List of surviving silent film actors
This article lists the known surviving actors and actresses 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 1927and the silent film era ended 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 - 5 people
| Name | Date of birth and age | Notes |
| Don Marion Davis | American child actor who appeared in silent films from 1919 to 1925. He was often billed as Don Marion or John Henry Jr. | |
| Silas Hathaway | American child actor who appeared in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, playing the title character as a baby. | |
| Billy Watson | American child actor who debuted in 1925. Along with younger brother Garry, he is one of the last of nine siblings, dubbed "Hollywood's first family", The Watsons. | |
| Mildred Kornman | American child actress who appeared in 18 silent Our Gang films as an extra. She later became an adult extra at 20th Century Fox, and was later known professionally as Ricki VanDusen | |
| Garry Watson | American child actor who debuted in 1929. Along with elder brother Billy, 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. |