1980s Movies Age Comparisons

Actor ages vs character ages in movies from 1980-1989.

# Actor Character Title Ages Conf Diff Source/Hints
#1 Arnold Schwarzenegger Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Predator (1987) 39 → 40 C4 -1 Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020) - Dutch Tape 'Still Hunting' (April 2025): Dutch says 'I turned 78 today' in April 2025, making him born April 1947. Film release June 1987 = 40 years old. • Xenopedia states Dutch born April 1948 (contradicts game tape, likely pre-Hunting Grounds info)
#2 Carl Weathers Al Dillon Predator (1987) 39 → 39 C3 0 Xenopedia cites 'Predbook7' for Dillon's DOB: February 15, 1948. Film June 1987 = 39 years old.
#3 Kevin Peter Hall The Predator / Helicopter Pilot Predator (1987) 32 → - C1
#4 Elpidia Carrillo Anna Gonsalves Predator (1987) 25 → 23-27 C2 0 Xenopedia: 'Anna was in her mid-twenties during the events of Predator'. No DOB or specific age given.
#5 Bill Duke Mac Eliot Predator (1987) 44 → - C1 Xenopedia: No age or DOB listed. Only mentions Vietnam service and joining Dutch's team in 1980.
#6 Michael J. Fox Marty McFly Back to the Future (1985) 24 → 17 C4 +7 Futurepedia: DOB June 12, 1968 (cited from 'Hard Time Part 3'). Film date Nov 5, 1985 = 17 years old
#7 Christopher Lloyd Emmett Brown Back to the Future (1985) 46 → 65 C3 -19 Futurepedia: Born 1920 per BTTF novelization. Note: video game says 1914, animated series says 1922 - conflicting sources • ScreenRant confirms BTTF novels state Doc was born 1920, making him 65 in 1985
#8 Crispin Glover George McFly Back to the Future (1985) 21 → 17 C4 +4 Futurepedia: DOB April 1, 1938 (visible on tombstone in BTTF2). Age 17 on Nov 5, 1955
#9 Lea Thompson Lorraine Baines Back to the Future (1985) 24 → 17 C3 +7 Futurepedia: Born 1938 in Hill Valley. Age 17 in 1955 scenes
#10 Claudia Wells Jennifer Parker Back to the Future (1985) 18 → 17 C4 +1 Futurepedia: DOB Oct 29, 1967 (derived from BTTF2 where Officer Foley states she is 47 in 2015)