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John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Actor · Born 1882-02-15 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much writing before and since his passing in 1942. Today John Barrymore is mostly known for his roles in movies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Don Juan (1926), the first ever movie to use a Vitaphone soundtrack. A member of a multi-generation theatrical dynasty, he was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and was the paternal grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Grand Hotel (1932) — Baron Felix von Gaigern
  2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) — Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  3. Dinner at Eight (1933) — Larry Renault
  4. Twentieth Century (1934) — Oscar Jaffe
  5. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
  6. Midnight (1939) — Georges Flammarion
  7. The Invisible Woman (1940) — Professor Gibbs
  8. Svengali (1931) — Svengali
  9. A Bill of Divorcement (1932) — Hilary Fairfield
  10. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  11. Romeo and Juliet (1936) — Mercutio
  12. Marie Antoinette (1938) — King Louis XV
  13. Counsellor at Law (1933) — George Simon
  14. Sherlock Holmes (1922) — Sherlock Holmes
  15. Topaze (1933) — Auguste A. Topaze
  16. True Confession (1937) — Charles Jasper
  17. The Mad Genius (1931) — Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  18. Arsène Lupin (1932) — Duke of Charmerace
  19. Night Flight (1933) — Riviere
  20. Movie Maniacs (1936) — Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
  21. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) — Colonel Neilson
  22. Tempest (1928) — Sergeant Ivan Markov
  23. The Beloved Rogue (1927) — François Villon
  24. Don Juan (1926) — Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
  25. Beau Brummel (1924) — Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
  26. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) — Prince Paul Chegodieff
  27. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) — Colonel Neilson
  28. Eternal Love (1929) — Marcus Paltran
  29. Maytime (1937) — Nicolai Nazaroff
  30. Spawn of the North (1938) — Windy Turlon
  31. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) — Col. J.A. Nielson
  32. Complicated Women (2003) — Self (archive footage)
  33. Moby Dick (1930) — Ahab
  34. When a Man Loves (1927) — Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
  35. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) — Hamlet (archive sound)
  36. State's Attorney (1932) — Tom Cardigan
  37. Long Lost Father (1934) — Carl Bellairs
  38. The Sea Beast (1926) — Captain Ahab Ceeley
  39. Hold That Co-ed (1938) — Gabby Harrigan
  40. The Great Man Votes (1939) — Vance