About

Known credits:
88
Birthday:
1882-02-15
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Barrymore

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 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

Acting
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel Actor Self / Various roles (archive footage) 59
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2003 Complicated Women Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1983 The Horror of It All Actor Svengali (archive footage) 59
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1979 The Horror Show Actor (archive footage) 59
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Actor (archive footage) 59
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1976 It's Showtime Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1974 The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years Actor 'Bill of Divorcement' (archive footage) (uncredited) 58
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1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1953 Yesterday and Today Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1950 The Golden Twenties Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1946 Okay for Sound Actor Don Juan (archive footage) 59
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1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World Actor Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) 58
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1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1941 Playmates Actor John Barrymore 58
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1941 World Premiere Actor Duncan DeGrasse 58
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1940 The Invisible Woman Actor Professor Gibbs 58
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1940 The Great Profile Actor Evans Garrick 59
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1939 Land of Liberty Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1939 Midnight Actor Georges Flammarion 61
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1939 The Great Man Votes Actor Vance 59
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1938 Hold That Co-ed Actor Gabby Harrigan 59
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1938 Marie Antoinette Actor King Louis XV 59
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1938 Spawn of the North Actor Windy Turlon 58
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1938 Hollywood Goes to Town Actor Self 59
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1938 Romance in the Dark Actor Zoltan Jason 58
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1938 Bulldog Drummond's Peril Actor Colonel Neilson 58
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1937 True Confession Actor Charles Jasper 59
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1937 Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Actor Col. J.A. Nielson 59
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1937 Night Club Scandal Actor Dr. Ernest Tindal 58
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1937 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back Actor Colonel Neilson 59
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1937 Maytime Actor Nicolai Nazaroff 59
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1936 Romeo and Juliet Actor Mercutio 59
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1936 Movie Maniacs Actor Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited) 58
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1934 Twentieth Century Actor Oscar Jaffe 60
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1934 Long Lost Father Actor Carl Bellairs 59
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1933 Counsellor at Law Actor George Simon 59
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1933 Dinner at Eight Actor Larry Renault 60
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1933 Night Flight Actor Riviere 59
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1933 Reunion in Vienna Actor Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg 59
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1933 Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V Actor Hamlet N/A
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1933 Topaze Actor Auguste A. Topaze 59
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1932 Rasputin and the Empress Actor Prince Paul Chegodieff 58
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1932 A Bill of Divorcement Actor Hilary Fairfield 59
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1932 Grand Hotel Actor Baron Felix von Gaigern 63
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1932 State's Attorney Actor Tom Cardigan 59
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1932 Arsène Lupin Actor Duke of Charmerace 59
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1931 The Mad Genius Actor Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov 59
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1931 Svengali Actor Svengali 59
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1930 Moby Dick Actor Ahab 58
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1930 The Man from Blankley's Actor Lord Strathpeffer 59
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1929 General Crack Actor Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian N/A
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1929 Show of Shows Actor Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited) 58
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1929 Eternal Love Actor Marcus Paltran 58
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1928 Tempest Actor Sergeant Ivan Markov 59
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1928 The Circus: Premiere Actor Self 59
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1927 Life in Hollywood No. 4 Actor N/A
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1927 When a Man Loves Actor Chevalier Fabien des Grieux 59
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1927 The Beloved Rogue Actor François Villon 59
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1926 Don Juan Actor Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana 59
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1926 The Sea Beast Actor Captain Ahab Ceeley 59
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1926 Vagabonding On The Pacific Actor Himself N/A
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1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1924 Beau Brummel Actor Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel 59
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1922 Sherlock Holmes Actor Sherlock Holmes 58
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1921 The Lotus Eater Actor Jacques Leroi N/A
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1920 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Actor Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde 61
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1919 The Test of Honor Actor Martin Wingrave 58
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1919 Here Comes the Bride Actor Frederick Tile N/A
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1918 On the Quiet Actor Robert Ridgeway N/A
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1917 Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman Actor A.J. Raffles 59
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1917 National Red Cross Pageant Actor The Tyrant - Russian episode N/A
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1916 The Red Widow Actor Cicero Hannibal Butts N/A
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1916 The Lost Bridegroom Actor Bertie Joyce N/A
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1916 Nearly a King Actor Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana N/A
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1915 The Incorrigible Dukane Actor James Dukane N/A
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1915 The Dictator Actor Brooke Travers N/A
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1915 Are You a Mason? Actor Frank Perry 58
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1914 The Man from Mexico Actor Fitzhugh N/A
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1914 An American Citizen Actor Berresford Cruger N/A
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1913 One on Romance Actor Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore) N/A
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1912 A Prize Package Actor Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore) N/A
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1912 Just Pretending Actor The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore) N/A
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1912 The Widow Casey's Return Actor The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore) N/A
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1912 The Dream of a Moving Picture Director Actor The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore) N/A
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