List of last living silent film actors
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This article lists the actors who were still living as of 2010, that started in or appeared in silent film, including those with uncredited roles. The silent era existed from c. 1896 until the first full-length sound feature or "talkie" The Jazz Singer, was released in 1927. The silent film era ended in about 1929 in American cinema, and later in other countries. All of the surviving silent actors on this list were child actors.
Living silent film actors
| Name | Date of birth and age | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Watson | December 25, 1923 | American child actor who debuted in 1925. Along with younger brother Garry (born 1928), he is one of the last of nine siblings, dubbed "Hollywood's first family," The Watsons. |
| Mildred Kornman | July 10, 1925 | American child actress who appeared in 18 silent Our Gang films as an extra (the series also starred her older sister Mary Kornman). She later became an adult extra at 20th Century Fox, and was later known professionally as Ricki VanDusen. |
| Garry Watson | September 27, 1928 | American child actor who debuted in 1929. Along with elder brother Billy (born 1923), he is one of the last of the nine Watson siblings. He debuted in the film Drag. The film was long thought to be a lost film but was later rediscovered. The film originally had two versions, a sound version and a silent version. He had other silent film appearances in The Isle of Lost Ships and Love, Live and Laugh. |
Silent film actors who died in 2010 or later
WIP...
- Silas Hathaway - died 2017
- Dorothy Morrison - died 2017
- Mary Carlisle - died 2018
- Jack C. Edwards - died 2018
- Louise Watson - died 2018
- Fay McKenzie - died 2019
- Kathleen O'Malley - died 2019
- Diana Serra Cary - died 2020
- Don Marion Davis - died 2020
- John Podesta "Jack" Dixon - died 2020