Jack Totheroh - 1914-2011 - actor

[Kaleva]

In his 92 year acting career, he appeared in only 4 movies. His first was in 1915, his 2nd was in 1922, his 3rd was 70 years later in 1992 and his 4th and final film was in 2007.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869374/

[First Speaker]

1. How cool is that! Neat...and here's a trivia question regarding long-time movie actors...

...who were the only two actors who appeared in both silent films, and 21st century films? John Gielgud, and Mickey Rooney...

[Kaleva]

5. Nobody is ever going to join John and Mickey on that list!

[Ron Obvious]

2. Cool. I wonder if he's in the Guinness Book of World Records

I can't imagine anyone beating this span.

[frogmarch]

3. Neato!

I was intrigued so I had to find out more.

https://deadwrite.wordpress.com/tag/jack-totheroh/
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[blogslut]

4. His father, Rollie, was Charlie Chaplin's regular cameraman.

Wikipedia says they made over 30 films together. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Totheroh

David Duchovny played Rollie in the 1992 film. Son Jack played another cameraman in the same film.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869374/bio?ref_=nm_ql_1

[Mendocino]

6. The oldest still working actor,

Norman Lloyd best known for portraying Dr Auschlander on St Elsewhere and the rigid schoolmaster in Dead Poets Society. 103 and worked as recently as 2015.

[Kaleva]

7. Johannes Heesters, Hitler's favorite actor, was 108 when he starred in his last film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2093246/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

[Mendocino]

8. Another of note,

Curt Bois, (1901-1991) started as child actor in 1907 in Germany. He fled in the 30's due to the Jewish persecution. He ended his career in 1987 (Wings of Desire). Best known as the pickpocket in Casablanca.