Longest Film Careers
by Nate76 | created - 18 Apr 2014 | updated - 16 Aug 2016 | PublicA list of film and television stars with a career of over 80 years.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:OscarLake/Longest_Hollywood_career_of_all_time
1. Jack Totheroh
Actor | Chaplin
Jack Totheroh was born on August 28, 1914 in Niles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Chaplin (1992), Weekend King (2007) and The Bachelor's Baby (1915). He was married to Marian. He died on May 20, 2011 in Ventura, California, USA.
Jack Totheroh • lived 1914-2011 • acted 1915-2007 • 92 years of acting
Jack Totheroh was in only four movies: He played a baby in the 1915 short "The Bachelor's Baby", starred in the 1922 short "Try and Get It", he played a cameraman in the 1992 film "Chaplin, and finally he played an old man named Jack in the 2007 film "Weekend King". This leaves an incredible 70-year gap between one movie and the next!
2. Carla Laemmle
Actress | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Carla Laemmle was born on October 20, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936), King of Jazz (1930) and The Gate Crasher (1928). She died on June 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Carla Laemmle • lived 1909-2014 • acted 1925-2015 • 90 years of acting
Carla Laemmle starred in 12 silent films in the 20s and 30s, and didn't act again until 2001, leaving a 62-year gap between films. As well as a 2010 film and a 2013 film, she was in two films released in 2015. Quite impressive for an 104-year-old!
3. Mickey Rooney
Actor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents vaudeville act at 17 months old. He made his first film appearance in 1926. The following year, he played the lead character in the first Mickey McGuire short film. ...
Mickey Rooney • lived 1920-2014 • acted 1926-2016 • 90 years of acting
Mickey Rooney was famous in many ways. The award-winning actor who married eight times was famous for his height (5'2") and the 338 movies and TV shows he starred in. His first appearance was in the 1926 short "Not to Be Trusted" and his final appearances were museum keeper Gus in "Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" in 2014 and Mr. Louis in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in 2016.
4. Johannes Heesters
Actor | Die Fledermaus
Growing up as the youngest of four sons of the merchant Jacobus Heesters and his wife Gertruida, née van der Hoevel, he began a commercial apprenticeship after finishing school. He actually wanted to become a priest, but then began an apprenticeship in a bank. In 1920 he switched to acting. He ...
Johannes Heesters • lived 1903-2011 • acted 1924-2011 • 87 years of acting
Johannes Heesters was a Dutch actor who starred primarily in German films over his 87-year career. He starred in his first film at age 21, and he starred in his last film at age 108.
5. Jean Darling
Actress | Jane Eyre
Having toured the world with husband, Kajar the Magician's Show 'Magicadabr', Jean Darling settled in Dublin and became an author of dozens of short mysteries for Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazines and Horror Fantasy for Whispers Magazine, etc. In 1980 she became Aunty ...
Jean Darling • lived 1922-present • acted 1927-2013 • 86 years of acting
Jean Darling played "Jean" in the "Our Gang" short films in the late 20s and early 30s. She appeared in a few other films in the 30s as well. Finally, she appeared in "The I Don't Care Girl" in 1953 and a short called "The Butler's Tale" in 2013, leaving a 60-year gap between the two films.
6. Manoel de Oliveira
Director | Os Canibais
Manoel de Oliveira was born on December 11, 1908 in Oporto, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for The Cannibals (1988), I'm Going Home (2001) and Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007). He was married to Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais. He died on April 2, 2015 in...
Manoel de Oliveira • lived 1908-2015 • directed, acted, wrote, produced, and edited 1928-2014 • 86 years of filmmaking
Manoel de Oliveira, a Portugese filmmaker, was an extra in the 1928 movie "Fatima Milagrosa". His first movie that he made was "Labor on Douro River". He continued to make movies until his death on April 2, 2015.
7. Milton Berle
Actor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor.
Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948-55), he was the first major American television star and ...
Milton Berle • lived 1908-2002 • acted 1914-2000 • 86 years of acting
Milton Berle started acting when he was six and didn't stop until he was 92. He starred in 95 movies and TV shows during his career, so he must have really enjoyed acting!
8. Barbara Perry
Actress | Trancers
Barbara Perry was born on June 22, 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Trancers (1984), The Back-up Plan (2010) and Mr. Woodcock (2007). She was married to Art Babbitt and Bennett Warren James. She died on May 5, 2019 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Barbara Perry • lived 1923-present • acted 1933-2015 • 82 years of acting
Barbara Perry's first movie was when she was 10, and her most recent was when she was 90. Mostly appearing in TV shows, she starred in shows like "The Donna Reed Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 50s and 60s.
9. Gisèle Casadesus
Actress | Les aventures de Casanova
Gisèle Casadesus was born on June 14, 1914 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Loves of Casanova (1947), Paméla (1945) and Sous le figuier (2012). She was married to Lucien Pascal. She died on September 24, 2017 in Paris, France.
Gisèle Casadesus • lived 1914-present • acted 1934-present • 82 years of acting
Gisèle Casadesus is a French actress who has acted in countless French movies since 1934, and also a number of American movies such as "My Afternoons with Margueritte" and "Sarah's Key". The 102-year-old actress was married to fellow French actor Lucien Pascal for 72 years. She has also appeared in many French theatre productions.
10. Maxine Elliott Hicks
Actress | Beethoven
Maxine Elliott Hicks' parents were George W. & Margaret Hicks. They are listed in the 1910 Colorado census and then show up in 1920, 1930 and 1940 census records in California. On George W. Hicks' death certificate is shows his mother's maiden name as Joslyn. Maxine was married several times, one ...
Maxine Elliott Hicks • lived 1904-2000 • acted 1914-1994 • 80 years of acting
Maxine Elliott Hicks started as a young actress in the 10s, 20s, and 30s, starting her career with the short "The Borrowed Finery" in 1914. She didn't act again until the 70s, 80s, and 90s, when she appeared in many TV shows and a few films. Her last appearance was the show "Thunder Alley" in 1994.
11. Curt Bois
Actor | Der Himmel über Berlin
Curt had one of the longest careers in film history appearing in films at the age of 8, In 1933 he fled Germany to seek artistic freedom in New York where he quickly captivated audiences in his many stage appearances. After a few years Hollywood beckoned with the mot productive period of his career...
Curt Bois • lived 1901-1991 • acted 1907-1987 • 80 years of acting
Curt Bois, a German actor, started out in German films as a child and young adult. His first American film was "Tovarich" in 1937. He continued to act until 1987, in German and American films. he was 86 when he made his final movie. His most famous role was "the pickpocket" in the 1942 film "Casablanca".
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