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John Barrymore
Acting

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...

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

movie

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

as Archival Footage

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

movie

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2015

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

movie

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

2005

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Complicated Women

movie

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

The Casting Couch

movie

The Casting Couch

1995

The Casting Couch

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

movie

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

as Hamlet (archive sound)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

movie

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

The Horror of It All

movie

The Horror of It All

1983

The Horror of It All

as Svengali (archive footage)

The Horror Show

movie

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

It's Showtime

movie

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

movie

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

movie

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as Self

Yesterday and Today

movie

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties

movie

The Golden Twenties

1950

The Golden Twenties

as Self (archive footage)

Okay for Sound

movie

Okay for Sound

1946

Okay for Sound

as Don Juan (archive footage)

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

movie

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

1945

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

as Self (archive footage)

The Voice That Thrilled the World

movie

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

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

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

Playmates

movie

Playmates

1941

Playmates

as John Barrymore

World Premiere

movie

World Premiere

1941

World Premiere

as Duncan DeGrasse

The Invisible Woman

movie

The Invisible Woman

1940

The Invisible Woman

as Professor Gibbs

The Great Profile

movie

The Great Profile

1940

The Great Profile

as Evans Garrick

Land of Liberty

movie

Land of Liberty

1939

Land of Liberty

as (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

The Green Goddess

1939

The Green Goddess

Midnight

movie

Midnight

1939

Midnight

as Georges Flammarion

The Great Man Votes

movie

The Great Man Votes

1939

The Great Man Votes

as Vance

Hold That Co-ed

movie

Hold That Co-ed

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as Gabby Harrigan

Marie Antoinette

movie

Marie Antoinette

1938

Marie Antoinette

as King Louis XV

Spawn of the North

movie

Spawn of the North

1938

Spawn of the North

as Windy Turlon

Hollywood Goes to Town

movie

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as Self

Romance in the Dark

movie

Romance in the Dark

1938

Romance in the Dark

as Zoltan Jason

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

movie

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Colonel Neilson

True Confession

movie

True Confession

1937

True Confession

as Charles Jasper

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

movie

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

1937

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

as Col. J.A. Nielson

Night Club Scandal

movie

Night Club Scandal

1937

Night Club Scandal

as Dr. Ernest Tindal

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

movie

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

as Colonel Neilson

Maytime

movie

Maytime

1937

Maytime

as Nicolai Nazaroff

Romeo and Juliet

movie

Romeo and Juliet

1936

Romeo and Juliet

as Mercutio

Movie Maniacs

movie

Movie Maniacs

1936

Movie Maniacs

as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

movie

Twentieth Century

1934

Twentieth Century

as Oscar Jaffe

Long Lost Father

movie

Long Lost Father

1934

Long Lost Father

as Carl Bellairs

Counsellor at Law

movie

Counsellor at Law

1933

Counsellor at Law

as George Simon

Dinner at Eight

movie

Dinner at Eight

1933

Dinner at Eight

as Larry Renault

Night Flight

movie

Night Flight

1933

Night Flight

as Riviere

Reunion in Vienna

movie

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

movie

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

1933

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

as Hamlet

Topaze

movie

Topaze

1933

Topaze

as Auguste A. Topaze

Rasputin and the Empress

movie

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Rasputin and the Empress

as Prince Paul Chegodieff

A Bill of Divorcement

movie

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

as Hilary Fairfield

Grand Hotel

movie

Grand Hotel

1932

Grand Hotel

as Baron Felix von Gaigern

State's Attorney

movie

State's Attorney

1932

State's Attorney

as Tom Cardigan

Arsène Lupin

movie

Arsène Lupin

1932

Arsène Lupin

as Duke of Charmerace

The Mad Genius

movie

The Mad Genius

1931

The Mad Genius

as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Svengali

movie

Svengali

1931

Svengali

as Svengali

Moby Dick

movie

Moby Dick

1930

Moby Dick

as Ahab

The Man from Blankley's

movie

The Man from Blankley's

1930

The Man from Blankley's

as Lord Strathpeffer

General Crack

movie

General Crack

1929

General Crack

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

The Show of Shows

movie

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

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

Eternal Love

movie

Eternal Love

1929

Eternal Love

as Marcus Paltran

Tempest

movie

Tempest

1928

Tempest

as Sergeant Ivan Markov

The Circus: Premiere

movie

The Circus: Premiere

1928

The Circus: Premiere

as Self

Life in Hollywood No. 4

movie

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927

Life in Hollywood No. 4

When a Man Loves

movie

When a Man Loves

1927

When a Man Loves

as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

The Beloved Rogue

movie

The Beloved Rogue

1927

The Beloved Rogue

as François Villon

Don Juan

movie

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

The Sea Beast

movie

The Sea Beast

1926

The Sea Beast

as Captain Ahab Ceeley

Vagabonding On The Pacific

movie

Vagabonding On The Pacific

1926

Vagabonding On The Pacific

as Himself

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

movie

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Beau Brummel

movie

Beau Brummel

1924

Beau Brummel

as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Sherlock Holmes

movie

Sherlock Holmes

1922

Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

The Lotus Eater

movie

The Lotus Eater

1921

The Lotus Eater

as Jacques Leroi

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

movie

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

The Test of Honor

movie

The Test of Honor

1919

The Test of Honor

as Martin Wingrave

Here Comes the Bride

movie

Here Comes the Bride

1919

Here Comes the Bride

as Frederick Tile

On the Quiet

movie

On the Quiet

1918

On the Quiet

as Robert Ridgeway

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

movie

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

1917

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

as A.J. Raffles

National Red Cross Pageant

movie

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

National Red Cross Pageant

as The Tyrant - Russian episode

The Red Widow

movie

The Red Widow

1916

The Red Widow

as Cicero Hannibal Butts

The Lost Bridegroom

movie

The Lost Bridegroom

1916

The Lost Bridegroom

as Bertie Joyce

Nearly a King

movie

Nearly a King

1916

Nearly a King

as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

The Incorrigible Dukane

movie

The Incorrigible Dukane

1915

The Incorrigible Dukane

as James Dukane

The Dictator

movie

The Dictator

1915

The Dictator

as Brooke Travers

Are You a Mason?

movie

Are You a Mason?

1915

Are You a Mason?

as Frank Perry

The Man from Mexico

movie

The Man from Mexico

1914

The Man from Mexico

as Fitzhugh

An American Citizen

movie

An American Citizen

1914

An American Citizen

as Berresford Cruger

CineRaya

movie

One on Romance

1913

One on Romance

as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

CineRaya

movie

A Prize Package

1912

A Prize Package

as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)

CineRaya

movie

Just Pretending

1912

Just Pretending

as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)

CineRaya

movie

The Widow Casey's Return

1912

The Widow Casey's Return

as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

CineRaya

movie

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

1912

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

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