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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.
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. The last surviving silent film actor on this list is child actor {{wp|Watson family|Garry Watson}}.


== Living silent film actors ==
== Living silent film actors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Name
!Date of birth and age
!Date of birth
!Notes
!Notes
|-
!Lifespan
|{{wp|Watson family|Billy Watson}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|25}}
|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.
|-
|{{wp|Mildred Kornman}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|10}}
|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.
|-
|-
|{{wp|Watson family|Garry Watson}}
|{{wp|Watson family|Garry Watson}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|27}}
|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''.
|American child actor who debuted in 1929. He is 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''.
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|27}}
|}
|}


== Silent film actors and personnel who died in 2010 or later ==
== Silent film actors and personnel who died in 2010 or later ==
WIP...


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Name
!Date of birth
!Date of birth
!Date of death and age
!Date of death
!Notes
!Notes
!Lifespan
|-
|-
|{{wp|June Havoc}}
|{{wp|June Havoc}}
|{{birth date|1912|11|8}}
|{{birth date|1912|11|8}}
|{{death date and age|2010|3|28|1912|11|8}}
|March 28, 2010
|
|Appeared in two {{wp|Harold Lloyd}} silent shorts in 1918, ''{{wp|On the Jump}}'' and ''{{wp|Hey There!}}''. Would later have a lengthy film, stage, and TV career.
|97 years, 137 days
|-
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831891/ Georgie Stone]
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831891/ Georgie Stone]
|{{birth date|1909|9|3}}
|{{birth date|1909|9|3}}
|{{death date and age|2010|4|25|1909|9|3}}
|April 25, 2010
|
|Appeared in 49 silent films from 1914 to 1923.
|100 years, 213 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Doris Eaton Travis}}
|{{wp|Doris Eaton Travis}}
|{{birth date|1904|3|14}}
|{{birth date|1904|3|14}}
|{{death date and age|2010|5|11|1904|3|14}}
|May 11, 2010
|
|Debuted opposite {{wp|Billie Dove}} in 1921's ''At the Stage Door'', and would appear in several other silent films throughout the decade.
|106 years, 58 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Rosa Rio}}
|{{wp|Rosa Rio}}
|{{birth date|1902|06|02}}
|{{birth date|1902|06|02}}
|{{death date and age|2010|05|13|1902|06|02}}
|May 13, 2010
|
|Organist who worked on a number of silent films in the 20s, including ''{{wp|The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of The Opera}}'', ''{{wp|The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame}}'' and ''{{wp|The Birth of a Nation}}''. The last surviving behind-the-scenes musical figure of the silent era.
|107 years, 345 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Yvonne Howell}}
|{{wp|Yvonne Howell}}
|{{birth date|1905|07|31}}
|{{birth date|1905|07|31}}
|{{death date and age|2010|05|27|1905|07|31}}
|May 27, 2010
|
|Appeared in 11 films during the silent era.
|104 years, 300 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Daisy D'ora}}
|{{wp|Daisy D'ora}}
|{{birth date|1913|02|26}}
|{{birth date|1913|02|26}}
|{{death date and age|2010|06|12|1913|02|26}}
|June 12, 2010
|
|Acted in several German silent films, beginning with ''{{wp|Pandora's Box (1929 film)|Pandora's Box}}'' in 1929.
|97 years, 106 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Eva von Berne}}
|{{wp|Eva von Berne}}
|{{birth date|1910|7|8}}
|{{birth date|1910|7|8}}
|{{death date and age|2010|11|9|1910|7|8}}
|November 9, 2010
|
|Austrian actress who debuted in the now-lost silent film ''{{wp|The Masks of the Devil}}''.
|100 years, 124 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Marie Osborne Yeats|Baby Marie Osborne}}
|{{wp|Marie Osborne Yeats|Baby Marie Osborne}}
|{{birth date|1911|11|05}}
|{{birth date|1911|11|05}}
|{{death date and age|2010|11|11|1911|11|05}}
|November 11, 2010
|
|Prominent child star of the 1910s, appearing in several dozen films.
