Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 13 (39%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is John Astin, age 96. This TV series starred Gabe Kaplan and John Travolta.
39% still with us· verified cast33% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 39% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabe Kaplan Gabe Kotter | Gabe Kotter | Living | 31/03/1945 | 81 | — | 30 |
 John Travolta Vinnie Barbarino | Vinnie Barbarino | Living | 18/02/1954 | 72 | — | 21 |
 John Sylvester White Michael Woodman | Michael Woodman | Deceased | 31/10/1919 | 68 | 11/09/1988 | 56 |
 Ron Palillo Arnold Horshack | Arnold Horshack | Deceased | 02/04/1949 | 63 | 14/08/2012 | 26 |
 Robert Hegyes Juan Epstein | Juan Epstein | Deceased | 07/05/1951 | 60 | 26/01/2012 | 24 |
 Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Freddie Washington | Freddie Washington | Living | 04/09/1953 | 73 | — | 22 |
 Marcia Strassman Julie Kotter | Julie Kotter | Deceased | 28/04/1948 | 66 | 24/10/2014 | 27 |
 Stephen Shortridge Beau Shortridge | Beau Shortridge | Living | 23/10/1951 | 74 | — | 24 |
| Living | 28/09/1949 | 76 | — | 26 | ||
| Living | 18/04/1947 | 79 | — | 28 | ||
| Living | 02/08/1956 | 70 | — | 19 | ||
| Living | 01/08/1947 | 79 | — | 28 | ||
| Deceased | 07/06/1896 | 83 | 22/06/1979 | 79 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 30/03/1930 | 96 | — | 45 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 06/01/1920 | 85 | 19/05/2005 | 55 | ||
| Deceased | 02/04/1953 | 52 | 05/04/2005 | 22 | ||
| Deceased | 11/11/1930 | 48 | 28/10/1979 | 45 | ||
 Christopher Stryker Harold “Fearless” Feldman | Harold “Fearless” Feldman | Deceased | 03/01/1960 | 27 | 22/09/1987 | 15 |
 Richard Dimitri Detective | Detective | Deceased | 27/06/1942 | 83 | 07/01/2026 | 33 |
 Corey Fischer Waiter | Waiter | Deceased | 28/02/1945 | 75 | 06/06/2020 | 30 |
 Della Reese Mrs. Jean Tremaine | Mrs. Jean Tremaine | Deceased | 06/07/1931 | 86 | 19/11/2017 | 44 |
 Richard Moll Big Thug | Big Thug | Deceased | 13/01/1943 | 80 | 26/10/2023 | 32 |
 Harold J. Stone Charlie Kotter | Charlie Kotter | Deceased | 03/03/1913 | 92 | 18/11/2005 | 62 |
 Andrea McArdle Doris Horshack | Doris Horshack | Living | 05/11/1963 | 62 | — | 12 |
 Pat Morita Taro Takahashi | Taro Takahashi | Deceased | 28/06/1932 | 73 | 24/11/2005 | 43 |
Jeff Martin Scott Phillips | Scott Phillips | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Helaine Lembeck Judy Borden | Judy Borden | Living | 15/04/1952 | 74 | — | 23 |
 Ernest Harada Mr. Jan | Mr. Jan | Deceased | 20/10/1937 | 81 | 05/04/2019 | 38 |
 Connie Sawyer Aunt Josephine | Aunt Josephine | Deceased | 27/11/1912 | 105 | 22/01/2018 | 63 |
 Charles Fleischer Carvelli | Carvelli | Living | 27/08/1950 | 76 | — | 25 |
Frankie Verroca Freddie | Freddie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marian Collier Nurse Baker | Nurse Baker | Deceased | 31/08/1931 | 90 | 03/09/2021 | 44 |
Bob Harcum Wilbur Murray | Wilbur Murray | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenneth White Marine Recruiter | Marine Recruiter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dick Winslow Minister | Minister | Deceased | 25/03/1915 | 75 | 07/02/1991 | 60 |
 Marcy Hanson The Nurse | The Nurse | Living | 22/12/1952 | 73 | — | 23 |
 Michael V. Gazzo Angelo DeMora | Angelo DeMora | Deceased | 05/04/1923 | 71 | 14/02/1995 | 52 |
