Zigzag of Success (1968) featured a cast of 23 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (9%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Valentina Telichkina, age 81. This film starred Evgeni Leonov and Irina Skobtseva.
9% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 9% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast23 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Evgeni Leonov Vladimir Oreshnikov | Vladimir Oreshnikov | Deceased | 02/09/1926 | 67 | 29/01/1994 | 42 |
 Irina Skobtseva Lidiya Sergeyevna | Lidiya Sergeyevna | Deceased | 22/08/1927 | 93 | 20/10/2020 | 41 |
 Valentina Talyzina Alevtina Vasiliyevna | Alevtina Vasiliyevna | Deceased | 22/01/1935 | 90 | 21/06/2025 | 33 |
 Evgeniy Evstigneev Ivan Kalachyov | Ivan Kalachyov | Deceased | 09/10/1926 | 65 | 04/03/1992 | 42 |
 Aleksei Gribov Polotentsev | Polotentsev | Deceased | 18/01/1902 | 75 | 26/11/1977 | 66 |
 Gotlib Roninson Lidiya's Husband | Lidiya's Husband | Deceased | 12/02/1916 | 75 | 25/12/1991 | 52 |
 Georgi Burkov Petya | Petya | Deceased | 31/05/1933 | 57 | 19/07/1990 | 35 |
| Olya | Living | 10/01/1945 | 81 | — | 23 | |
| Ira | Living | 15/12/1944 | 81 | — | 24 | |
Boris Suslov Yura | Yura | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nina Sazonova Mariya Petrovna | Mariya Petrovna | Deceased | 07/01/1917 | 87 | 01/03/2004 | 51 |
 Viktor Shulgin Vasili Aleksandrovich | Vasili Aleksandrovich | Deceased | 22/04/1921 | 71 | 18/06/1992 | 47 |
| Deceased | 18/11/1929 | 69 | 16/08/1999 | 39 | ||
| Deceased | 03/03/1932 | 51 | 13/12/1983 | 36 | ||
| Deceased | 30/10/1924 | 72 | 03/10/1997 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 26/12/1926 | 43 | 25/04/1970 | 42 | ||
| Deceased | 05/05/1924 | 92 | 29/12/2016 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 30/05/1926 | 95 | 19/11/2021 | 42 | ||
| Deceased | 25/10/1939 | 53 | 01/05/1993 | 29 | ||
| Deceased | 01/05/1904 | 68 | 14/09/1972 | 64 | ||
| Deceased | 29/11/1938 | 57 | 13/07/1996 | 30 | ||
| Deceased | 01/05/1924 | 92 | 28/02/2017 | 44 | ||
 Zinoviy Gerdt Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 08/09/1916 | 80 | 18/11/1996 | 52 |