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Miriam Seegar}}
|{{wp|Miriam Seegar}}
|{{birth date|1907|9|1}}
|{{birth date|1907|9|1}}
|{{death date and age|2011|1|2|1907|9|1}}
|January 2, 2011
|
|Appeared in several silent films during the late 1920s.
|103 years, 123 days
|-
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869374/ Jack Totheroh]
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869374/ Jack Totheroh]
|{{birth date|1914|8|8}}
|{{birth date|1914|8|8}}
|{{death date and age|2011|5|20|1914|8|8}}
|May 20, 2011
|
|Debuted as a baby in the 1915 short ''The Bachelor's Baby''. Would appear in a second silent short, ''Try and Get It'', in 1922.
|96 years, 285 days
|-
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0096030/ Brigitte Borchert]
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0096030/ Brigitte Borchert]
|{{birth date|1910|11|15}}
|{{birth date|1910|11|15}}
|{{death date and age|2011|8|7|1910|11|15}}
|August 7, 2011
|
|Appeared in 1930's ''{{wp|People on Sunday}}'', one of the last German silent films.
|100 years, 272 days
|-
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1748827/ Jane Margaret Truesdell]
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1748827/ Jane Margaret Truesdell]
|{{birth date|1911|4|29}}
|{{birth date|1911|4|29}}
|{{death date and age|2011|8|23|1911|4|29}}
|August 23, 2011
|
|Appeared in 1913's ''Thus Saith the Lord''.
|100 years, 116 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Barbara Kent}}
|{{wp|Barbara Kent}}
|{{birth date|1907|12|16}}
|{{birth date|1907|12|16}}
|{{death date and age|2011|10|13|1907|12|16}}
|October 13, 2011
|
|The last surviving actor to have starring roles in silent films as an adult, in a career beginning with ''{{wp|Flesh and the Devil}}'' in 1926.
|103 years, 301 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Johannes Heesters}}
|{{wp|Johannes Heesters}}
|{{birth date|1903|12|5}}
|{{birth date|1903|12|5}}
|{{death date and age|2011|12|24|1903|12|5}}
|December 24, 2011
|
|Dutch actor who appeared in the 1924 silent film ''{{wp|Cirque hollandais}}''.
|108 years, 19 days
|-
|{{wp|Frederica Sagor Maas}}
|{{birth date|1900|7|6}}
|January 5, 2012
|Silent film screenwriter on works such as ''{{wp|The Plastic Age (film)|The Plastic Age}}''. Last surviving Hollywood silent film behind-the-scenes figure, and the last to have a substantial silent film career as an adult.
|111 years, 183 days
|-
|{{wp|Carol Adams (actress)|Carol Adams}}
|{{birth date|1918|3|15}}
|April 9, 2012
|Actress of the 30s and 40s whose career began in the 1923 silent short film ''Navy Blues''.
|94 years, 25 days
|-
|{{wp|Isuzu Yamada}}
|{{birth date|1917|2|5}}
|July 9, 2012
|Japanese actress whose lengthy career began in the 1930 silent ''Ken o Koete''. The silent era in Japan would last into the mid-1930s, despite its earlier phasing out in other countries.
|95 years, 125 days
|-
|{{wp|Vondell Darr}}
|{{birth date|1919|4|18}}
|September 10, 2012
|Child actress in a number of silents throughout the mid-to-late 1920s.
|93 years, 145 days
|-
|{{wp|Peggy Ahern}}
|{{birth date|1917|3|9}}
|October 24, 2012
|1920s child actress best known for her appearances in the ''{{wp|Our Gang}}'' series of shorts.
|95 years, 229 days
|-
|{{wp|Jack Hanlon}}
|{{birth date|1916|2|15}}
|December 13, 2012
|1920s ''{{wp|Our Gang}}'' child actor also thought to be the last surviving cast member of the acclaimed {{wp|Buster Keaton}} silent ''{{wp|The General (1926 film)|The General}}'', released in 1926.
|96 years, 301 days
|-
|{{wp|Mickey Moore}}
|{{birth date|1914|10|14}}
|March 4, 2013
|Child actor of the 1920s. Post-silents, he would later have a lengthy lengthy career as an adult.
