Richard Barthelmess
Born
May 8, 1895
Died
August 17, 1963 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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. 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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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The Yellow Man (archive footage)
1998
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
The Tingler
David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1959
The Oscars
(0 episode)
1953
The Mayor of 44th Street
Ed Kirby
1942
The Spoilers
Bronco Kid
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
The Man Who Talked Too Much
J.B. Roscoe
1940
Only Angels Have Wings
Bat Mac Pherson
1939
Spy of Napoleon
Gerard de Lanoy
1936
Starlit Days at the Lido
Self
1935
Four Hours to Kill!
Tony Mako
1935
Midnight Alibi
Lance McGowan
1934
A Modern Hero
Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
1934
Massacre
Chief Joe Thunderhorse
1934
Heroes for Sale
Tom Holmes
1933
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
Himself
1933
Central Airport
James 'Jim' Blaine
1933
The Cabin in the Cotton
Marvin Blake
1932
Alias the Doctor
Karl Brenner
1932
The Last Flight
Cary Lockwood
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
The Finger Points
Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
1931
The Stolen Jools
Richard Barthelmess
1931
The Lash
Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
1930
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
The Dawn Patrol
Dick Courtney
1930
Son of the Gods
Sam Lee
1930
Show of Shows
Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
1929
Young Nowheres
Albert 'Binky' Whalen
1929
Drag
David Carroll
1929
Weary River
Jerry Larrabee
1929
Out of the Ruins
Lt. Pierre Dumont
1928
Wheel of Chance
Nicolai Turkeltaub
1928
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Chad Buford
1928
The Noose
Nickie Elkins
1928
Scarlet Seas
Steven Dunkin
1928
The Drop Kick
Jack Hamill
1927
The Patent Leather Kid
Patent Leather Kid
1927
The Amateur Gentleman
Barnabas Barty
1926
Ranson's Folly
Lt. Ranson
1926
Just Suppose
Prince Rupert of Koronia
1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Gaston
1926
The Beautiful City
Tony Gillardi
1925
Shore Leave
D.X. (Bilge) Smith
1925
Soul-Fire
Eric Fane
1925
New Toys
Will Webb
1925
Classmates
Duncan Irving Jr
1924
The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bashforth
1924
Twenty-One
Julian McCullough
1923
The Fighting Blade
Karl Van Kerstenbroock
1923
The Bond Boy
Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
1923
The Bright Shawl
Charles Abbott
1923
Fury
Boy Leyton
1923
Seeing Stars
Self
1922
Sonny
Sonny Crosby / Joe
1922
The Seventh Day
John Alden Jr.
1922
Tol'able David
David Kinemon
1921
Experience
Youth
1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself
1921
Way Down East
David Bartlett
1920
The Love Flower
Bruce Sanders
1920
The Idol Dancer
Dan McGuire
1920
Scarlet Days
Don Maria Alvarez
1919
I'll Get Him Yet
Scoop McCready
1919
Broken Blossoms
Cheng Huan
1919
Peppy Polly
Dr. James Merritt
1919
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Ralph Grey
1919
Boots
Everett White
1919
The Hope Chest
Tom Ballantyne
1918
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Bobby Jason
1918
Rich Man, Poor Man
Bayard Varick
1918
For Valour
Henry Nobbs
1917
Nearly Married
Dick Griffon
1917
Bab's Burglar
Tommy Gray
1917
Bab's Diary
Tommy Gray
1917
Camille
1917
The Eternal Sin
Gennaro
1917
Just a Song at Twilight
George Turner
1916
War Brides
Arno
1916