Great escape actors still alive: 59 Photos
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Sadly, only two cast members are alive today. John Leyton, who played Flight Lieutenant Willie Dickes, had been a teen idol due to his portrayal of Ginger Hebblethwaite on the 1960 TV adaptation of “Biggles.” Joining “The Great Escape” allowed Layton to prove himself a serious actor following his brief pop career.
Steve s well-known for his roles in films like The Thomas Crown Affair, The Great Escape, and The Sand Pebbles, among many others. In the mid-1970s, Steve McQueen was the highest-paid actor in the world.
Who were the actors who made it to freedom in the film The Great Escape? The three were Danny and Willie (played by Charles Bronson & John Leyton) who are seen rowing to a neutral ship, and Sedgwick (played by James Coburn) who escapes to Spain via France.
The film depicts the three prisoners who escape to freedom as British, Polish, and Australian; in reality, they were Norwegian (Jens Müller and Per Bergsland) and Dutch (Bram van der Stok). In 2009, seven POWs returned to Stalag Luft III for the 65th anniversary of the escape and watched the film.
Only three escapees made it all the way to freedom.
The Only Actors Still Alive From The Cast
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