|98 years, 141 days
|-
|{{wp|Mickey Rooney}}
|{{birth date|1920|9|23}}
|April 6, 2014
|Prominent film star whose 88-year film career began as a silent child star, debuting in the 1926 release ''Not to be Trusted'' and starring in the numerous ''{{wp|Mickey McGuire (film series)|Mickey McGuire}}'' shorts released throughout the final years of the silent era.
|93 years, 195 days
|-
|{{wp|Hanna Maron}}
|{{birth date|1923|11|22}}
|May 30, 2014
|German-born Israeli actress who appeared in several German silents of the late 1920s.
|90 years, 189 days
|-
|{{wp|Carla Laemmle}}
|{{birth date|1909|10|20}}
|June 12, 2014
|The niece of {{wp|Universal Pictures}} co-founder {{wp|Carl Laemmle}}, Carla Laemmle appeared in bit parts in several silent films, beginning with 1925's ''{{wp|The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
|104 years, 235 days
|-
|{{wp|Manoel de Oliveira}}
|{{birth date|1908|12|11}}
|April 2, 2015
|Portuguese film director whose appeared as an extra in the 1928 silent ''Fátima Milagrosa''. His first released film, the 1931 documentary ''{{wp|Douro, Faina Fluvial}}'', was also a silent.
|106 years, 112 days
|-
|{{wp|Jean Darling}}
|{{birth date|1922|8|23}}
|September 4, 2015
|Prolific ''{{wp|Our Gang}}'' child actor, having appeared in 46 silent-era ''Our Gang'' shorts.
|93 years, 12 days
|-
|{{wp|Dickie Moore (actor)|Dickie Moore}}
|{{birth date|1925|9|12}}
|September 7, 2015
|Actor whose 30-year career began as a child actor in the silent era, debuting as the baby version of {{wp|John Barrymore}}'s character in the 1927 film ''{{wp|The Beloved Rogue}}''.
|89 years, 360 days
|-
|{{wp|Shep Houghton}}
|{{birth date|1914|6|4}}
|December 15, 2016
|Actor whose career was mostly bit part roles, beginning with the 1927 silent film ''{{wp|Underworld (1927 film)|Underworld}}''.
|102 years, 196 days
|-
|{{wp|Dorothy Morrison (actress)|Dorothy Morrison}}
|{{birth date|1919|1|3}}
|October 18, 2017
|Child actress in several silent ''{{wp|Our Gang}}'' shorts.
|98 years, 288 days
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368860/ Silas Hathaway]
|{{birth date|1919|3|4}}
|2017
|Portrayed the Kid as an infant in 1921's ''{{wp|The Kid (1921 film)|The Kid}}''. Last surviving cast member of a silent film starring {{wp|Charlie Chaplin}}.
|97 years 303 days to 98 years 302 days
|-
|{{wp|Lassie Lou Ahern}}
|{{birth date|1920|6|25}}
|February 15, 2018
|Child actress with a substantial silent career, including in 1927's ''{{wp|Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927 film)|Uncle Tom's Cabin}}'' and a number of ''{{wp|Our Gang}}'' shorts.
|97 years, 235 days
|-
|{{wp|Watson family|Louise Watson}}
|{{birth date|1919|11|22}}
|June 5, 2018
|3rd-last surviving member of the Watson family.
|98 years, 195 days
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413284/ Avonne Jackson]
|{{birth date|1924|7|23}}
|June 7, 2018
|African-American child actor; appeared as a baby in ''Smith's Catalina Rowboat Race'' (1928)
|93 years, 319 days
|-
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250057/ Jack C. Edwards]
|{{birth date|1920|9|26}}
|July 16, 2018
|Child actor in the early half of the 1920s.
|97 years, 293 days
|-
|{{wp|Mary Carlisle}}
|{{birth date|1914|2|3}}
|August 1, 2018
|Later known for her career as an adult in the first decade of talkies, she debuted in a bit part role in the 1923 silent ''Long Live the King''.
|104 years, 179 days
|-
|{{wp|Kathleen O'Malley}}
|{{birth date|1924|3|31}}
|February 25, 2019
|Actress with a career spanning over 70 years that began as an infant in the 1926 silent ''{{wp|My Old Dutch (1926 film)|My Old Dutch}}''.
