John Barrymore
Acting
- Born:
- 1882-02-15
- Died:
- 1942-05-29
- Place of birth:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The Movie
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Complicated Women
The Casting Couch
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Horror of It All
The Horror Show
That's Entertainment, Part II
It's Showtime
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Brasileiros em Hollywood
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
MGM Parade
Yesterday and Today
The Golden Twenties
Okay for Sound
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Playmates
World Premiere
The Invisible Woman
The Great Profile
Land of Liberty
The Green Goddess
Midnight
The Great Man Votes
Hold That Co-ed
Marie Antoinette
Spawn of the North
Hollywood Goes to Town
Romance in the Dark
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
True Confession
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Night Club Scandal
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Maytime
Romeo and Juliet
Movie Maniacs
Twentieth Century
Long Lost Father
Counsellor at Law
Dinner at Eight
Night Flight
Reunion in Vienna
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Topaze
Rasputin and the Empress
A Bill of Divorcement
Grand Hotel
State's Attorney
Arsène Lupin
The Mad Genius
Svengali
Moby Dick
The Man from Blankley's
General Crack
The Show of Shows
Eternal Love
Tempest
The Circus: Premiere
Life in Hollywood No. 4
When a Man Loves
The Beloved Rogue
Life in Hollywood
Don Juan
The Sea Beast
Vagabonding On The Pacific
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Beau Brummel
Sherlock Holmes
The Lotus Eater
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Test of Honor
Here Comes the Bride
On the Quiet
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
National Red Cross Pageant
The Red Widow
The Lost Bridegroom
Nearly a King
The Incorrigible Dukane
The Dictator
Are You a Mason?
The Man from Mexico
An American Citizen
One on Romance
A Prize Package
Just Pretending
The Widow Casey's Return
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director