Question: Who was older when they died, Helmut Dietl or Edward Sloman?
Context: Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters is a six-part television series by Helmut Dietl from the year 1986.  This is a parody of the Munich newspaper "Abendzeitung", their gossip reporter and Issuer .  The series about the tabloid reporter "Baby Schimmerlos" plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980s. The Mutiny of the Elisnore is a 1920 American silent action film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Mitchell Lewis, Helen Ferguson, and Noah Beery Jr. It is an adaptation of the Jack London novel "The Mutiny of the Elsinore".  It is not known whether the film currently survives. Sammy Drechsel (25 April 1925 in Berlin – 19 January 1986 in Munich), born Karl-Heinz Kamke, was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter.  In 1956, together with Dieter Hildebrandt, he created the "Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft", one of Germany's most successful and influential sites of political cabaret, for which he was producer and director up to his death.  From 1950 to his death he also worked as a sports reporter for the Bavarian "Bayrischer Rundfunk".  He also became well known for his 1955 book "Elf Freunde müsst ihr sein" ("You Ought to be Eleven Friends"), which targeted an adolescent audience.  (The book has also become available as an audiobook, produced by his long-time friend Hildebrandt.)  One of Drechsel's last appearances was in the German TV series "Kir Royal", directed by Helmut Dietl, which was completed shortly before his death. His Woman is a 1931 American romance drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert.  Based on the novel "His Woman" by Dale Collins, the story is about a tough sea captain who discovers a baby aboard his freighter and hires a tramp, masquerading as a missionary's daughter, to care for the infant on their passage to New York. The Kibitzer is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Marion Dix, Sam Mintz, Edward G. Robinson, Viola Brothers Shore and Jo Swerling.  The film stars Harry Green, Mary Brian, Neil Hamilton, Albert Gran, David Newell, Guy Oliver and Tenen Holtz.  The film was released on January 11, 1930, by Paramount Pictures. Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason.  The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine, Jr. It was the first of many films to feature the popular song "Puttin' On the Ritz", which was written and published by Irving Berlin in 1929. Schtonk!  subtitled "Der Film zum Buch vom Führer" ("The film accompanying the "Führer's" book") is a 1992 German satirical film which retells the story of the 1983 "Hitler Diaries" hoax.  It was written and directed by Helmut Dietl. His People (aka; Proud Heart) is a 1925 silent film about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan directed by Edward Sloman.  According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman’s compelling vision of the painful depths and joyous heights of immigrant life endow the film with an exuberant vitality that captivates modern filmgoers and enlightens film historians.” Helmut Dietl (22 June 1944 – 30 March 2015) was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee. Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster.  He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor between 1913 and 1938.
Answer: Edward Sloman