Are There Any Surviving Silent Film Actors?

Are there any living actors who performed in silent films? You might be surprised to learn the answer. And you might learn something new about silent films.

Maybe you’re a serious student of the silent film era, studying movies like Battleship Potemkin and even Nanook of the North. Or maybe you’re a horror fan who has dipped into movies like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or the Lon Chaney, Sr. version of The Phantom of the Opera. A comedy fan who watched Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton. A fan of classic literature who saw the Lon Chaney, Sr. version of The…