John Barrymore

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Grand Hotel1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920
Dinner at Eight1933
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925

About John Barrymore

Known for: Acting
Born: February 15, 1882
Died: May 29, 1942 (age 60)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

John Sidney Blyth, Jack Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe Barrymore

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Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker2021as Archival Footage

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The Movie2015as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2015as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood2005as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women2003as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch1995
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio1991as Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All1983as Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show1979as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II1976as (archive footage)
It's Showtime1976as Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood1970as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today1953as (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties1950as Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound1946as Don Juan (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary1945as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World1943as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942as Self (archive footage)
Playmates1941as John Barrymore
World Premiere1941as Duncan DeGrasse
The Invisible Woman1940as Professor Gibbs
The Great Profile1940as Evans Garrick
Land of Liberty1939as (archive footage)
The Green Goddess1939
Midnight1939as Georges Flammarion
The Great Man Votes1939as Vance
Hold That Co-ed1938as Gabby Harrigan
Marie Antoinette1938as King Louis XV
Spawn of the North1938as Windy Turlon
Hollywood Goes to Town1938as Self
Romance in the Dark1938as Zoltan Jason
Bulldog Drummond's Peril1938as Colonel Neilson
True Confession1937as Charles Jasper
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937as Col. J.A. Nielson
Night Club Scandal1937as Dr. Ernest Tindal
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back1937as Colonel Neilson
Maytime1937as Nicolai Nazaroff
Romeo and Juliet1936as Mercutio
Movie Maniacs1936as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Twentieth Century1934as Oscar Jaffe
Long Lost Father1934as Carl Bellairs
Counsellor at Law1933as George Simon
Dinner at Eight1933as Larry Renault
Night Flight1933as Riviere
Reunion in Vienna1933as Rudolf von Hapsburg
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V1933as Hamlet
Topaze1933as Auguste A. Topaze
Rasputin and the Empress1932as Prince Paul Chegodieff
A Bill of Divorcement1932as Hilary Fairfield
Grand Hotel1932as Baron Felix von Gaigern
State's Attorney1932as Tom Cardigan
Arsène Lupin1932as Duke of Charmerace
The Mad Genius1931as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Svengali1931as Svengali
Moby Dick1930as Ahab
The Man from Blankley's1930as Lord Strathpeffer
General Crack1929as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
The Show of Shows1929as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
Eternal Love1929as Marcus Paltran
Tempest1928as Sergeant Ivan Markov
The Circus: Premiere1928as Self
Life in Hollywood No. 41927
When a Man Loves1927as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
The Beloved Rogue1927as François Villon
Life in Hollywood1927as Self
Don Juan1926as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
The Sea Beast1926as Captain Ahab Ceeley
Vagabonding On The Pacific1926as Himself
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Beau Brummel1924as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Sherlock Holmes1922as Sherlock Holmes
The Lotus Eater1921as Jacques Leroi
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Test of Honor1919as Martin Wingrave
Here Comes the Bride1919as Frederick Tile
On the Quiet1918as Robert Ridgeway
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman1917as A.J. Raffles
National Red Cross Pageant1917as The Tyrant - Russian episode
The Red Widow1916as Cicero Hannibal Butts
The Lost Bridegroom1916as Bertie Joyce
Nearly a King1916as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
The Incorrigible Dukane1915as James Dukane
The Dictator1915as Brooke Travers
Are You a Mason?1915as Frank Perry
The Man from Mexico1914as Fitzhugh
An American Citizen1914as Berresford Cruger
One on Romance1913as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
A Prize Package1912as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
Just Pretending1912as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
The Widow Casey's Return1912as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director1912as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

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