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<span class='error-major' data-annotation='1' data-tooltip='[Critical Error: Incorrect answer to the user's question]'>Based on the production of Dazed and Confused (filmed in the summer of 1992), the oldest member of the primary "student" ensemble was Sasha Jenson.
Here are the specific details regarding his age and role:
Specific Context:
Jenson's age is a frequently cited piece of trivia for the film because he was playing an 18-year-old high school senior despite being nearly a decade older than the character. He was significantly older than most of his fellow "senior" castmates; for comparison, Jason London (Pink) and Ben Affleck (O'Bannion) were both 19 at the time of filming.
Even Matthew McConaughey, whose character Wooderson was written to be several years older than the high school students (having already graduated), was only 22 years old during production—making the "high schooler" Jenson five years older than the "older guy" Wooderson.
While there were local Austin actors in minor roles playing teachers and parents who were chronologically older (such as Curtis Davis as the shop teacher or Mona Lee Fultz as Mitch's mother), Jenson is recognized as the oldest member of the main "teen" cast that the movie centers upon.
The user asked 'who was the oldest cast member' without any qualifier. The AI Summary reframed this to 'oldest member of the primary student ensemble' and then 'oldest member of the main teen cast,' which fundamentally changes the question. The correct answer is Terry Mross, who played Coach Conrad and was 41-42 years old during filming.
Even among the adult cast mentioned, the summary failed to note that Julius Tennon was significantly older than Jenson and should have been part of the complete answer.
The summary mentions teachers but doesn't provide a complete picture of the adult cast ages.
The summary mentions 'Curtis Davis as the shop teacher' but this person does not appear in any cast credits or sources. This is either a fabrication or a confusion with another film.
The oldest cast member of Dazed and Confused at the time of filming (summer 1992) was Terry Mross, who played Coach Conrad. He was 41-42 years old during production (the film was released in September 1993 when he was listed as 42 years old at release according to ActorAgeCheck, placing him at approximately 41 during the July-August 1992 filming period).
If limiting the answer to the principal teen/student cast, then Sasha Jenson (who played Don Dawson) was indeed the oldest at 27 years old (born November 12, 1964). However, the user's question did not include such a qualifier.
Other adult cast members older than Jenson included:
Filming took place from July 13 to August 27, 1992 in Austin, Texas.