Top from left: Olivia de Havilland, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming. Middle from left: Doris Day, Angela Lansbury, Carrol Channing. Middle from left: Ann Blyth, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds.
A List of living actors from the "Golden Age of Hollywood" —Actors who are still living who had a credited role in at least one Hollywood film between the end of the silent era in 1927/1929 and 1948/1949, the beginning of the demise of the Hollywood studio system . Entries are from oldest to youngest. Actors are listed with the year of their Hollywood debut, along with any films they had credited roles in (maximum of 7) which are now considered classics. Films listed include those produced after United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc , the 1948 federal case considered the first "nail in the coffin" of the studio system, up to the near-bankruptcy of many major studios in the late 50s and early 1960s. Not to be confused with List of surviving silent film actors .
1910s
Lupita Tovar , born July 27, 1910,[ 1] debuted 1929, from Dracula (1931)
Julie Gibson , born September 6, 1913, debuted 1942, from Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
Mary Carlisle , born February 3, 1914,[ 2] debuted 1932, from films such as College Humor (1933), Girl o' My Dreams (1934), One Frightened Night (1935), Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Dead Men Walk (1943)
Norman Lloyd , born November 8, 1914, debuted 1939, from Saboteur (1942), Spellbound (1945) and Limelight (1952)
Patricia Morison , born March 19, 1915, debuted 1935, from Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Nini Theilade ,[ 3] born June 15, 1915, debuted 1933, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Kevin O'Morrison , born May 25, 1916, debuted 1949, from films such as Never Fear (1949) and The Golden Gloves Story (1950)
Olivia de Havilland , born July 1, 1916,[ 4] debuted 1935, from films such as Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939), Dodge City (1939), To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948) and The Heiress (1949)
Jean Rouverol , born July 8, 1916,[ 5] debuted 1934, from It's a Gift (1934)
Kirk Douglas , born December 9, 1916, debuted 1946, from films such as The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Paths of Glory (1957), The Vikings (1958), and Spartacus (1960)
Zsa Zsa Gabor , born February, 6, 1917, she began her stage career in Vienna and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936
Danielle Darrieux , born May 1, 1917, from The Rage of Paris (1938) and Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
Bill Woodson , born July 26, 1917, from films such as Playgirl (1954) and Down Three Dark Streets (1954, narrator)
Lorna Gray , born July 26, 1917, from Red River Range (1938)
Earl Cameron , born August 8, 1917, from The Mark of the Hawk (1957)
June Foray , born September 18, 1917, from Cinderella (1950, voice)
Marsha Hunt , born October 17, 1917, from Born to the West (1937), Pride and Prejudice (1940) and The Human Comedy (1943)
Fay McKenzie , born February 19, 1918, from Cowboy Serenade (1942)
John Zacherle , born September 26, 1918, from Key to Murder (1958)
Diana Serra Cary , born October 29, 1918, from Eight Girls in a Boat (1934)
Jack H. Harris , born November 28, 1918, from The Blob (1958) and 4D Man (1959)
Dusty Anderson , born December 17, 1918, from films such as Tonight and Every Night (1945) and The Phantom Thief (1946)
Dorothy Morrison , born January 3, 1919, from Hearts in Dixie
Patricia Laffan , born March 19, 1919, from Quo Vadis (1951)
Caren Marsh Doll , born April 6, 1919, from Navajo Kid (1945)
Doris Merrick ,[ 7] born June 6, 1919, from films such as The Big Noise (1944) and Untamed Women (1952)
Nehemiah Persoff , born August 2, 1919, from films such as The Wrong Man (1956) and Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sono Osato , born August 29, 1919, from The Kissing Bandit (1948)
Marge Champion , born September 2, 1919, from Show Boat (1951)
Margot Hielscher , born September 29, 1919, from The Devil Makes Three (1952)
William O. Harbach , born October 12, 1919, from Good News (1947)
Alan Young , born November 19, 1919, from films such as Androcles and the Lion (1952), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) and The Time Machine (1960)
Louise Watson , born November 22, 1919, from Life Begins at 40 (1935)
Norma Miller , born December 2, 1919, from A Day at the Races (1937)
1920s
Jerry Maren , born January 24, 1920, from films such as At the Circus (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Janet Waldo , born February 4, 1920, from films such as Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) and Zaza (1939)
Michèle Morgan , born February 29, 1920, from films such as Joan of Paris (1942) and The Chase (1946)
Anita Kert Ellis , born April 12, 1920, from The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Kathryn Adams , born July 15, 1920,[ 8] from films such as 5th Ave Girl (1939), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) and Saboteur (1942)