|94, years, 331 days
|-
|{{wp|Fay McKenzie}}
|{{birth date|1918|2|19}}
|April 16, 2019
|Debuted as a baby in 1918's ''{{wp|Station Content}}'', released several months after her birth. The first known actor to live to see the centennial anniversary of their film debut.
|101 years, 56 days
|-
|{{wp|Diana Serra Cary}}
|{{birth date|1918|10|29}}
|February 24, 2020
|One of the most popular child stars of the silent era under the stage name "Baby Peggy". The last surviving silent film actor with a leading role in a silent film.
|101 years, 118 days
|-
|[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/john-dixon-obituary?id=7341053 Jack Dixon]
|{{birth date|1916|7|4}}
|October 15, 2020
|His obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' notes him having made his silent film debut in 1920, though which films he appeared in are not currently known.
|104 years, 103 days
|-
|{{wp|Don Marion Davis}}
|{{birth date|1917|10|9}}
|December 10, 2020
|The last known living actor who made their film debut in the 1910s, having appeared in two 1919 films. Also the second known actor to live a century after their film debut.
|103 years, 62 days
|-
|{{wp|Watson family|Billy Watson}}
|{{birth date|1923|12|25}}
|february 17, 2022
|American child actor who debuted in 1925. Along with younger brother Garry (born 1928), he was one of the last of nine siblings, dubbed  "Hollywood's first family," The Watsons.
|98 years, 54 days
|-
|{{wp|Donnie "Beezer" Smith}}
|{{birth date|1924|9|17}}
|July 8, 2022
|American child actor who debuted in 1928. Along with older brother Jay R. Smith (1915–2002), he appeared in Our Gang short films. His contract ended in 1929 after he took a dislike in the director.
|97 years, 294 days
|-
|{{wp|Mildred Kornman}}
|{{birth date|1925|7|10}}
|August 20, 2022
|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.
|97 years, 41 days
|}
|}
* {{wp|Carol Adams (actress)|Carol Adams}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Peggy Ahern}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Vondell Darr}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Jack Hanlon}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Frederica Sagor Maas}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Isuzu Yamada}} - died 2012
* {{wp|Mickey Moore}} - died 2013
* {{wp|Carla Laemmle}} - died 2014
* {{wp|Hanna Maron}} {{Death date and age|2014|05|30|1923|11|22}}
* {{wp|Mickey Rooney}} - died 2014
* {{wp|Jean Darling}} - died 2015
* {{wp|Manoel de Oliveira}} - died 2015
* {{wp|Dickie Moore (actor)|Dickie Moore}} - died 2015
* {{wp|Shep Houghton}} - died 2016
* Silas Hathaway - died 2017
* {{wp|Dorothy Morrison (actress)|Dorothy Morrison}} - died 2017
* {{wp|Lassie Lou Ahern}} - died 2018
* {{wp|Mary Carlisle}} - died 2018
* Jack C. Edwards - died 2018
* Louise Watson - died 2018
* {{wp|Fay McKenzie}} - died 2019
* {{wp|Kathleen O'Malley}} - died 2019
* {{wp|Diana Serra Cary}} - died 2020
* {{wp|Don Marion Davis}} - died 2020
* John Podesta "Jack" Dixon - died 2020
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 8 January 2023

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. The last surviving silent film actor on this list is child actor Garry Watson.

