John Barrymore

Acting·Feb 15, 1882·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker2021 · Archival Footage	Archival Footage
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2015 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Casting Couch1995 · Actor	Actor
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio1991 · Hamlet (archive sound)	Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
The Horror of It All1983 · Svengali (archive footage)	Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show1979 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today1953 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Okay for Sound1946 · Don Juan (archive footage)	Don Juan (archive footage)
Playmates1941 · John Barrymore	John Barrymore
World Premiere1941 · Duncan DeGrasse	Duncan DeGrasse
The Invisible Woman1940 · Professor Gibbs	Professor Gibbs
The Great Profile1940 · Evans Garrick	Evans Garrick
Land of Liberty1939 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
TThe Green Goddess1939 · Actor	Actor
Midnight1939 · Georges Flammarion	Georges Flammarion
The Great Man Votes1939 · Vance	Vance
Hold That Co-ed1938 · Gabby Harrigan	Gabby Harrigan
Marie Antoinette1938 · King Louis XV	King Louis XV
Spawn of the North1938 · Windy Turlon	Windy Turlon
Romance in the Dark1938 · Zoltan Jason	Zoltan Jason
Bulldog Drummond's Peril1938 · Colonel Neilson	Colonel Neilson
True Confession1937 · Charles Jasper	Charles Jasper
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937 · Col. J.A. Nielson	Col. J.A. Nielson
Night Club Scandal1937 · Dr. Ernest Tindal	Dr. Ernest Tindal
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back1937 · Colonel Neilson	Colonel Neilson
Maytime1937 · Nicolai Nazaroff	Nicolai Nazaroff
Romeo and Juliet1936 · Mercutio	Mercutio
Movie Maniacs1936 · Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)	Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Twentieth Century1934 · Oscar Jaffe	Oscar Jaffe
Long Lost Father1934 · Carl Bellairs	Carl Bellairs
Counsellor at Law1933 · George Simon	George Simon
Dinner at Eight1933 · Larry Renault	Larry Renault
Night Flight1933 · Riviere	Riviere
Reunion in Vienna1933 · Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg	Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V1933 · Hamlet	Hamlet
Topaze1933 · Auguste A. Topaze	Auguste A. Topaze
Rasputin and the Empress1932 · Prince Paul Chegodieff	Prince Paul Chegodieff
A Bill of Divorcement1932 · Hilary Fairfield	Hilary Fairfield
Grand Hotel1932 · Baron Felix von Gaigern	Baron Felix von Gaigern
State's Attorney1932 · Tom Cardigan	Tom Cardigan
Arsène Lupin1932 · Duke of Charmerace	Duke of Charmerace
The Mad Genius1931 · Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov	Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Svengali1931 · Svengali	Svengali
Moby Dick1930 · Ahab	Ahab
The Man from Blankley's1930 · Lord Strathpeffer	Lord Strathpeffer
General Crack1929 · Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian	Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
The Show of Shows1929 · Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)	Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
Eternal Love1929 · Marcus Paltran	Marcus Paltran
Tempest1928 · Sergeant Ivan Markov	Sergeant Ivan Markov
Life in Hollywood No. 41927 · Actor	Actor
When a Man Loves1927 · Chevalier Fabien des Grieux	Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
The Beloved Rogue1927 · François Villon	François Villon
Don Juan1926 · Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana	Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
The Sea Beast1926 · Captain Ahab Ceeley	Captain Ahab Ceeley
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)	Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Beau Brummel1924 · Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel	Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Sherlock Holmes1922 · Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes
The Lotus Eater1921 · Jacques Leroi	Jacques Leroi
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Test of Honor1919 · Martin Wingrave	Martin Wingrave
Here Comes the Bride1919 · Frederick Tile	Frederick Tile
On the Quiet1918 · Robert Ridgeway	Robert Ridgeway
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman1917 · A.J. Raffles	A.J. Raffles
National Red Cross Pageant1917 · The Tyrant - Russian episode	The Tyrant - Russian episode
The Red Widow1916 · Cicero Hannibal Butts	Cicero Hannibal Butts
The Lost Bridegroom1916 · Bertie Joyce	Bertie Joyce
Nearly a King1916 · Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana	Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
The Incorrigible Dukane1915 · James Dukane	James Dukane
The Dictator1915 · Brooke Travers	Brooke Travers
Are You a Mason?1915 · Frank Perry	Frank Perry
The Man from Mexico1914 · Fitzhugh	Fitzhugh
An American Citizen1914 · Berresford Cruger	Berresford Cruger
OOne on Romance1913 · Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)	Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
AA Prize Package1912 · Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)	Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
JJust Pretending1912 · The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)	The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
TThe Widow Casey's Return1912 · The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)	The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
TThe Dream of a Moving Picture Director1912 · The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)	The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)