1895-05-08 New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated silent film star. Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut. His father died when he was a baby and his mother, Caroline Harris , was a stage actress, so he worked in theatres in his early days, between schooling, doing "walk-ons". This led to acting in college, doing amateur productions. Russian actress Alla Nazimova, a friend of the family, had been taught English by Barthelmess's mother. Nazimova in return convinced Barthelmess to try acting professionally and he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra. At this time he also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. W. Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920). He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid. He founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman who finds courage, was a major success. With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Son of the Gods (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Last Flight (1931), and The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Central Airport (1933), and a supporting role as Rita Hayworth's character's husband in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Barthelmess , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | The Yellow Man (archive footage) | 1998-01-01 |
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The Great Chase | 1962-12-20 | |
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
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The Tingler | David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1959-07-29 |
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The Mayor of 44th Street | Ed Kirby | 1942-10-15 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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The Spoilers | Bronco Kid | 1942-06-11 |
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The Man Who Talked Too Much | J.B. Roscoe | 1940-07-16 |
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Only Angels Have Wings | Bat Mac Pherson | 1939-05-15 |
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Spy of Napoleon | Gerard de Lanoy | 1936-09-09 |
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Four Hours to Kill! | Tony Mako | 1935-04-11 |
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Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935-09-28 |
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Midnight Alibi | Lance McGowan | 1934-07-12 |
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A Modern Hero | Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader | 1934-04-21 |
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Massacre | Chief Joe Thunderhorse | 1934-01-20 |
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How to Break 90 #1: The Grip | Himself | 1933-05-15 |
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Central Airport | James 'Jim' Blaine | 1933-04-15 |
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Heroes for Sale | Tom Holmes | 1933-06-17 |
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The Cabin in the Cotton | Marvin Blake | 1932-09-26 |
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Alias the Doctor | Karl Brenner | 1932-02-25 |
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The Last Flight | Cary Lockwood | 1931-08-29 |
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The Finger Points | Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee | 1931-04-11 |
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' | 1931-04-18 | |
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The Stolen Jools | Richard Barthelmess | 1931-04-04 |
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Son of the Gods | Sam Lee | 1930-03-09 |
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The Lash | Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' | 1930-12-14 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Dick Courtney | 1930-07-10 |
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The Voice of Hollywood | 1930-08-30 | |
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Young Nowheres | Albert 'Binky' Whalen | 1929-10-20 |
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Drag | David Carroll | 1929-07-21 |
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Weary River | Jerry Larrabee | 1929-02-10 |
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Show of Shows | Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
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Wheel of Chance | Nicolai Turkeltaub | 1928-06-17 |
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Scarlet Seas | Steven Dunkin | 1928-01-12 |
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The Noose | Nickie Elkins | 1928-01-29 |
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Out of the Ruins | Lt. Pierre Dumont | 1928-08-19 |
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come | Chad Buford | 1928-04-08 |
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The Patent Leather Kid | Patent Leather Kid | 1927-09-01 |
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The Drop Kick | Jack Hamill | 1927-09-25 |
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Camille | Gaston | 1926-01-01 |
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The Amateur Gentleman | Barnabas Barty | 1926-08-14 |
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Ranson's Folly | Lt. Ranson | 1926-05-30 |
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Just Suppose | Prince Rupert of Koronia | 1926-01-10 |
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Shore Leave | D.X. (Bilge) Smith | 1925-09-05 |
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Soul-Fire | Eric Fane | 1925-05-30 |
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New Toys | Will Webb | 1925-02-16 |
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The Beautiful City | Tony Gillardi | 1925-10-25 |
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Classmates | Duncan Irving Jr | 1924-11-19 |
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The Enchanted Cottage | Oliver Bashforth | 1924-03-23 |
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Fury | Boy Leyton | 1923-01-01 |
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The Bright Shawl | Charles Abbott | 1923-04-22 |
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The Bond Boy | Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt | 1923-05-23 |
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Twenty-One | Julian McCullough | 1923-12-17 |
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The Fighting Blade | Karl Van Kerstenbroock | 1923-09-10 |
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The Seventh Day | John Alden Jr. | 1922-02-06 |
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Sonny | Sonny Crosby / Joe | 1922-05-22 |
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Seeing Stars | Self | 1922-10-29 |
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Tol'able David | David Kinemon | 1921-12-31 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | 1921-02-22 |
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Experience | Youth | 1921-08-07 |
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Way Down East | David Bartlett | 1920-09-03 |
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The Idol Dancer | Dan McGuire | 1920-03-21 |
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The Love Flower | Bruce Sanders | 1920-08-21 |
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Boots | Everett White | 1919-02-16 |
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Broken Blossoms | Cheng Huan | 1919-05-13 |
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Peppy Polly | Dr. James Merritt | 1919-04-06 |
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I'll Get Him Yet | Scoop McCready | 1919-05-25 |
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Scarlet Days | Don Maria Alvarez | 1919-11-18 |
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The Girl Who Stayed at Home | Ralph Grey | 1919-03-23 |
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The Hope Chest | Tom Ballantyne | 1918-12-29 |
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Rich Man, Poor Man | Bayard Varick | 1918-04-22 |
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Hit-the-Trail Holliday | Bobby Jason | 1918-06-16 |
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The Eternal Sin | Gennaro | 1917-03-15 |
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For Valour | Henry Nobbs | 1917-11-25 |
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Bab's Burglar | Tommy Gray | 1917-10-28 |
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Camille | 1917-09-30 | |
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Bab's Diary | Tommy Gray | 1917-10-07 |
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Nearly Married | Dick Griffon | 1917-11-18 |
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Just a Song at Twilight | George Turner | 1916-12-01 |
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War Brides | Arno | 1916-01-02 |