Living silent film actors

Name Date of birth Notes Lifespan
Garry Watson September 27, 1928 American child actor who debuted in 1929. He is 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. 95 years, 232 days

Silent film actors and personnel who died in 2010 or later

Name Date of birth Date of death Notes Lifespan
June Havoc (1912-11-08)November 8, 1912 March 28, 2010 Appeared in two Harold Lloyd silent shorts in 1918, On the Jump and Hey There!. Would later have a lengthy film, stage, and TV career. 97 years, 137 days
Georgie Stone (1909-09-03)September 3, 1909 April 25, 2010 Appeared in 49 silent films from 1914 to 1923. 100 years, 213 days
Doris Eaton Travis (1904-03-14)March 14, 1904 May 11, 2010 Debuted opposite Billie Dove in 1921's At the Stage Door, and would appear in several other silent films throughout the decade. 106 years, 58 days
Rosa Rio (1902-06-02)June 2, 1902 May 13, 2010 Organist who worked on a number of silent films in the 20s, including The Phantom of The Opera, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Birth of a Nation. The last surviving behind-the-scenes musical figure of the silent era. 107 years, 345 days
Yvonne Howell (1905-07-31)July 31, 1905 May 27, 2010 Appeared in 11 films during the silent era. 104 years, 300 days
Daisy D'ora (1913-02-26)February 26, 1913 June 12, 2010 Acted in several German silent films, beginning with Pandora's Box in 1929. 97 years, 106 days
Eva von Berne (1910-07-08)July 8, 1910 November 9, 2010 Austrian actress who debuted in the now-lost silent film The Masks of the Devil. 100 years, 124 days
Baby Marie Osborne (1911-11-05)November 5, 1911 November 11, 2010 Prominent child star of the 1910s, appearing in several dozen films. 99 years, 6 days
Miriam Seegar (1907-09-01)September 1, 1907 January 2, 2011 Appeared in several silent films during the late 1920s. 103 years, 123 days
Jack Totheroh (1914-08-08)August 8, 1914 May 20, 2011 Debuted as a baby in the 1915 short The Bachelor's Baby. Would appear in a second silent short, Try and Get It, in 1922. 96 years, 285 days
Brigitte Borchert (1910-11-15)November 15, 1910 August 7, 2011 Appeared in 1930's People on Sunday, one of the last German silent films. 100 years, 272 days
Jane Margaret Truesdell (1911-04-29)April 29, 1911 August 23, 2011 Appeared in 1913's Thus Saith the Lord. 100 years, 116 days
Barbara Kent (1907-12-16)December 16, 1907 October 13, 2011 The last surviving actor to have starring roles in silent films as an adult, in a career beginning with Flesh and the Devil in 1926. 103 years, 301 days
Johannes Heesters (1903-12-05)December 5, 1903 December 24, 2011 Dutch actor who appeared in the 1924 silent film Cirque hollandais. 108 years, 19 days
Frederica Sagor Maas (1900-07-06)July 6, 1900 January 5, 2012 Silent film screenwriter on works such as The Plastic Age. Last surviving Hollywood silent film behind-the-scenes figure, and the last to have a substantial silent film career as an adult. 111 years, 183 days
Carol Adams (1918-03-15)March 15, 1918 April 9, 2012 Actress of the 30s and 40s whose career began in the 1923 silent short film Navy Blues. 94 years, 25 days
Isuzu Yamada (1917-02-05)February 5, 1917 July 9, 2012 Japanese actress whose lengthy career began in the 1930 silent Ken o Koete. The silent era in Japan would last into the mid-1930s, despite its earlier phasing out in other countries. 95 years, 125 days
Vondell Darr (1919-04-18)April 18, 1919 September 10, 2012 Child actress in a number of silents throughout the mid-to-late 1920s. 93 years, 145 days
Peggy Ahern (1917-03-09)March 9, 1917 October 24, 2012 1920s child actress best known for her appearances in the Our Gang series of shorts. 95 years, 229 days
Jack Hanlon (1916-02-15)February 15, 1916 December 13, 2012 1920s Our Gang child actor also thought to be the last surviving cast member of the acclaimed Buster Keaton silent The General, released in 1926. 96 years, 301 days
Mickey Moore (1914-10-14)October 14, 1914 March 4, 2013 Child actor of the 1920s. Post-silents, he would later have a lengthy lengthy career as an adult. 98 years, 141 days
Mickey Rooney (1920-09-23)September 23, 1920 April 6, 2014 Prominent film star whose 88-year film career began as a silent child star, debuting in the 1926 release Not to be Trusted and starring in the numerous Mickey McGuire shorts released throughout the final years of the silent era. 93 years, 195 days
