Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown – Kathy Bates
Molly Brown was a first class passenger on board the Titanic. She helped load people into the lifeboats before getting on one herself and making it safely to the Carpathia for rescue.
Edward Smith – Bernard Hill
Edward Smith was the captain of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. He went down with the ship after it hit the iceberg.
Ida And Isidor Straus – Elsa Raven And Lew Palter
Ida and Isidor Straus sailed on board the Titanic, and the night of the sinking were among those terrified for their lives. However, when Ida was put on a lifeboat, and her husband refused a seat, she got off and reportedly stated, “Where you go, I go.” They then remained on the deck until they perished in the cold water.
Charles Lightoller – Jonny Phillips
Charles Lightoller was Second Officer in the crew of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. He upheld the strict rule of women and children first, but took that to mean no men need board the lifeboats. He found himself atop an overturned lifeboat once in the water, and he likely saved the many souls with him by keeping the small boat afloat until the Carpathia arrived.
Wallace Hartley – Jonathan Evans-Jones
Wallace Hartley was a violinist in the Titanic’s band. After the ship crashed into the iceberg, he led the band in continuing to play for the victims, assumed to try and keep everyone as calm as possible in the midst of chaos. He went down with the ship that fateful night.
J. Bruce Ismay – Jonathan Hyde
J. Bruce Ismay was a chairman of the company that constructed the Titanic, and an accomplished businessman. He controversially got into one of the few lifeboats the night of the sinking and survived.
John Jacob Astor IV – Eric Braeden
John Jacob Astor IV was a real estate tycoon who helped establish the Waldorf-Astoria hotels. He ensured his pregnant wife and daughter safely boarded a lifeboat before he lost his life in the tragedy.
