John Barrymore
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Feb 15 1882• Died May 29 1942
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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),…
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John Barrymore's Credits
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MGM Parade
Self
Don Juan
Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
Grand Hotel
Baron Felix von Gaigern
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
Larry Renault
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Woman
Professor Gibbs
Rasputin and the Empress
Prince Paul Chegodieff
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Midnight
Georges Flammarion
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
The Great Man Votes
Vance
A Bill of Divorcement
Hilary Fairfield
Arsène Lupin
Duke of Charmerace
Twentieth Century
Oscar Jaffe
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Marie Antoinette
King Louis XV
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Col. J.A. Nielson
Beau Brummel
Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Counsellor at Law
George Simon
The Mad Genius
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
True Confession
Charles Jasper
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Long Lost Father
Carl Bellairs
Night Flight
Riviere
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Show of Shows
Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
Spawn of the North
Windy Turlon
The Beloved Rogue
François Villon
Maytime
Nicolai Nazaroff
Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Hamlet (archive sound)
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
Svengali
Svengali
Movie Maniacs
Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
The Great Profile
Evans Garrick
Moby Dick
Ahab
State's Attorney
Tom Cardigan
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Night Club Scandal
Dr. Ernest Tindal
The Sea Beast
Captain Ahab Ceeley
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Colonel Neilson
National Red Cross Pageant
The Tyrant - Russian episode
The Red Widow
Cicero Hannibal Butts
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Svengali (archive footage)
Reunion in Vienna
Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
When a Man Loves
Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
On the Quiet
Robert Ridgeway
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Archival Footage
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
World Premiere
Duncan DeGrasse
Topaze
Auguste A. Topaze
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
General Crack
Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
A.J. Raffles
Eternal Love
Marcus Paltran
Are You a Mason?
Frank Perry
Okay for Sound
Don Juan (archive footage)
Hold That Co-ed
Gabby Harrigan
Playmates
John Barrymore
Nearly a King
Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
The Incorrigible Dukane
James Dukane
Romance in the Dark
Zoltan Jason
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Colonel Neilson
The Dictator
Brooke Travers
The Man from Blankley's
Lord Strathpeffer
The Lotus Eater
Jacques Leroi
Just Pretending
The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
The Test of Honor
Martin Wingrave
An American Citizen
Berresford Cruger
The Casting Couch
Life in Hollywood No. 4
The Circus: Premiere
Self
Tempest
Sergeant Ivan Markov
Here Comes the Bride
Frederick Tile
The Man from Mexico
Fitzhugh
The Green Goddess
The Lost Bridegroom
Bertie Joyce
One on Romance
Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Hamlet
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
A Prize Package
Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
The Widow Casey's Return
The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
Vagabonding On The Pacific
Himself