Murder by Death 47 years old

By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

Murder by Death

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Credits

Murder by Death Cast

Name Character
Peter Falk He was 48, 83 years old when he died as Sam Diamond
Eileen Brennan She was 43, 80 years old when she died as Tess Skeffington
Fay Wray She was 68, 96 years old when she died as Screaming Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)
Maggie Smith She was 41, now 89 years old as Dora Charleston
Alec Guinness He was 62, 86 years old when he died as Bensonmum
James Cromwell He was 36, now 84 years old as Marcel
Peter Sellers He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Sidney Wang
Richard Narita He was 24, now 72 years old as Willie Wang
James Coco He was 46, 56 years old when he died as Milo Perrier
Estelle Winwood She was 93, 101 years old when she died as Nurse
Nancy Walker She was 54, 69 years old when she died as Maid
David Niven He was 66, 73 years old when he died as Dick Charleston
Truman Capote He was 51, 59 years old when he died as Lionel Twain
Elsa Lanchester She was 73, 84 years old when she died as Jessica Marbles

Murder by Death Crew

Name Department
Jennifer Shull as Casting. She was 43 (now 91) years old Production
John F. Burnett as Editor. Editing
Jerry Jost as Sound mixer. He was 46 (85) years old when He died Sound
Fred T. Gallo as Assistant Director. Directing
Stephen B. Grimes as Production Design. He was 49 (61) years old when He died Art
Mary Malin as Assistant Costume Designer. Costume & Make-Up
Frank E. Warner as Sound Effects Editor. Sound
Roger M. Rothstein as Associate Producer. He was 40 (53) years old when He died Production
David M. Walsh as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 92) years old Camera
Ray Stark as Producer. He was 60 (88) years old when He died Production
Michael A. Stevenson as Assistant Editor. He was 26 (now 74) years old Editing
Wayne Fitzgerald as Title Graphics. He was 46 (89) years old when He died Crew
Ann Roth as Costume Design. She was 44 (now 92) years old Costume & Make-Up
Marvin March as Set Decoration. He was 46 (now 93) years old Art
Dave Grusin as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (now 89) years old Sound
Charles Addams as Title Graphics. He was 64 (76) years old when He died Crew
Margaret Booth as Supervising Film Editor. She was 78 (104) years old when She died Editing
Robert Moore as Director. He was 48 (56) years old when He died Directing
Neil Simon as Writer. He was 48 (91) years old when He died Writing
Roger Shearman as Camera Operator. Camera
Murder by Death poster
Murder by Death (47 years)

By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 23, 1976
  • Runtime: 94 minutes
  • Revenue: 32511047.00