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The list Poltergeist cast includes JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Dominique Dunne and Oliver Robins. The list consists of 29 members.
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Poltergeist
1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper
  • 1.

    JoBeth Williams
    American actress (born 1948)
    JoBeth Williams - Poltergeist
    Role: Diane Freeling
    Age at the time: 33
    JoBeth Williams
    Overview: Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress and television director. Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best ...
    Date of birth: 6 December 1948
    Age: 76
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
    Partner: John Pasquin (Married)
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    Women film directors 540T
    American women film directors 688T
    Actresses from Houston, Texas 132T
  • 2.

    Craig T. Nelson
    American actor (born 1944)
    Craig T. Nelson - Poltergeist
    Role: Steve Freeling
    Age at the time: 38
    Craig T. Nelson
    Overview: Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor and former stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the sitcom Coach (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for O ...
    Date of birth: 4 April 1944
    Age: 81
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)
    Partner: Doria Cook-Nelson (Married)
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    Male actors from Spokane, Washington 14T
    American male karateka 186T
    Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington 157T
  • 3.

    Heather O'Rourke
    American, Actress
    Heather O'Rourke - Poltergeist
    Role: Carol Anne Freeling
    Age at the time: 6
    Heather O'Rourke
    Overview: Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress. She made her debut after being discovered by director Steven Spielberg while visiting MGM studios. Spielberg ...
    Date of birth: 27 December 1975
    Date of death: 1 February 1988
    Age: 12 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
    Height: 4' 8" (142 cm)
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    Child deaths from disease 36T
    Deaths from sepsis in the United States 82T
    American sitcom actresses 542T
  • 4.

    Dominique Dunne
    American actress
    Dominique Dunne - Poltergeist
    Role: Dana Freeling
    Age at the time: 22
    Dominique Dunne
    Overview: Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. She appeared in several films and television series from 1979 to 1982, but was best known for portraying Dana ...
    Date of birth: 23 November 1959
    Date of death: 4 November 1982
    Age: 22 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)
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    Harvard-Westlake School alumni 97T
    Murdered American actors 46T
    Women murder victims 442T
  • 5.

    Oliver Robins
    American actor
    Oliver Robins - Poltergeist
    Role: Robbie Freeling
    Age at the time: 10
    Oliver Robins
    Overview: Oliver Robins (born July 22, 1971) is an American writer, director and former child actor.
    Date of birth: 22 July 1971
    Age: 53
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Director
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
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    20th-century American male actors 8,672T
    American male child actors 1,682T
    21st-century American male actors 5,075T
  • 6.

    Beatrice Straight
    American actress (1914–2001)
    Role: Dr. Lesh
    Age at the time: 67
    Beatrice Straight
    Overview: Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film and television actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was an Academy Award and Tony Award ...
    Date of birth: 2 August 1914
    Date of death: 7 April 2001
    Age: 86 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
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    Deaths from pneumonia in California 468T
    Method actors 78T
    People from Old Westbury, New York 40T
  • 7.
    Role: Tangina
    Age at the time: 49
    Zelda Rubinstein
    Overview: Zelda May Rubinstein (May 28, 1933 – January 27, 2010) was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she ...
    Date of birth: 28 May 1933
    Date of death: 27 January 2010
    Age: 76 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
    Height: 4' 3" (130 cm)
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    21st-century American Jews 3,416T
    Jewish American activists 64T
    Actresses from Berkeley, California 24T
  • 8.

    Martin Casella
    American, Actor
    Role: Marty
    Martin Casella
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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  • 9.

    Michael McManus
    American actor
    Role: Ben Tuthill
    Age at the time: 36
    Michael McManus
    Overview: Michael McManus (born January 26, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American actor. His best known movie role is perhaps Ben Tuthill in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He has also appeared in the films ...
    Date of birth: 26 January 1946
    Age: 79
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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    Male actors from Minneapolis, Minnesota 64T
    20th-century American male actors 8,672T
    21st-century American male actors 5,075T
  • 10.
    Role: Mrs. Tuthill
    Age at the time: 43
    Virginia Kiser
    Date of birth: 5 April 1939
    Age: 86
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actress
    Gender: Female
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  • 11.
    Richard Lawson
    Role: Ryan
    Age at the time: 35
    Overview: Richard Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre films; he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 film Polt ...
    Date of birth: 7 March 1947
    Age: 78
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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    United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War 871T
    People from Loma Linda, California 40T
    African-American male actors 1,377T
  • 12.

    James Karen
    Actor
    James Karen
    Role: Mr. Teague
    Age at the time: 58
    Overview: James Karen (born Jacob Karnofsky; November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen was best known for his roles in Poltergeist, The Return ...
    Date of birth: 28 November 1923
    Date of death: 23 October 2018
    Age: 94 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
     0    0
    American Ashkenazi Jews 264T
    21st-century American Jews 7,962T
    2018 deaths 10,187T
  • 13.

    Lou Perryman
    American actor
    Role: Pugsley
    Age at the time: 40
    Lou Perryman
    Overview: Louis Byron "Lou" Perryman (August 15, 1941 – April 1, 2009), also known as Lou Perry, was an American character actor. He acted in a number of small roles both on television and in films such as The Blues ...
    Date of birth: 15 August 1941
    Date of death: 1 April 2009
    Age: 67 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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    Stabbing attacks in the United States 58T
    Murdered American actors 46T
    Male actors from Austin, Texas 69T
  • 14.

    Dirk Blocker
    American actor
    Role: Jeff Shaw
    Age at the time: 24
    Dirk Blocker
    Overview: Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry Bragg. He stars as Detective Michael Hitchcock ...
    Date of birth: 25 July 1957
    Age: 67
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Partner: Danielle Aubuchon (Married)
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    Male actors from Hollywood, California 55T
    20th-century American male actors 8,941T
    21st-century American male actors 5,419T
  • 15.

    Allan Graf
    American, Actor
    Role: Neighbor
    Age at the time: 32
    Allan Graf
    Overview: Allan Lee Graf (born December 16, 1949) is an American athlete, actor, stuntman and director.
    Date of birth: 16 December 1949
    Age: 75
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)
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    People from Sylmar, Los Angeles 17T
    Film directors from Los Angeles, California 331T
    Male actors from Los Angeles, California 1,396T
  • 16.

    Joseph Walsh
    American, Actor
    Joseph Walsh
    Role: Neighbor
    Age at the time: 44
    Date of birth: 11 July 1937
    Age: 87
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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  • 17.
    Role: Woman Buyer
    Helen Baron
    Gender: Female
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  • 18.
    Role: Husband
    Age at the time: 45
    Noel Conlon
    Date of birth: 23 December 1936
    Age: 88
    Gender: Male
     0    0
  • 19.

    Sonny Landham
    American actor (1941–2017)
    Role: Pool Worker #2
    Age at the time: 41
    Sonny Landham
    Overview: William M. "Sonny" Landham (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017) was an American film actor and stunt man. He portrayed Billy Bear in 48 Hrs. and tracker Billy Sole in Predator.
    Date of birth: 11 February 1941
    Date of death: 17 August 2017
    Age: 76 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)
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    21st-century American Jews 3,111T
    Male actors of Irish descent 682T
    Male actors of English descent 380T
  • 20.

    William Vail
    American actor
    Role: Implosion Man
    Age at the time: 31
    William Vail
    Overview: Wlliam Vail (born November 30, 1950) is an American set decorator and actor best known for his role as "Kirk" in the 1974 American horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
    Date of birth: 30 November 1950
    Age: 74
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Actor
    Gender: Male
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    American male film actors 11,928T
    1951 births 14,057T
    1950 births 14,425T
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