 | 08/08/2001 | 38 |
 Trude Bechmann die alte Simmoneit | die alte Simmoneit | Deceased | 03/01/1904 | 78 | 25/07/1982 | 64 |
 Hans Hardt-Hardtloff Siebold | Siebold | Deceased | 08/08/1906 | 67 | 24/05/1974 | 62 |
 Anna Prucnal Steffa | Steffa | Living | 17/12/1940 | 85 | — | 28 |
| Jan | Deceased | 10/04/1929 | 52 | 05/04/1982 | 39 | |
| Edek | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Marian Melman Prof. Pinarski | Prof. Pinarski | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Volkmar Kleinert SS-Obersturmführer Schneider | SS-Obersturmführer Schneider | Living | 20/09/1938 | 88 | — | 30 |
Kathrin Hercher Mala | Mala | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ingolf Gorges Fredi Neuschulz | Fredi Neuschulz | Deceased | 08/04/1940 | 68 | 24/05/2008 | 28 |
 Elsa Grube-Deister Fräulein Wirsing | Fräulein Wirsing | Deceased | 11/01/1926 | 75 | 07/12/2001 | 42 |
 Elfriede Florin Frau Meisendorf | Frau Meisendorf | Deceased | 26/03/1912 | 93 | 07/03/2006 | 56 |
 Otto Dierichs Bauer Heinemann | Bauer Heinemann | Deceased | 23/03/1900 | 78 | 12/09/1978 | 68 |
 Erich Brauer Bauer Hänsel | Bauer Hänsel | Deceased | 12/09/1914 | 75 | 26/10/1989 | 54 |
Alwin Brosch Bauer Frenzel | Bauer Frenzel | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Harry Merkel Müller | Müller | Living | 27/12/1929 | 96 | — | 39 |
 Margit Bendokat Müllerin | Müllerin | Living | 12/08/1943 | 83 | — | 25 |
Tscheslaw Moissejew sowjetischer Offizier | sowjetischer Offizier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Walentin Kisseljow sowjetischer Offizier | sowjetischer Offizier | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar große Mala | große Mala | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Berko Acker Stefan | Stefan | Deceased | 14/03/1945 | 33 | 01/12/1978 | 23 |
Berndt Renné Jochen | Jochen | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ernst Kahler Krause | Krause | Deceased | 07/11/1914 | 78 | 18/06/1993 | 54 |
 Helga Raumer Frau Heinemann | Frau Heinemann | Deceased | 29/09/1924 | 72 | 25/05/1997 | 44 |
 Gerd Ehlers Jankow | Jankow | Deceased | 21/05/1924 | 64 | 27/06/1988 | 44 |
 Horst Kube Brachmann | Brachmann | Deceased | 19/09/1920 | 56 | 18/10/1976 | 48 |
 Peter Marx Kaderleiter | Kaderleiter | Deceased | 23/11/1914 | 63 | 02/02/1978 | 54 |
 Aleksandra Karzyńska Bronka, Stefans Mutter | Bronka, Stefans Mutter | Deceased | 07/10/1927 | 93 | 19/04/2021 | 41 |
Guido Matschek Lehrer | Lehrer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Fritz Links Totengräber | Totengräber | Deceased | 24/09/1896 | 79 | 09/04/1976 | 72 |
 Wolfgang Arnst Totengräber | Totengräber | Deceased | 01/01/1924 | 62 | 13/05/1986 | 44 |
Friedrich Teitge Gärtner | Gärtner | Deceased | 08/05/1899 | 77 | 06/10/1976 | 69 |
 Ernst-Georg Schwill SS-Mann | SS-Mann | Deceased | 30/03/1939 | 81 | 09/04/2020 | 29 |
Zygmunt Mierzwiak Volksdeutscher | Volksdeutscher | Deceased | 05/09/1929 | 76 | 22/03/2006 | 39 |
 Iwa Młodnicka polnische Frau | polnische Frau | Deceased | 01/01/1941 | 56 | 01/01/1997 | 27 |
 Uwe Detlef Jessen älterer SS-Mann | älterer SS-Mann | Deceased | 02/10/1931 | 87 | 19/01/2019 | 37 |
Lothar Dimke Posten | Posten | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gerd Michael Henneberg Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger | Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger | Deceased | 14/07/1922 | 88 | 01/01/2011 | 46 |
Hans Knötzsch Offizier in Krakau | Offizier in Krakau | Deceased | 13/10/1923 | 72 | 01/08/1996 | 45 |
Wiebke Fuhrken Bäuerin | Bäuerin | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Günther Polensen Amtswalter | Amtswalter | Deceased | 20/05/1910 | 78 | 26/02/1989 | 58 |
Eugen Eschner junger SS-Mann | junger SS-Mann | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Willi Schrade Postenführer | Postenführer | Deceased | 31/01/1935 | 90 | 18/06/2025 | 33 |
 Jürgen Marten Untersturmführer | Untersturmführer | Deceased | 01/01/1943 | 82 | 27/03/2025 | 25 |
