
And the Band Played On
Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.
- Drama
- TV Movie
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
30
Cast members loaded
25
Alive
5
Deceased
83.3%
Still living
Showing 30 of 30 loaded cast members.

as Dr. Don Francis
AliveBorn: March 22, 1959
Age: 67
Loma Linda, California, USA

as Dr. Robert Gallo
AliveBorn: January 28, 1936
Age: 90
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

as Dr. Luc Montagnier
AliveBorn: December 6, 1938
Age: 87
Brussels, Belgium

as Dr. Françoise Barre
DeceasedBorn: July 6, 1948
Died: April 17, 2026
Age at death: 77

as Dr. Dale Lawrence
AliveBorn: March 17, 1958
Age: 68
Humboldt, Iowa, USA

as Mr. Johnstone
AliveBorn: May 10, 1943
Age: 83
Waukegan, Illinois, USA

as Eddi Papasano
AliveBorn: January 30, 1951
Age: 75
London, England, UK

as Antique Shop Owner
DeceasedBorn: March 29, 1948
Died: February 11, 2026
Age at death: 77

as Dr. Mika Popovic
AliveBorn: March 21, 1940
Age: 86
New York City, New York, USA

as Dr. Mervyn Silverman
DeceasedBorn: June 6, 1945
Died: October 9, 2000
Age at death: 55

as The Choreographer
AliveBorn: August 31, 1949
Age: 77
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

as Dennis Seeley
AliveBorn: June 21, 1955
Age: 71
Westport, Connecticut, USA

as Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann
AliveBorn: August 12, 1952
Age: 74
Uccle, Belgium

as Dr. Mary Guinan
DeceasedBorn: March 13, 1955
Died: June 8, 2017
Age at death: 62

as Dr. Betsy Reisz
AliveBorn: July 8, 1951
Age: 75
Santa Monica, California, USA

as Dr. Dennis Donohue
AliveBorn: August 28, 1940
Age: 86
Dayton, Ohio, USA

as Dr. Marc Conant
AliveBorn: May 4, 1947
Age: 79
DeKalb, Illinois, USA

as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
DeceasedBorn: October 4, 1953
Died: October 31, 2025
Age at death: 72

as Mrs. Johnstone
AliveBorn: September 6, 1944
Age: 81
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

as Mrs. Johnstone
AliveBirth date not on record.

as Bobbi Campbell
AliveBorn: February 27, 1966
Age: 60
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

as The Brother
AliveBorn: August 14, 1945
Age: 81
Waco, Texas, USA

as William W. Darrow, PhD
AliveBorn: November 20, 1948
Age: 77
New York City, New York, USA

as Congressman Phil Burton
AliveBorn: November 7, 1940
Age: 85
Oakland, California, USA

as Bill Kraus
AliveBorn: May 25, 1939
Age: 87
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

as Dr. Max Essex
AliveBorn: January 31, 1943
Age: 83
Hawick, Borders, Scotland, UK

as Chip
AliveBorn: August 11, 1964
Age: 62
New York, New York, U.S.A.

as Gaetan Dugas
AliveBorn: March 11, 1962
Age: 64
Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA

as Dr. Jim Curran
AliveBorn: July 2, 1948
Age: 78
Wolfratshausen, Germany

as Dr. Harold Jaffe
AliveBorn: October 30, 1953
Age: 72
Van Nuys, California, USA
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