1882-02-15 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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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker | Archival Footage | 2021-06-17 |
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self / Various roles (archive footage) | 2004-02-03 |
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | Hamlet (archive sound) | 1991-10-01 |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Horror of It All | Svengali (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
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Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | 1953-12-02 |
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The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
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Okay for Sound | Don Juan (archive footage) | 1946-09-07 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1945-09-06 |
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The Voice That Thrilled the World | Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) | 1943-10-16 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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World Premiere | Duncan DeGrasse | 1941-08-21 |
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Playmates | John Barrymore | 1941-12-26 |
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The Great Profile | Evans Garrick | 1940-08-30 |
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The Invisible Woman | Professor Gibbs | 1940-12-28 |
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The Great Man Votes | Vance | 1939-01-13 |
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Midnight | Georges Flammarion | 1939-03-24 |
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Land of Liberty | (archive footage) | 1939-06-15 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril | Colonel Neilson | 1938-03-18 |
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Marie Antoinette | King Louis XV | 1938-08-26 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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Romance in the Dark | Zoltan Jason | 1938-03-24 |
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Spawn of the North | Windy Turlon | 1938-08-26 |
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Hold That Co-ed | Gabby Harrigan | 1938-09-16 |
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Night Club Scandal | Dr. Ernest Tindal | 1937-11-11 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge | Col. J.A. Nielson | 1937-12-16 |
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True Confession | Charles Jasper | 1937-12-24 |
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Maytime | Nicolai Nazaroff | 1937-03-26 |
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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back | Colonel Neilson | 1937-09-24 |
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Movie Maniacs | Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited) | 1936-02-20 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | 1936-09-03 |
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Long Lost Father | Carl Bellairs | 1934-01-19 |
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Twentieth Century | Oscar Jaffe | 1934-05-11 |
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Night Flight | Riviere | 1933-10-06 |
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Topaze | Auguste A. Topaze | 1933-02-24 |
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Reunion in Vienna | Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg | 1933-06-16 |
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Dinner at Eight | Larry Renault | 1933-12-22 |
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Counsellor at Law | George Simon | 1933-12-25 |
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Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V | Hamlet | 1933-04-04 |
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Grand Hotel | Baron Felix von Gaigern | 1932-05-25 |
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Arsène Lupin | Duke of Charmerace | 1932-02-26 |
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State's Attorney | Tom Cardigan | 1932-05-20 |
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A Bill of Divorcement | Hilary Fairfield | 1932-09-28 |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Prince Paul Chegodieff | 1932-12-23 |
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Svengali | Svengali | 1931-05-20 |
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The Mad Genius | Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov | 1931-09-30 |
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The Man from Blankley's | Lord Strathpeffer | 1930-03-28 |
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Moby Dick | Ahab | 1930-09-20 |
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The Show of Shows | Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
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General Crack | Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian | 1929-12-16 |
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Eternal Love | Marcus Paltran | 1929-05-11 |
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Tempest | Sergeant Ivan Markov | 1928-05-27 |
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The Circus: Premiere | Self | 1928-01-13 |
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Life in Hollywood No. 4 | 1927-08-25 | |
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The Beloved Rogue | François Villon | 1927-03-12 |
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When a Man Loves | Chevalier Fabien des Grieux | 1927-08-21 |
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The Sea Beast | Captain Ahab Ceeley | 1926-01-15 |
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Vagabonding On The Pacific | Himself | 1926-01-01 |
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Don Juan | Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana | 1926-08-06 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
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Beau Brummel | Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel | 1924-03-30 |
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Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1922-03-07 |
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The Lotus Eater | Jacques Leroi | 1921-11-27 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | 1920-03-18 |
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Here Comes the Bride | Frederick Tile | 1919-01-19 |
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The Test of Honor | Martin Wingrave | 1919-04-16 |
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On the Quiet | Robert Ridgeway | 1918-09-01 |
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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | A.J. Raffles | 1917-12-14 |
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National Red Cross Pageant | The Tyrant - Russian episode | 1917-12-01 |
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The Lost Bridegroom | Bertie Joyce | 1916-03-20 |
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The Red Widow | Cicero Hannibal Butts | 1916-05-04 |
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Nearly a King | Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana | 1916-01-20 |
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The Incorrigible Dukane | James Dukane | 1915-09-02 |
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The Dictator | Brooke Travers | 1915-06-21 |
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Are You a Mason? | Frank Perry | 1915-03-15 |
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An American Citizen | Berresford Cruger | 1914-01-10 |
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The Man from Mexico | Fitzhugh | 1914-11-02 |
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One on Romance | Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore) | 1913-04-14 |
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The Dream of a Moving Picture Director | The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore) | 1912-06-05 |
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A Prize Package | Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore) | 1912-08-05 |
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Just Pretending | The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore) | 1912-07-05 |
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The Widow Casey's Return | The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore) | 1912-06-17 |
