John Barrymore
Acting
Born February 15, 1882 — Died May 29, 1942
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as John Sidney Blyth, Jack Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe Barrymore
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 motio...
Filmography
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Archival Footage
20216.3
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
2015
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
200510.0
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
20047.0
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
20036.9
The Casting Couch
19958.3
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Hamlet (archive sound)
19917.6
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
19849.0
The Horror of It All
Svengali (archive footage)
19838.3
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
19793.4
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
19767.0
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
19767.5
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
19747.7
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
19727.3
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1970
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
19617.0
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
19537.0
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
19507.0
Okay for Sound
Don Juan (archive footage)
19466.7
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
194510.0
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
19436.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
Playmates
John Barrymore
19415.7
World Premiere
Duncan DeGrasse
19416.0
The Invisible Woman
Professor Gibbs
19405.7
The Great Profile
Evans Garrick
19406.8
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
19399.0
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The Green Goddess
1939
Midnight
Georges Flammarion
19397.4
The Great Man Votes
Vance
19396.4
Hold That Co-ed
Gabby Harrigan
19386.7
Marie Antoinette
King Louis XV
19386.6
Spawn of the North
Windy Turlon
19386.1
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
19387.0
Romance in the Dark
Zoltan Jason
19385.3
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Colonel Neilson
19385.9
True Confession
Charles Jasper
19376.1
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Col. J.A. Nielson
19376.0
Night Club Scandal
Dr. Ernest Tindal
19374.3
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Colonel Neilson
19376.2
Maytime
Nicolai Nazaroff
19376.8
Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
19366.3
Movie Maniacs
Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
19366.0
Twentieth Century
Oscar Jaffe
19346.8
Long Lost Father
Carl Bellairs
19345.9
Counsellor at Law
George Simon
19336.5
Dinner at Eight
Larry Renault
19336.8
Night Flight
Riviere
19335.8
Reunion in Vienna
Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
19337.2
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Hamlet
19339.0
Topaze
Auguste A. Topaze
19336.0
Rasputin and the Empress
Prince Paul Chegodieff
19325.5
A Bill of Divorcement
Hilary Fairfield
19326.3
Grand Hotel
Baron Felix von Gaigern
19327.0
State's Attorney
Tom Cardigan
19326.9
Arsène Lupin
Duke of Charmerace
19327.0
The Mad Genius
Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
19316.4
Svengali
Svengali
19316.2
Moby Dick
Ahab
19305.6
The Man from Blankley's
Lord Strathpeffer
19307.0
General Crack
Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
192910.0
The Show of Shows
Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
19296.6
Eternal Love
Marcus Paltran
19295.8
Tempest
Sergeant Ivan Markov
19286.2
The Circus: Premiere
Self
19285.4
Life in Hollywood No. 4
192710.0
When a Man Loves
Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
19276.0
The Beloved Rogue
François Villon
19276.9
Life in Hollywood
Self
1927
Don Juan
Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
19266.6
The Sea Beast
Captain Ahab Ceeley
19266.7
Vagabonding On The Pacific
Himself
19268.0
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
19257.3
Beau Brummel
Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
19247.0
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
19226.1
The Lotus Eater
Jacques Leroi
19219.0
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
19206.7
The Test of Honor
Martin Wingrave
19194.5
Here Comes the Bride
Frederick Tile
19198.0
On the Quiet
Robert Ridgeway
1918
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
A.J. Raffles
19175.8
National Red Cross Pageant
The Tyrant - Russian episode
19178.0
The Red Widow
Cicero Hannibal Butts
1916
The Lost Bridegroom
Bertie Joyce
1916
Nearly a King
Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
1916
The Incorrigible Dukane
James Dukane
19153.0
The Dictator
Brooke Travers
1915
Are You a Mason?
Frank Perry
19153.0
The Man from Mexico
Fitzhugh
1914
An American Citizen
Berresford Cruger
1914
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One on Romance
Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
1913
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A Prize Package
Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
1912
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Just Pretending
The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
19129.0
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The Widow Casey's Return
The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
1912
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The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
1912