John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Person

John Barrymore

Actor 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 m...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

1932 · Baron Felix von Gaigern

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933 · Larry Renault

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934 · Oscar Jaffe

Midnight

Midnight

1939 · Georges Flammarion

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940 · Professor Gibbs

Svengali

Svengali

1931 · Svengali

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · Hilary Fairfield

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936 · Mercutio

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938 · King Louis XV

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law

1933 · George Simon

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1922 · Sherlock Holmes

Topaze

Topaze

1933 · Auguste A. Topaze

True Confession

True Confession

1937 · Charles Jasper

The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

1931 · Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933 · Riviere

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

1932 · Duke of Charmerace

Movie Maniacs

Movie Maniacs

1936 · Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)