John Barrymore
Acting
Born: 1882-02-15 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1942-05-29
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 know
🎬 Movies (20)
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
Archival Footage
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
1950
Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound
1946
Don Juan (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Self (archive footage)
