Complex sentence: He was one of the last surviving actors of the silent picture era-his movie career spanned 88 years, from 1926 to 2014, and he was active and productive for most of them.
Split into simpler sentences: He was one of the last surviving actors of the silent picture era. His movie career spanned 88 years, from 1926 to 2014, and he was active and productive for most of them.