Careers Across Generations

Actors who appeared in iconic films over half a century apart — from golden age Hollywood to modern blockbusters.

Mickey's Circus
1927
Mickey's Circus
Mickey Rooney
87 years
Mickey Rooney
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Mister Big
1943
Mister Big
Elinor Donahue
82 years
Elinor Donahue
No Friends
2025
No Friends
Bambi
1942
Bambi
Peter Behn
81 years
Peter Behn
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Once Upon a Studio
Gaslight
1944
Gaslight
Angela Lansbury
78 years
Angela Lansbury
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
At the Stage Door
1921
At the Stage Door
Doris Eaton
78 years
Doris Eaton
Man on the Moon
1999
Man on the Moon
Bouncing Babies
1929
Bouncing Babies
Jackie Cooper
77 years
Jackie Cooper
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Counsellor at Law
1933
Counsellor at Law
Barbara Perry
77 years
Barbara Perry
The Back-Up Plan
2010
The Back-Up Plan
The Ball
1931
The Ball
Danielle Darrieux
76 years
Danielle Darrieux
Persepolis
2007
Persepolis
Pata de palo
1950
Pata de palo
José Luis Moreno
76 years
José Luis Moreno
Torrente for President
2026
Torrente for President
The Company She Keeps
1951
The Company She Keeps
Jeff Bridges
75 years
Jeff Bridges
Minions & Monsters
2026
Minions & Monsters
Wells Fargo
1937
Wells Fargo
Peggy Stewart
75 years
Peggy Stewart
That's My Boy
2012
That's My Boy
Going My Way
1944
Going My Way
Hugh Maguire
75 years
Hugh Maguire
Doctor Sleep
2019
Doctor Sleep
Desperate Trails
1921
Desperate Trails
Harry Carey, Jr.
75 years
Harry Carey, Jr.
The Sunchaser
1996
The Sunchaser
The Crimson Dove
1917
The Crimson Dove
Maxine Elliott Hicks
75 years
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Beethoven
1992
Beethoven
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Milton Berle
74 years
Milton Berle
Driving Me Crazy
1991
Driving Me Crazy
Passage in the Paradise
1936
Passage in the Paradise
Zita Kabátová
73 years
Zita Kabátová
Unknown Hour
2009
Unknown Hour
The Citadel
1938
The Citadel
Leslie Phillips
73 years
Leslie Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Rita Moreno
73 years
Rita Moreno
Fast X
2023
Fast X
Perfect Strangers
1945
Perfect Strangers
Roger Moore
72 years
Roger Moore
The Saint
2017
The Saint
King of the Turf
1939
King of the Turf
Lee Moore
72 years
Lee Moore
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Gates of the Night
1946
Gates of the Night
Jacques Perrin
72 years
Jacques Perrin
Remi, Nobody's Boy
2018
Remi, Nobody's Boy
The Primrose Ring
1917
The Primrose Ring
Loretta Young
72 years
Loretta Young
Lady in a Corner
1989
Lady in a Corner
Private Number
1936
Private Number
Barbara Dodd
71 years
Barbara Dodd
Big Stan
2007
Big Stan
If I Had a Million
1932
If I Had a Million
Marc Lawrence
71 years
Marc Lawrence
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
A Baby Given by a Fox
1945
A Baby Given by a Fox
Masahiko Tsugawa
70 years
Masahiko Tsugawa
The Boy and the Beast
2015
The Boy and the Beast
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
The Sorrows of Satan
Sylvia Sidney
70 years
Sylvia Sidney
Mars Attacks!
1996
Mars Attacks!
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Frank Coghlan Jr.
70 years
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Back Home and Broke
1922
Back Home and Broke
Richard Carlyle
69 years
Richard Carlyle
Going Under
1991
Going Under
Blood Alley
1955
Blood Alley
James Hong
69 years
James Hong
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Jane Withers
69 years
Jane Withers
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II