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Actor
John Barrymore
- Born February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died May 29, 1942
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.
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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.
Known for
Grand Hotel1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920
Dinner at Eight1933
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
Twentieth Century1934
Midnight1939
The Invisible Woman1940
Svengali1931
Filmography
- 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerFilmArchival Footage
- 2015Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The MovieFilmDr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- 2005Irving Thalberg: Prince of HollywoodFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Checking Out: Grand HotelFilmSelf / Various roles (archive footage)
- 2003Complicated WomenFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The Casting CouchFilm
- 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilmHamlet (archive sound)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm(archive footage)
- 1983The Horror of It AllFilmSvengali (archive footage)
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm(archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm(archive footage)
- 1976It's ShowtimeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1970Brasileiros em HollywoodFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1955MGM ParadeSeriesSelf
- 1953Yesterday and TodayFilm(archive footage)
- 1950The Golden TwentiesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1946Okay for SoundFilmDon Juan (archive footage)
- 1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversaryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldFilmSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1941PlaymatesFilmJohn Barrymore
- 1941World PremiereFilmDuncan DeGrasse
- 1940The Invisible WomanFilmProfessor Gibbs
- 1940The Great ProfileFilmEvans Garrick
- 1939MidnightFilmGeorges Flammarion
- 1939The Great Man VotesFilmVance
- 1939Land of LibertyFilm(archive footage)
- 1939The Green GoddessFilm
- 1938Marie AntoinetteFilmKing Louis XV
- 1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilFilmColonel Neilson
- 1938Spawn of the NorthFilmWindy Turlon
- 1938Hold That Co-edFilmGabby Harrigan
- 1938Hollywood Goes to TownFilmSelf
- 1938Romance in the DarkFilmZoltan Jason
- 1937True ConfessionFilmCharles Jasper
- 1937Bulldog Drummond Comes BackFilmColonel Neilson
- 1937MaytimeFilmNicolai Nazaroff
- 1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeFilmCol. J.A. Nielson
- 1937Night Club ScandalFilmDr. Ernest Tindal
- 1936Romeo and JulietFilmMercutio
- 1936Movie ManiacsFilmPhotograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
- 1934Twentieth CenturyFilmOscar Jaffe
- 1934Long Lost FatherFilmCarl Bellairs
- 1933Dinner at EightFilmLarry Renault
- 1933Counsellor at LawFilmGeorge Simon
- 1933TopazeFilmAuguste A. Topaze
- 1933Night FlightFilmRiviere
- 1933Reunion in ViennaFilmRudolf von Hapsburg
- 1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VFilmHamlet
- 1932Grand HotelFilmBaron Felix von Gaigern
- 1932A Bill of DivorcementFilmHilary Fairfield
- 1932Arsène LupinFilmDuke of Charmerace
- 1932Rasputin and the EmpressFilmPrince Paul Chegodieff
- 1932State's AttorneyFilmTom Cardigan
- 1931SvengaliFilmSvengali
- 1931The Mad GeniusFilmVladimar Ivan Tsarakov
- 1930Moby DickFilmAhab
- 1930The Man from Blankley'sFilmLord Strathpeffer
- 1929Eternal LoveFilmMarcus Paltran
- 1929The Show of ShowsFilmRichard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
- 1929General CrackFilmDuke of Kurland / Prince Christian
- 1928TempestFilmSergeant Ivan Markov
- 1928The Circus: PremiereFilmSelf
- 1927The Beloved RogueFilmFrançois Villon
- 1927When a Man LovesFilmChevalier Fabien des Grieux
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 4Film
- 1927Life in HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1926Don JuanFilmDon Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
- 1926The Sea BeastFilmCaptain Ahab Ceeley
- 1926Vagabonding On The PacificFilmHimself
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilmChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1924Beau BrummelFilmGordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
- 1922Sherlock HolmesFilmSherlock Holmes
- 1921The Lotus EaterFilmJacques Leroi
- 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- 1919The Test of HonorFilmMartin Wingrave