Ruth Terry , born October 21, 1920, from films such as The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) and Call of the Canyon (1942)
Nanette Fabray , born October 27, 1920, from films such as The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) and The Band Wagon (1953)
Noel Neill , born November 25, 1920, from Whistling Hills (1951)
Carol Channing , born January 31, 1921, from The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Nancy Reagan , born July 6, 1921, from films such as East Side, West Side (1949), Shadow on the Wall (1950), Night into Morning (1951) and Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Peter Hansen , born December 5, 1921, from When Worlds Collide (1951)
William Phipps , born February 4, 1922, from films such as Cinderella (1950, voice), Five (1951) and The War of the Worlds (1953)
Steven Hill , born February 24, 1922, from films such as A Lady Without Passport (1950) and The Goddess (1958)
Barbara Hale , born April 18, 1922, from films such as The Window (1949), Jolson Sings Again (1949) and Lorna Doone (1951)
Toni Seven , born July 6, 1922, from Ladies Courageous (1944)
Micheline Presle , born August 22, 1922, from films such as American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) and Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Janis Paige , born September 16, 1922, from films such as Hollywood Canteen (1944), Romance on the High Seas (1948), Silk Stockings (1957) and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Jacqueline White ,[ 9] born November 26, 1922, from films such as Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952)
Jean Porter , born December 8, 1922, from films such as Bathing Beauty (1944) and Till the End of Time (1946)
Gene Reynolds , born April 4, 1923, from films such as Boys Town (1938), Gallant Sons (1940) and The Country Girl (1954)
Lydia Clarke , born April 14, 1923, from The Atomic City (1952)
Jimmy Lydon , born May 30, 1923, from films such as Tom Brown's School Days (1940), Aerial Gunner (1943), Life with Father (1947) and When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Peggy Stewart , born June 5, 1923, from films such as Cheyenne Wildcat (1944) and The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Madeleine LeBeau , born June 10, 1923, from films such as Casablanca (1942) and Paris After Dark (1943)
Rhonda Fleming , born August 10, 1923, from films such as The Spiral Staircase (1946), Out of the Past (1947), Adventure Island (1947), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), Serpent of the Nile (1953), .While the City Sleeps (1956), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Rose Marie , born August 15, 1923, from International House (1933) and Top Banana (1954)
Gustavo Rojo , born September 5, 1923, from films such as Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) and Alexander the Great (1956)
Glynis Johns , born October 5, 1923, from films such as Miranda (1948), The Court Jester (1956) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Dewey Martin , born December 8, 1923,[ 10] from films such as The Golden Gloves Story (1950) and The Big Sky (1953)
Billy Watson , born December 25, 1923, from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Sonia Darrin , born 1924, from The Big Sleep (1946)
Machiko Kyō , born March 25, 1924, from The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Doris Day , born April 3, 1924, from films such as It's a Great Feeling (1949), Calamity Jane (1953), Young at Heart (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Pillow Talk (1959)
Leslie Phillips , born April 20, 1924, from films such as The Gamma People (1956) and Les Girls (1957)
Eva Marie Saint , born July 4, 1924, from films such as On the Waterfront (1954) and North by Northwest (1959)
Lola Albright , born July 20, 1924,[ 12] from films such as Champion (1949)
Maria Riva , born December 13, 1924, from The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Anne Triola , born 1924, from Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Katherine MacGregor , born January 12, 1925, from On the Waterfront (1954)
Dorothy Malone , born January 30, 1925, from films such as The Big Sleep (1946), Night and Day (1946), Scared Stiff (1953), Young at Heart (1954), Written on the Wind (1956) and The Last Voyage (1960)
George Kennedy , born February 18, 1925, from Spartacus (1960)
Hugh O'Brian , born April 19, 1925, from Broken Lance (1954)
Elena Verdugo , born April 20, 1925, from films such as House of Frankenstein (1944) and Snow Dog (1950)
Richard Erdman ,[ 13] born June 1, 1925, from films such as Mr. Skeffington (1944), Objective, Burma! (1945) and Cry Danger (1951)
June Lockhart , born June 25, 1925, from films such as A Christmas Carol (1938), Sergeant York (1941), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and Son of Lassie (1945)
Cara Williams , born June 29, 1925, from films such as Boomerang and Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Mildred Kornman , born July 10, 1925
Gloria DeHaven , born July 23, 1925, from films such as Modern Times (1936), Step Lively (1944), The Thin Man Goes Home (1945), I'll Get By (1950) and Summer Stock (1950)
