Person

John Barrymore

Acting · 1882–1942 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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  MGM Parade

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  Grand Hotel

  Baron Felix von Gaigern

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  Arsène Lupin

  Duke of Charmerace

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  Romeo and Juliet

  Mercutio

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  It's Showtime

  Self (archive footage)

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  Marie Antoinette

  King Louis XV

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  Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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  Moby Dick

  Ahab

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  Spawn of the North

  Windy Turlon

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  100 Years at the Movies

  Self (archive footage)

• 2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival Footage
• 2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
• 2005Irving Thalberg: Prince of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
• 2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf / Various roles (archive footage)
• 2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
• 1995The Casting Couch
• 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
• 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioHamlet (archive sound)
• 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
• 1983The Horror of It AllSvengali (archive footage)
• 1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
• 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
• 1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)
• 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)
• 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
• 1970Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
• 1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)
• 1955MGM ParadeSelf
• 1953Yesterday and Today(archive footage)
• 1950The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage)
• 1946Okay for SoundDon Juan (archive footage)
• 1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversarySelf (archive footage)
• 1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
• 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)
• 1941PlaymatesJohn Barrymore
• 1941World PremiereDuncan DeGrasse
• 1940The Invisible WomanProfessor Gibbs
• 1940The Great ProfileEvans Garrick
• 1939Land of Liberty(archive footage)
• 1939The Green Goddess
• 1939MidnightGeorges Flammarion
• 1939The Great Man VotesVance
• 1938Hold That Co-edGabby Harrigan
• 1938Marie AntoinetteKing Louis XV
• 1938Spawn of the NorthWindy Turlon
• 1938Hollywood Goes to TownSelf
• 1938Romance in the DarkZoltan Jason
• 1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilColonel Neilson
• 1937True ConfessionCharles Jasper
• 1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeCol. J.A. Nielson
• 1937Night Club ScandalDr. Ernest Tindal
• 1937Bulldog Drummond Comes BackColonel Neilson
• 1937MaytimeNicolai Nazaroff
• 1936Romeo and JulietMercutio
• 1936Movie ManiacsPhotograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
• 1934Twentieth CenturyOscar Jaffe
• 1934Long Lost FatherCarl Bellairs
• 1933Counsellor at LawGeorge Simon
• 1933Dinner at EightLarry Renault
• 1933Night FlightRiviere
• 1933Reunion in ViennaArchduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
• 1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VHamlet
• 1933TopazeAuguste A. Topaze
• 1932Rasputin and the EmpressPrince Paul Chegodieff
• 1932A Bill of DivorcementHilary Fairfield
• 1932Grand HotelBaron Felix von Gaigern
• 1932State's AttorneyTom Cardigan
• 1932Arsène LupinDuke of Charmerace
• 1931The Mad GeniusVladimar Ivan Tsarakov
• 1931SvengaliSvengali
• 1930Moby DickAhab
• 1930The Man from Blankley'sLord Strathpeffer
• 1929General CrackDuke of Kurland / Prince Christian
• 1929The Show of ShowsRichard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
• 1929Eternal LoveMarcus Paltran
• 1928TempestSergeant Ivan Markov
• 1928The Circus: PremiereSelf
• 1927Life in Hollywood No. 4
• 1927When a Man LovesChevalier Fabien des Grieux
• 1927The Beloved RogueFrançois Villon
• 1927Life in HollywoodSelf
• 1926Don JuanDon Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
• 1926The Sea BeastCaptain Ahab Ceeley
• 1926Vagabonding On The PacificHimself
• 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• 1924Beau BrummelGordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
• 1922Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
• 1921The Lotus EaterJacques Leroi
• 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
• 1919The Test of HonorMartin Wingrave
• 1919Here Comes the BrideFrederick Tile
• 1918On the QuietRobert Ridgeway
• 1917Raffles, the Amateur CracksmanA.J. Raffles
• 1917National Red Cross PageantThe Tyrant - Russian episode
• 1916The Red WidowCicero Hannibal Butts
• 1916The Lost BridegroomBertie Joyce
• 1916Nearly a KingJack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
• 1915The Incorrigible DukaneJames Dukane
• 1915The DictatorBrooke Travers
• 1915Are You a Mason?Frank Perry
• 1914The Man from MexicoFitzhugh
• 1914An American CitizenBerresford Cruger
• 1913One on RomanceJack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
• 1912A Prize PackageSi Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
• 1912Just PretendingThe Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
• 1912The Widow Casey's ReturnThe Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
• 1912The Dream of a Moving Picture DirectorThe Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)