John Barrymore
Born
February 15, 1882
Died
May 29, 1942 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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), 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
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Archival Footage
2021
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2004
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Hamlet (archive sound)
1991
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
The Horror of It All
Svengali (archive footage)
1983
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
'Bill of Divorcement' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1950
Okay for Sound
Don Juan (archive footage)
1946
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1945
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
Playmates
John Barrymore
1941
World Premiere
Duncan DeGrasse
1941
The Invisible Woman
Professor Gibbs
1940
The Great Profile
Evans Garrick
1940
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
1939
Midnight
Georges Flammarion
1939
The Great Man Votes
Vance
1939
Hold That Co-ed
Gabby Harrigan
1938
Marie Antoinette
King Louis XV
1938
Spawn of the North
Windy Turlon
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938
Romance in the Dark
Zoltan Jason
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Colonel Neilson
1938
True Confession
Charles Jasper
1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Col. J.A. Nielson
1937
Night Club Scandal
Dr. Ernest Tindal
1937
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Colonel Neilson
1937
Maytime
Nicolai Nazaroff
1937
Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
1936
Movie Maniacs
Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
1936
Twentieth Century
Oscar Jaffe
1934
Long Lost Father
Carl Bellairs
1934
Counsellor at Law
George Simon
1933
Dinner at Eight
Larry Renault
1933
Night Flight
Riviere
1933
Reunion in Vienna
Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
1933
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Hamlet
1933
Topaze
Auguste A. Topaze
1933
Rasputin and the Empress
Prince Paul Chegodieff
1932
A Bill of Divorcement
Hilary Fairfield
1932
Grand Hotel
Baron Felix von Gaigern
1932
State's Attorney
Tom Cardigan
1932
Arsène Lupin
Duke of Charmerace
1932
The Mad Genius
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
1931
Svengali
Svengali
1931
Moby Dick
Ahab
1930
The Man from Blankley's
Lord Strathpeffer
1930
General Crack
Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
1929
Show of Shows
Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
1929
Eternal Love
Marcus Paltran
1929
Tempest
Sergeant Ivan Markov
1928
The Circus: Premiere
Self
1928
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927
When a Man Loves
Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
1927
The Beloved Rogue
François Villon
1927
Don Juan
Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
1926
The Sea Beast
Captain Ahab Ceeley
1926
Vagabonding On The Pacific
Himself
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Beau Brummel
Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
1924
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1922
The Lotus Eater
Jacques Leroi
1921
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1920
The Test of Honor
Martin Wingrave
1919
Here Comes the Bride
Frederick Tile
1919
On the Quiet
Robert Ridgeway
1918
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
A.J. Raffles
1917
National Red Cross Pageant
The Tyrant - Russian episode
1917
The Red Widow
Cicero Hannibal Butts
1916
The Lost Bridegroom
Bertie Joyce
1916
Nearly a King
Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
1916
The Incorrigible Dukane
James Dukane
1915
The Dictator
Brooke Travers
1915
Are You a Mason?
Frank Perry
1915
The Man from Mexico
Fitzhugh
1914
An American Citizen
Berresford Cruger
1914
One on Romance
Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
1913
A Prize Package
Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
1912
Just Pretending
The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
1912
The Widow Casey's Return
The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
1912
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
1912