Question: Which film director is older, Charles Martin Smith or Yakov Protazanov?

Context articles: Man from the Restaurant
Yakov Protazanov
His Call
Fedor Ozep
Departure of a Grand Old Man
The Snow Walker
Aelita
Charles Martin Smith
The Three Million Trial
The Tailor from Torzhok

Man from the Restaurant (Russian: Человек из ресторана ) is a 1927 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the story by Ivan Shmelyov.
 The main role was written for Ivan Moskvin, but he was changed for Chekhov because of illness.
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Я́ков Алекса́ндрович Протаза́нов ; January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia.
 He was an Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944).
His Call (Russian: Его призыв , "Yego prizyv " ) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov.
 It was also released as 23 January (Russian: 23 января ) in the Soviet Union and as Broken Chains in the United States.
Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Оцеп , "Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep"; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow.
 An important early writer on film and film theory, he served as dramaturge for the Mezhrabpomfilm-Rus company and wrote a number of films for directors such as V.I. Pudovkin and Yakov Protazanov before turning to directing in 1926.
Departure of a Grand Old Man (Russian: Уход великого старца , translit.
 Ukhod velikovo startza) is a 1912 Russian silent film about the last days of author Leo Tolstoy.
 The film was directed by Yakov Protazanov and Elizaveta Thiman, and was actress Olga Petrova's first film.
The Snow Walker is a 2003 Canadian survival drama film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Barry Pepper.
 Based on the short story "Walk Well, My Brother" by Farley Mowat, the film is about a Canadian bush pilot whose life is changed through an encounter with a young Inuit woman and their challenge to survive the harsh conditions of the Northwest Territories following an aircraft crash.The film won six Leo Awards, including Best Lead Performance by a Male (Barry Pepper), and was nominated for nine Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor (Barry Pepper), Best Performance by an Actress (Annabella Piugattuk), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Charles Martin Smith).
Aelita (Russian: Аэли́та , ] ), also known as Aelita: Queen of Mars, is a silent film directed by Soviet filmmaker Yakov Protazanov made at the Mezhrabpom-Rus film studio and released in 1924.
 It was based on Alexei Tolstoy's novel of the same name.
 Mikhail Zharov and Igor Ilyinsky were cast in leading roles.
Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American film actor, writer, and director.
 He is best known for his roles in "American Graffiti" (1973), "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978), "Never Cry Wolf" (1983), "Starman" (1984), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Deep Cover" (1992), "Speechless" (1994) and "Deep Impact" (1998).
 He is further known for directing the films "The Snow Walker" (2003), "Dolphin Tale" (2011) and "Dolphin Tale 2" (2014).
The Three Million Trial (Russian: Процесс о трех миллионах ) is a 1926 Soviet silent comedy film starring Igor Ilyinsky and directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the play "The Three Thieves" (Italian: "I tre ladri" ) by Umberto Notari.
 It was also released as Three Thieves in the United States.
The Tailor from Torzhok (Russian: Закройщик из Торжка , "Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka " ) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Igor Ilyinsky.
 The picture was commissioned as publicity for the State Lottery Loan.