Hanna Maron (1923-11-22)November 22, 1923 May 30, 2014 German-born Israeli actress who appeared in several German silents of the late 1920s. 90 years, 189 days
Carla Laemmle (1909-10-20)October 20, 1909 June 12, 2014 The niece of Universal Pictures co-founder Carl Laemmle, Carla Laemmle appeared in bit parts in several silent films, beginning with 1925's The Phantom of the Opera. 104 years, 235 days
Manoel de Oliveira (1908-12-11)December 11, 1908 April 2, 2015 Portuguese film director whose appeared as an extra in the 1928 silent Fátima Milagrosa. His first released film, the 1931 documentary Douro, Faina Fluvial, was also a silent. 106 years, 112 days
Jean Darling (1922-08-23)August 23, 1922 September 4, 2015 Prolific Our Gang child actor, having appeared in 46 silent-era Our Gang shorts. 93 years, 12 days
Dickie Moore (1925-09-12)September 12, 1925 September 7, 2015 Actor whose 30-year career began as a child actor in the silent era, debuting as the baby version of John Barrymore's character in the 1927 film The Beloved Rogue. 89 years, 360 days
Shep Houghton (1914-06-04)June 4, 1914 December 15, 2016 Actor whose career was mostly bit part roles, beginning with the 1927 silent film Underworld. 102 years, 196 days
Dorothy Morrison (1919-01-03)January 3, 1919 October 18, 2017 Child actress in several silent Our Gang shorts. 98 years, 288 days
Silas Hathaway (1919-03-04)March 4, 1919 2017 Portrayed the Kid as an infant in 1921's The Kid. Last surviving cast member of a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. 97 years 303 days to 98 years 302 days
Lassie Lou Ahern (1920-06-25)June 25, 1920 February 15, 2018 Child actress with a substantial silent career, including in 1927's Uncle Tom's Cabin and a number of Our Gang shorts. 97 years, 235 days
Louise Watson (1919-11-22)November 22, 1919 June 5, 2018 3rd-last surviving member of the Watson family. 98 years, 195 days
Avonne Jackson (1924-07-23)July 23, 1924 June 7, 2018 African-American child actor; appeared as a baby in Smith's Catalina Rowboat Race (1928) 93 years, 319 days
Jack C. Edwards (1920-09-26)September 26, 1920 July 16, 2018 Child actor in the early half of the 1920s. 97 years, 293 days
Mary Carlisle (1914-02-03)February 3, 1914 August 1, 2018 Later known for her career as an adult in the first decade of talkies, she debuted in a bit part role in the 1923 silent Long Live the King. 104 years, 179 days
Kathleen O'Malley (1924-03-31)March 31, 1924 February 25, 2019 Actress with a career spanning over 70 years that began as an infant in the 1926 silent My Old Dutch. 94, years, 331 days
Fay McKenzie (1918-02-19)February 19, 1918 April 16, 2019 Debuted as a baby in 1918's Station Content, released several months after her birth. The first known actor to live to see the centennial anniversary of their film debut. 101 years, 56 days
Diana Serra Cary (1918-10-29)October 29, 1918 February 24, 2020 One of the most popular child stars of the silent era under the stage name "Baby Peggy". The last surviving silent film actor with a leading role in a silent film. 101 years, 118 days
Jack Dixon (1916-07-04)July 4, 1916 October 15, 2020 His obituary in the Los Angeles Times notes him having made his silent film debut in 1920, though which films he appeared in are not currently known. 104 years, 103 days
Don Marion Davis (1917-10-09)October 9, 1917 December 10, 2020 The last known living actor who made their film debut in the 1910s, having appeared in two 1919 films. Also the second known actor to live a century after their film debut. 103 years, 62 days
Billy Watson (1923-12-25)December 25, 1923 february 17, 2022 American child actor who debuted in 1925. Along with younger brother Garry (born 1928), he was one of the last of nine siblings, dubbed "Hollywood's first family," The Watsons. 98 years, 54 days
Donnie "Beezer" Smith (1924-09-17)September 17, 1924 July 8, 2022 American child actor who debuted in 1928. Along with older brother Jay R. Smith (1915–2002), he appeared in Our Gang short films. His contract ended in 1929 after he took a dislike in the director. 97 years, 294 days
Mildred Kornman (1925-07-10)July 10, 1925 August 20, 2022 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. 97 years, 41 days
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