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Richard Barthelmess
Actor

Richard Barthelmess

8 May 1895Born
17 Aug 1963Died
68Age at death
84Credits

Biography

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Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.

Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut. His father died when he was a baby and his mother, Caroline Harris , was a stage actress, so he worked in theatres in his early days, between schooling, doing "walk-ons". This led to acting in college, doing amateur productions. Russian actress Alla Nazimova, a friend of the family, had been taught English by Barthelmess's mother.

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Nazimova in return convinced Barthelmess to try acting professionally and he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra. At this time he also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. W. Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920).

He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid. He founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman who finds courage, was a major success.

With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Son of the Gods (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Last Flight (1931), and The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Central Airport (1933), and a supporting role as Rita Hayworth's character's husband in Only Angels Have Wings (1939).

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 84 credits.

  1. 1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsFilm: The Yellow Man (archive footage)
  2. 1962The Great ChaseFilm
  3. 1959The TinglerFilm: David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
  4. 1953The OscarsSeries
  5. 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetFilm: Ed Kirby
  6. 1942The SpoilersFilm: Bronco Kid
  7. 1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchFilm: J.B. Roscoe
  8. 1939Only Angels Have WingsFilm: Bat MacPherson
  9. 1936Spy of NapoleonFilm: Gerard de Lanoy
  10. 1935Four Hours to Kill!Film: Tony Mako
  11. 1934Midnight AlibiFilm: Lance McGowan
  12. 1934A Modern HeroFilm: Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
  13. 1934MassacreFilm: Chief Joe Thunderhorse
  14. 1933Heroes for SaleFilm: Tom Holmes
  15. 1933Central AirportFilm: James 'Jim' Blaine
  16. 1932The Cabin in the CottonFilm: Marvin Blake
  17. 1932Alias the DoctorFilm: Karl Brenner
  18. 1931The Last FlightFilm: Cary Lockwood
  19. 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'Film
  20. 1931The Finger PointsFilm: Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
  21. 1931The Stolen JoolsFilm: Richard Barthelmess
  22. 1930The LashFilm: Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
  23. 1930The Voice of HollywoodFilm
  24. 1930The Dawn PatrolFilm: Dick Courtney
  25. 1930Son of the GodsFilm: Sam Lee
  26. 1929The Show of ShowsFilm: Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
  27. 1929Young NowheresFilm: Albert 'Binky' Whalen
  28. 1929DragFilm: David Carroll
  29. 1929Weary RiverFilm: Jerry Larrabee
  30. 1928Out of the RuinsFilm: Lt. Pierre Dumont
  31. 1928Wheel of ChanceFilm: Nicolai Turkeltaub
  32. 1928The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeFilm: Chad Buford
  33. 1928The NooseFilm: Nickie Elkins
  34. 1928Scarlet SeasFilm: Steven Dunkin
  35. 1927The Drop KickFilm: Jack Hamill
  36. 1927The Patent Leather KidFilm: Patent Leather Kid
  37. 1926The White Black SheepFilm: Robert Kincarin
  38. 1926The Amateur GentlemanFilm: Barnabas Barty
  39. 1926Ranson's FollyFilm: Lt. Ranson
  40. 1926Just SupposeFilm: Prince Rupert of Koronia
  41. 1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteFilm: Gaston
  42. 1925The Beautiful CityFilm: Tony Gillardi
  43. 1925Shore LeaveFilm: D.X. (Bilge) Smith
  44. 1925Soul-FireFilm: Eric Fane
  45. 1925New ToysFilm: Will Webb
  46. 1924ClassmatesFilm: Duncan Irving Jr
  47. 1924The Enchanted CottageFilm: Oliver Bashforth
  48. 1923Twenty-OneFilm: Julian McCullough
  49. 1923The Fighting BladeFilm: Karl Van Kerstenbroock
  50. 1923The Bond BoyFilm: Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
  51. 1923The Bright ShawlFilm: Charles Abbott
  52. 1923FuryFilm: Boy Leyton
  53. 1922SonnyFilm: Sonny Crosby / Joe
  54. 1922The Seventh DayFilm: John Alden Jr.
  55. 1921Tol'able DavidFilm: David Kinemon
  56. 1921ExperienceFilm: Youth
  57. 1920Way Down EastFilm: David Bartlett
  58. 1920The Love FlowerFilm: Bruce Sanders
  59. 1920The Idol DancerFilm: Dan McGuire
  60. 1919Scarlet DaysFilm: Don Maria Alvarez
  61. 1919I'll Get Him YetFilm: Scoop McCready
  62. 1919Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlFilm: Cheng Huan
  63. 1919Peppy PollyFilm: Dr. James Merritt
  64. 1919Three Men and a GirlFilm: Christopher Kent
  65. 1919The Girl Who Stayed at HomeFilm: Ralph Grey
  66. 1919BootsFilm: Everett White
  67. 1918The Hope ChestFilm: Tom Ballantyne
  68. 1918Wild PrimroseFilm: Jack Wilton
  69. 1918Hit-the-Trail HollidayFilm: Bobby Jason
  70. 1918Rich Man, Poor ManFilm: Bayard Varick
  71. 1918Sunshine NanFilm: MacPherson Clark
  72. 1917The Seven SwansFilm: Prince Charming
  73. 1917For ValourFilm: Henry Nobbs
  74. 1917Nearly MarriedFilm: Dick Griffon
  75. 1917Bab's BurglarFilm: Tommy Gray
  76. 1917Bab's DiaryFilm: Tommy Gray
  77. 1917CamilleFilm
  78. 1917The Streets of IllusionFilm: Donald Morton
  79. 1917The Soul of a MagdalenFilm: Louis Broulette
  80. 1917The Valentine GirlFilm: Robert Wentworth

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