John Barrymore

John Barrymore

🎂 15th February 1882 (144 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Grand Hotel

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 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.

John Barrymore

Movies Featuring John Barrymore

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021)

as Archival Footage
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2015)

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch (1995)

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)

as Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All (1983)

as Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

as (archive footage)
It's Showtime

It's Showtime (1976)

as Self (archive footage)
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)

as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties (1950)

as Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound (1946)

as Don Juan (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)

as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)

as Self (archive footage)
Playmates

Playmates (1941)

as John Barrymore
World Premiere

World Premiere (1941)

as Duncan DeGrasse
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman (1940)

as Professor Gibbs
The Great Profile

The Great Profile (1940)

as Evans Garrick
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty (1939)

as (archive footage)
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The Green Goddess (1939)

Midnight

Midnight (1939)

as Georges Flammarion
The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes (1939)

as Vance
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed (1938)

as Gabby Harrigan
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

as King Louis XV
Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North (1938)

as Windy Turlon
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

as Self
Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark (1938)

as Zoltan Jason
Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)

as Colonel Neilson
True Confession

True Confession (1937)

as Charles Jasper
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)

as Col. J.A. Nielson
Night Club Scandal

Night Club Scandal (1937)

as Dr. Ernest Tindal
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

as Colonel Neilson
Maytime

Maytime (1937)

as Nicolai Nazaroff
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1936)

as Mercutio
Movie Maniacs

Movie Maniacs (1936)

as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century (1934)

as Oscar Jaffe
Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father (1934)

as Carl Bellairs
Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law (1933)

as George Simon
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight (1933)

as Larry Renault
Night Flight

Night Flight (1933)

as Riviere
Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna (1933)

as Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (1933)

as Hamlet
Topaze

Topaze (1933)

as Auguste A. Topaze
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

as Prince Paul Chegodieff
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

as Hilary Fairfield
Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel (1932)

as Baron Felix von Gaigern
State's Attorney

State's Attorney (1932)

as Tom Cardigan
Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin (1932)

as Duke of Charmerace
The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius (1931)

as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Svengali

Svengali (1931)

as Svengali
Moby Dick

Moby Dick (1930)

as Ahab
The Man from Blankley's

The Man from Blankley's (1930)

as Lord Strathpeffer
General Crack

General Crack (1929)

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows (1929)

as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
Eternal Love

Eternal Love (1929)

as Marcus Paltran
Tempest

Tempest (1928)

as Sergeant Ivan Markov
The Circus: Premiere

The Circus: Premiere (1928)

as Self
Life in Hollywood No. 4

Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves (1927)

as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue (1927)

as François Villon
Don Juan

Don Juan (1926)

as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast (1926)

as Captain Ahab Ceeley
Vagabonding On The Pacific

Vagabonding On The Pacific (1926)

as Himself
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel (1924)

as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (1922)

as Sherlock Holmes
The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater (1921)

as Jacques Leroi
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Test of Honor

The Test of Honor (1919)

as Martin Wingrave
Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride (1919)

as Frederick Tile
On the Quiet

On the Quiet (1918)

as Robert Ridgeway
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)

as A.J. Raffles
National Red Cross Pageant

National Red Cross Pageant (1917)

as The Tyrant - Russian episode
The Red Widow

The Red Widow (1916)

as Cicero Hannibal Butts
The Lost Bridegroom

The Lost Bridegroom (1916)

as Bertie Joyce
Nearly a King

Nearly a King (1916)

as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
The Incorrigible Dukane

The Incorrigible Dukane (1915)

as James Dukane
The Dictator

The Dictator (1915)

as Brooke Travers
Are You a Mason?

Are You a Mason? (1915)

as Frank Perry
The Man from Mexico

The Man from Mexico (1914)

as Fitzhugh
An American Citizen

An American Citizen (1914)

as Berresford Cruger
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One on Romance (1913)

as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
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A Prize Package (1912)

as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
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Just Pretending (1912)

as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
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The Widow Casey's Return (1912)

as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
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The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912)

as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)