Surviving silent film actors

Most actors from The Silent Film era are deceased, but a few still survive. This deals with the surviving silent film actors or living actors whose first work was in silent films. This list does not include actors from "experimental" attempts at silent films that have been made since 1950 or after. As might be expected many, but not all, of the surviving silent film actors were child actors.

The list

• Diana Serra Cary-"Baby Peggy"
• Jean Darling-Silent era Our Gang actress.
• Marie Glory-French actress who started in 1924.
• Virginia Davis-Child star "Alice" in silent-era Disney work of the 1920s.
• Johannes Heesters-In 1924 "Cirque Hollandaise", a silent.
• Dorothy Janis-Retired actress whose career lasted two years.
• Barbara Kent-Retired in the 1930s, does not talk AbOUT her acting days.
• Baby Marie-Early child star featured or starring in 29 films.
• Anita Page-She was in The Broadway Melody and attended the first Academy Awards.
• Mickey Rooney-Most known in "talkies", but did silent-era short films in the series Toonerville Folks.
• Doris Eaton Travis-A former Ziegfeld girl, mostly theatre but also did some silent films.
• Coy Watson Jr.-A child actor who debuted at age 9.