

John Barrymore
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
15 Feb 1882
Age
144 Years
Born In
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Total Projects
95
Years Active
109 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
as Archival Footage

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Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

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Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

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Complicated Women
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)

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The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch

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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Hamlet (archive sound)

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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)

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The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
as Svengali (archive footage)

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The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)

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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

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It's Showtime
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)

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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)

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Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)

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MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as Self

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Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)

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The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)

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Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound
as Don Juan (archive footage)

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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)

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The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)

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Playmates
Playmates
as John Barrymore

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World Premiere
World Premiere
as Duncan DeGrasse

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The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
as Professor Gibbs

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The Great Profile
The Great Profile
as Evans Garrick

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Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)

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The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess

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Midnight
Midnight
as Georges Flammarion

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The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes
as Vance

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Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
as Gabby Harrigan

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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
as King Louis XV

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Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North
as Windy Turlon

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Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self

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Romance in the Dark
Romance in the Dark
as Zoltan Jason

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Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Colonel Neilson

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True Confession
True Confession
as Charles Jasper

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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as Col. J.A. Nielson

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Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal
as Dr. Ernest Tindal

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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
as Colonel Neilson

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Maytime
Maytime
as Nicolai Nazaroff

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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio

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Movie Maniacs
Movie Maniacs
as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

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Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
as Oscar Jaffe

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Long Lost Father
Long Lost Father
as Carl Bellairs

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Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
as George Simon

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Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
as Larry Renault

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Night Flight
Night Flight
as Riviere

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Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna
as Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

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Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
as Hamlet

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Topaze
Topaze
as Auguste A. Topaze

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Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress
as Prince Paul Chegodieff

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A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
as Hilary Fairfield

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Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel
as Baron Felix von Gaigern

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State's Attorney
State's Attorney
as Tom Cardigan

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Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
as Duke of Charmerace

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The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

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Svengali
Svengali
as Svengali

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Moby Dick
Moby Dick
as Ahab

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The Man from Blankley's
The Man from Blankley's
as Lord Strathpeffer

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General Crack
General Crack
as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

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The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

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Eternal Love
Eternal Love
as Marcus Paltran

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Tempest
Tempest
as Sergeant Ivan Markov

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The Circus: Premiere
The Circus: Premiere
as Self

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Life in Hollywood No. 4
Life in Hollywood No. 4

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When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves
as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

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The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue
as François Villon

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Don Juan
Don Juan
as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

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The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast
as Captain Ahab Ceeley

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Vagabonding On The Pacific
Vagabonding On The Pacific
as Himself

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Beau Brummel
Beau Brummel
as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes

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The Lotus Eater
The Lotus Eater
as Jacques Leroi

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

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The Test of Honor
The Test of Honor
as Martin Wingrave

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Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride
as Frederick Tile

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On the Quiet
On the Quiet
as Robert Ridgeway

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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
as A.J. Raffles

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National Red Cross Pageant
National Red Cross Pageant
as The Tyrant - Russian episode

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The Red Widow
The Red Widow
as Cicero Hannibal Butts

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The Lost Bridegroom
The Lost Bridegroom
as Bertie Joyce

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Nearly a King
Nearly a King
as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

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The Incorrigible Dukane
The Incorrigible Dukane
as James Dukane

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The Dictator
The Dictator
as Brooke Travers

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Are You a Mason?
Are You a Mason?
as Frank Perry

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The Man from Mexico
The Man from Mexico
as Fitzhugh

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An American Citizen
An American Citizen
as Berresford Cruger

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One on Romance
One on Romance
as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

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A Prize Package
A Prize Package
as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)

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Just Pretending
Just Pretending
as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)

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The Widow Casey's Return
The Widow Casey's Return
as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

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The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)