The Deadly Tower poster

Movie · 1975

The Deadly Tower

Released 18 October 1975 More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
John Forsythe
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
57
Clifton James
as Capt. Fred Ambrose
55
Pernell Roberts
as Lt. Lee
47
Paul Carr
as C.T. Foss
41
Ned Beatty
as Allan Crum
38
Don Hood
as Dan Wallace
34
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
23years between the oldest and youngest billed
57John Forsythe — oldest on the call sheet
34Don Hood — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast
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