John Barrymore
ActingBorn
February 15, 1882
Died
May 29, 1942
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 t…
Known For
Filmography
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Complicated Women
2003
The Casting Couch
1995
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Show
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
It's Showtime
1976
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Yesterday and Today
1953
The Golden Twenties
1950
Okay for Sound
1946
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Playmates
1941
World Premiere
1941
The Invisible Woman
1940
The Great Profile
1940
Land of Liberty
1939
The Green Goddess
1939
Midnight
1939
The Great Man Votes
1939
Hold That Co-ed
1938
Marie Antoinette
1938
Spawn of the North
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
Romance in the Dark
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
True Confession
1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Night Club Scandal
1937
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
Maytime
1937
Romeo and Juliet
1936
Movie Maniacs
1936
Twentieth Century
1934
Long Lost Father
1934
Counsellor at Law
1933
Dinner at Eight
1933
Night Flight
1933
Reunion in Vienna
1933
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
1933
Topaze
1933
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
Grand Hotel
1932
State's Attorney
1932
Arsène Lupin
1932
The Mad Genius
1931
Svengali
1931
Moby Dick
1930
The Man from Blankley's
1930
General Crack
1929
The Show of Shows
1929
Eternal Love
1929
Tempest
1928
The Circus: Premiere
1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927
When a Man Loves
1927
The Beloved Rogue
1927
Don Juan
1926
The Sea Beast
1926
Vagabonding On The Pacific
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Beau Brummel
1924
Sherlock Holmes
1922
The Lotus Eater
1921
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
The Test of Honor
1919
Here Comes the Bride
1919
On the Quiet
1918
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1917
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
The Red Widow
1916
The Lost Bridegroom
1916
Nearly a King
1916
The Incorrigible Dukane
1915
The Dictator
1915
Are You a Mason?
1915
The Man from Mexico
1914
An American Citizen
1914
One on Romance
1913
A Prize Package
1912
Just Pretending
1912
The Widow Casey's Return
1912
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
1912