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John Barrymore
Actor

John Barrymore

15 Feb 1882Born
29 May 1942Died
60Age at death
80Credits

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerFilm: Archival Footage
  2. 2015Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The MovieFilm: Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)
  3. 2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm: Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  4. 1995The Casting CouchFilm
  5. 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilm: Hamlet (archive sound)
  6. 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm: (archive footage)
  7. 1983The Horror of It AllFilm: Svengali (archive footage)
  8. 1979The Horror ShowFilm: (archive footage)
  9. 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm: (archive footage)
  10. 1953Yesterday and TodayFilm: (archive footage)
  11. 1946Okay for SoundFilm: Don Juan (archive footage)
  12. 1941PlaymatesFilm: John Barrymore
  13. 1941World PremiereFilm: Duncan DeGrasse
  14. 1940The Invisible WomanFilm: Professor Gibbs
  15. 1940The Great ProfileFilm: Evans Garrick
  16. 1939Land of LibertyFilm: (archive footage)
  17. 1939The Green GoddessFilm
  18. 1939MidnightFilm: Georges Flammarion
  19. 1939The Great Man VotesFilm: Vance
  20. 1938Hold That Co-edFilm: Gabby Harrigan
  21. 1938Marie AntoinetteFilm: King Louis XV
  22. 1938Spawn of the NorthFilm: Windy Turlon
  23. 1938Romance in the DarkFilm: Zoltan Jason
  24. 1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilFilm: Colonel Neilson
  25. 1937True ConfessionFilm: Charles Jasper
  26. 1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeFilm: Col. J.A. Nielson
  27. 1937Night Club ScandalFilm: Dr. Ernest Tindal
  28. 1937Bulldog Drummond Comes BackFilm: Colonel Neilson
  29. 1937MaytimeFilm: Nicolai Nazaroff
  30. 1936Romeo and JulietFilm: Mercutio
  31. 1936Movie ManiacsFilm: Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
  32. 1934Twentieth CenturyFilm: Oscar Jaffe
  33. 1934Long Lost FatherFilm: Carl Bellairs
  34. 1933Counsellor at LawFilm: George Simon
  35. 1933Dinner at EightFilm: Larry Renault
  36. 1933Night FlightFilm: Riviere
  37. 1933Reunion in ViennaFilm: Rudolf von Hapsburg
  38. 1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VFilm: Hamlet
  39. 1933TopazeFilm: Auguste A. Topaze
  40. 1932Rasputin and the EmpressFilm: Prince Paul Chegodieff
  41. 1932A Bill of DivorcementFilm: Hilary Fairfield
  42. 1932Grand HotelFilm: Baron Felix von Gaigern
  43. 1932State's AttorneyFilm: Tom Cardigan
  44. 1932Arsène LupinFilm: Duke of Charmerace
  45. 1931The Mad GeniusFilm: Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  46. 1931SvengaliFilm: Svengali
  47. 1930Moby DickFilm: Ahab
  48. 1930The Man from Blankley'sFilm: Lord Strathpeffer
  49. 1929General CrackFilm: Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
  50. 1929The Show of ShowsFilm: Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
  51. 1929Eternal LoveFilm: Marcus Paltran
  52. 1928TempestFilm: Sergeant Ivan Markov
  53. 1927Life in Hollywood No. 4Film
  54. 1927When a Man LovesFilm: Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
  55. 1927The Beloved RogueFilm: François Villon
  56. 1926Don JuanFilm: Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
  57. 1926The Sea BeastFilm: Captain Ahab Ceeley
  58. 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm: Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
  59. 1924Beau BrummelFilm: Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
  60. 1922Sherlock HolmesFilm: Sherlock Holmes
  61. 1921The Lotus EaterFilm: Jacques Leroi
  62. 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm: Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  63. 1919The Test of HonorFilm: Martin Wingrave
  64. 1919Here Comes the BrideFilm: Frederick Tile
  65. 1918On the QuietFilm: Robert Ridgeway
  66. 1917Raffles, the Amateur CracksmanFilm: A.J. Raffles
  67. 1917National Red Cross PageantFilm: The Tyrant - Russian episode
  68. 1916The Red WidowFilm: Cicero Hannibal Butts
  69. 1916The Lost BridegroomFilm: Bertie Joyce
  70. 1916Nearly a KingFilm: Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
  71. 1915The Incorrigible DukaneFilm: James Dukane
  72. 1915The DictatorFilm: Brooke Travers
  73. 1915Are You a Mason?Film: Frank Perry
  74. 1914The Man from MexicoFilm: Fitzhugh
  75. 1914An American CitizenFilm: Berresford Cruger
  76. 1913One on RomanceFilm: Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
  77. 1912A Prize PackageFilm: Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
  78. 1912Just PretendingFilm: The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
  79. 1912The Widow Casey's ReturnFilm: The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
  80. 1912The Dream of a Moving Picture DirectorFilm: The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

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