Mike Connors , born August 15, 1925, from films such as Day the World Ended (1955) and The Ten Commandments (1956)
Angela Lansbury , born October 16, 1925,[ 14] from films such as Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), State of the Union (1948), The Three Musketeers (1948), Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Jerry Tucker , born November 1, 1925, from Captain January (1936)
Carla Balenda , born November 22, 1925,[ 15] from films such as Hunt the Man Down (1950), Sealed Cargo (1951) and The Whip Hand (1951)
Jerry Lewis , born March 16, 1926, from films such as At War with the Army (1950) and Artists and Models (1955)
Jane Withers , born April 12, 1926, from films such as Imitation of Life (1934), Pack Up Your Troubles (1939), The North Star (1943) and Giant (1956)
Gloria Jean , born April 14, 1926, from films such as The Under-Pup (1939), If I Had My Way (1940) and Copacabana (1947)
Marilyn Knowlden , born May 12, 1926,[ 16] from films such as Imitation of Life (1934), David Copperfield (1935), Les Misérables (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), Marie Antoinette (1938) and Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Nita Bieber , born July 18, 1926,[ 17] in films such as Rhythm and Weep (1946) and Summer Stock (1950)
Richard Anderson , born August 8, 1926
Irene Papas , born September 3, 1926, from films such as Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
John Ericson , born September 25, 1926, from films such as Teresa (1951) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Julie Adams , born October 17, 1926
Terry Kilburn , born November 25, 1926, from films such as A Christmas Carol (1938), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) and National Velvet (1944)
Barbara Rush , born January 4, 1927
Ann Gillis , born February 12, 1927
Sidney Poitier , born February 20, 1927,[ 18] from films such as Blackboard Jungle (1955), Virgin Island (1958), The Defiant Ones (1958) and Porgy and Bess (1959)
Joan Howard Maurer , born April 2, 1927
Rita Gam , born April 2, 1927, from films such as Night People (1954) and The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cora Sue Collins , born April 19, 1927
Gina Lollobrigida , born July 4, 1927, from films such as Beat the Devil (1953), Trapeze (1956) and Solomon and Sheba (1959)
Bobby Breen , born November 4, 1927
Stuart Whitman , born February 1, 1928
Vic Damone , born June 12, 1928, from films such as Rich, Young and Pretty (1951), Hit the Deck (1955) and Kismet (1955)
Sidney Kibrick , born July 2, 1928
Pat Hitchcock , born July 7, 1928
Nancy Olson , born July 14, 1928
Ann Blyth , born August 16, 1928
Allene Roberts , born September 1, 1928,[ 21] from films such as The Red House (1947) and Knock on Any Door (1949)
Earl Holliman , born September 11, 1928
Garry Watson , born September 27, 1928, from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Marion Ross , born October 25, 1928
Terry Moore , born January 7, 1929
Gale Sherwood , born March 4, 1929
Jane Powell , born April 1, 1929[ 22]
Margaret Kerry , born May 11, 1929
Don Murray , born July 31, 1929, from films such as Bus Stop (1956) and A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Vera Miles , born August 23, 1929, from films such as The Wrong Man (1956), The Searchers (1956) and Psycho (1960)
Betta St. John , born November 26, 1929
Tommy Rall , born December 27, 1929
Arlene Dahl , born August 11, in either 1925 and 1928
Lee Grant , born October 31, between 1925 and 1929
1930s
Annie Ross , born July 25, 1930, from Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Skip Homeier , born October 5, 1930, from Tomorrow the World (1944) and The Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Claire Bloom , debuted 1948, born February 15, 1931, from Limelight (1952) and Richard III (1955)
Juanita Quigley , born March 24, 1931
Darryl Hickman , born July 28, 1931,[ 24] from films such as The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Human Comedy (1943), Leave Her to Heaven (1945) and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Ann E. Todd , born August 26, 1931
Mitzi Gaynor , born September 4, 1931
Joan Carroll , born January 18, 1932
Debbie Reynolds , born April 1, 1932,[ 25] from Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Mickey Kuhn , born September 21, 1932, debuted 1939, from Gone with the Wind (1939), Juarez (1939), The Strange Life of Martha Ivers (1946), Red River (1948)
Debra Paget , born August 19, 1933
Robert Blake , born September 18, 1933
Jacques d'Amboise , born July 28, 1934
Donnie Dunagan , born August 16, 1934
George Chakiris , born September 16, 1934
Claude Jarman, Jr. , born September 27, 1934
Russ Tamblyn , born December 30, 1934, debuted 1949
Dawn Bender , born February 21, 1935
Clyde Willson , born May 7, 1935, from Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Dean Stockwell ,[ 26] born March 5, 1936 from films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Secret Garden (1949) and Compulsion (1959)
Margaret O'Brien , born January 15, 1937, debuted 1942[ 27]
1940s
See also
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