John Barrymore

Actor

John Barrymore

1882Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA83 Movies1 TV Shows

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.

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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Hamlet (archive sound)

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

The Horror of It All

Svengali (archive footage)

The Horror of It All

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

The Horror Show

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

The Golden Twenties

Self (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties

Okay for Sound

Don Juan (archive footage)

Okay for Sound

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Playmates

Playmates

World Premiere

Duncan DeGrasse

World Premiere

The Invisible Woman

Professor Gibbs

The Invisible Woman

The Great Profile

Land of Liberty

(archive footage)

Land of Liberty

Midnight

Georges Flammarion

Midnight

The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Colonel Neilson

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

True Confession

True Confession

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Col. J.A. Nielson

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Night Club Scandal

Dr. Ernest Tindal

Night Club Scandal

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Colonel Neilson

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Maytime

Nicolai Nazaroff

Maytime

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Movie Maniacs

Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Movie Maniacs

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

Night Flight

Night Flight

Reunion in Vienna

Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

Reunion in Vienna

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Topaze

Auguste A. Topaze

Topaze

Rasputin and the Empress

Prince Paul Chegodieff

Rasputin and the Empress

A Bill of Divorcement

Hilary Fairfield

A Bill of Divorcement

State's Attorney

State's Attorney

Grand Hotel

Baron Felix von Gaigern

Grand Hotel

Arsène Lupin

Duke of Charmerace

Arsène Lupin

The Mad Genius

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

The Mad Genius

Svengali

Svengali

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

The Man from Blankley's

Lord Strathpeffer

The Man from Blankley's

General Crack

Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

General Crack

The Show of Shows

Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

The Show of Shows

Eternal Love

Eternal Love

Tempest

Sergeant Ivan Markov

Tempest

The Circus: Premiere

The Circus: Premiere

Life in Hollywood No. 4

Life in Hollywood No. 4

When a Man Loves

Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

When a Man Loves

The Beloved Rogue

François Villon

The Beloved Rogue

Don Juan

Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Don Juan

The Sea Beast

Captain Ahab Ceeley

The Sea Beast

Vagabonding On The Pacific

Vagabonding On The Pacific

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Beau Brummel

Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Beau Brummel

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Test of Honor

Martin Wingrave

The Test of Honor

Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride

On the Quiet

Robert Ridgeway

On the Quiet

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

National Red Cross Pageant

The Tyrant - Russian episode

National Red Cross Pageant

The Red Widow

Cicero Hannibal Butts

The Red Widow

The Lost Bridegroom

The Lost Bridegroom

Nearly a King

Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

Nearly a King

The Incorrigible Dukane

The Incorrigible Dukane

The Dictator

The Dictator

Are You a Mason?

Are You a Mason?

The Man from Mexico

The Man from Mexico

An American Citizen

Berresford Cruger

An American Citizen

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MGM Parade

MGM Parade