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John Barrymore

Acting
February 15, 1882
— May 29, 1942(60 years old)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

John Sidney Blyth • Jack Barrymore • John Sidney Blythe Barrymore

Known For

MGM Parade series poster (1955)
9.0

MGM Parade

Self

Grand Hotel movie poster (1932)
7.0

Grand Hotel

Baron Felix von Gaigern

Complicated Women movie poster (2003)
6.9

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Marie Antoinette movie poster (1938)
6.6

Marie Antoinette

King Louis XV

Dinner at Eight movie poster (1933)
6.8

Dinner at Eight

Larry Renault

Svengali movie poster (1931)
6.2

Svengali

Svengali

Don Juan movie poster (1926)
6.6

Don Juan

Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Movie Maniacs movie poster (1936)
5.9

Movie Maniacs

Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ movie poster (1925)
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Show of Shows movie poster (1929)
6.8

The Show of Shows

Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

Beau Brummel movie poster (1924)
7.0

Beau Brummel

Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Romeo and Juliet movie poster (1936)
6.2

Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio

Photos of John Barrymore

Filmography

2020s

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker movie poster (2021)
6.3

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Archival Footage

2010s

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

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

2000s

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood movie poster (2005)
10.0

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women movie poster (2003)
6.9

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

1990s

The Casting Couch movie poster (1995)
8.3

The Casting Couch

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio movie poster (1991)
7.6

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Hamlet (archive sound)

1980s

Going Hollywood: The '30s movie poster (1984)
9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

The Horror of It All movie poster (1983)
8.3

The Horror of It All

Svengali (archive footage)

1970s

The Horror Show movie poster (1979)
3.8

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II movie poster (1976)
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

It's Showtime movie poster (1976)
7.5

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory movie poster (1972)
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood movie poster (1970)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1960s

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino movie poster (1961)
7.0

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

1950s

Yesterday and Today movie poster (1953)
7.0

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

The Golden Twenties movie poster (1950)
7.0

The Golden Twenties

Self (archive footage)

1940s

Okay for Sound movie poster (1946)
7.0

Okay for Sound

Don Juan (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary movie poster (1945)
10.0

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

Self (archive footage)

The Voice That Thrilled the World movie poster (1943)
5.8

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

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

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

World Premiere movie poster (1941)
6.0

World Premiere

Duncan DeGrasse

Playmates movie poster (1941)
5.7

Playmates

John Barrymore

The Invisible Woman movie poster (1940)
5.7

The Invisible Woman

Professor Gibbs

The Great Profile movie poster (1940)
6.8

The Great Profile

Evans Garrick

1930s

Midnight movie poster (1939)
7.4

Midnight

Georges Flammarion

Land of Liberty movie poster (1939)
9.0

Land of Liberty

(archive footage)

The Great Man Votes movie poster (1939)
6.4

The Great Man Votes

Vance

Marie Antoinette movie poster (1938)
6.6

Marie Antoinette

King Louis XV

Romance in the Dark movie poster (1938)
5.3

Romance in the Dark

Zoltan Jason

Bulldog Drummond's Peril movie poster (1938)
5.9

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Colonel Neilson

Spawn of the North movie poster (1938)
6.0

Spawn of the North

Windy Turlon

Hollywood Goes to Town movie poster (1938)
7.0

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

Hold That Co-ed movie poster (1938)
6.7

Hold That Co-ed

Gabby Harrigan

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back movie poster (1937)
6.2

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Colonel Neilson

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge movie poster (1937)
6.0

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Col. J.A. Nielson

True Confession movie poster (1937)
6.1

True Confession

Charles Jasper

Maytime movie poster (1937)
6.8

Maytime

Nicolai Nazaroff

Night Club Scandal movie poster (1937)
4.3

Night Club Scandal

Dr. Ernest Tindal

Movie Maniacs movie poster (1936)
5.9

Movie Maniacs

Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Romeo and Juliet movie poster (1936)
6.2

Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio

Twentieth Century movie poster (1934)
6.8

Twentieth Century

Oscar Jaffe

Long Lost Father movie poster (1934)
5.9

Long Lost Father

Carl Bellairs

Dinner at Eight movie poster (1933)
6.8

Dinner at Eight

Larry Renault

Topaze movie poster (1933)
6.0

Topaze

Auguste A. Topaze

Night Flight movie poster (1933)
5.8

Night Flight

Riviere

Reunion in Vienna movie poster (1933)
7.2

Reunion in Vienna

Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

Counsellor at Law movie poster (1933)
6.5

Counsellor at Law

George Simon

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V movie poster (1933)
9.0

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Hamlet

Grand Hotel movie poster (1932)
7.0

Grand Hotel

Baron Felix von Gaigern

Arsène Lupin movie poster (1932)
7.0

Arsène Lupin

Duke of Charmerace

A Bill of Divorcement movie poster (1932)
6.3

A Bill of Divorcement

Hilary Fairfield

Rasputin and the Empress movie poster (1932)
5.5

Rasputin and the Empress

Prince Paul Chegodieff

State's Attorney movie poster (1932)
6.9

State's Attorney

Tom Cardigan

Svengali movie poster (1931)
6.2

Svengali

Svengali

The Mad Genius movie poster (1931)
6.4

The Mad Genius

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Moby Dick movie poster (1930)
5.6

Moby Dick

Ahab

The Man from Blankley's movie poster (1930)
7.0

The Man from Blankley's

Lord Strathpeffer

1920s

The Show of Shows movie poster (1929)
6.8

The Show of Shows

Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

General Crack movie poster (1929)
10.0

General Crack

Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Eternal Love movie poster (1929)
5.8

Eternal Love

Marcus Paltran

Tempest movie poster (1928)
6.2

Tempest

Sergeant Ivan Markov

The Circus: Premiere movie poster (1928)
5.4

The Circus: Premiere

Self

When a Man Loves movie poster (1927)
6.0

When a Man Loves

Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

The Beloved Rogue movie poster (1927)
6.9

The Beloved Rogue

François Villon

Life in Hollywood No. 4 movie poster (1927)
10.0

Life in Hollywood No. 4

Don Juan movie poster (1926)
6.6

Don Juan

Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

The Sea Beast movie poster (1926)
6.7

The Sea Beast

Captain Ahab Ceeley

Vagabonding On The Pacific movie poster (1926)
8.0

Vagabonding On The Pacific

Himself

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ movie poster (1925)
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Beau Brummel movie poster (1924)
7.0

Beau Brummel

Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Sherlock Holmes movie poster (1922)
6.1

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Lotus Eater movie poster (1921)
9.0

The Lotus Eater

Jacques Leroi

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movie poster (1920)
6.7

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1910s

Here Comes the Bride movie poster (1919)
8.0

Here Comes the Bride

Frederick Tile

The Test of Honor movie poster (1919)
4.5

The Test of Honor

Martin Wingrave

On the Quiet movie poster (1918)

On the Quiet

Robert Ridgeway

National Red Cross Pageant movie poster (1917)
8.0

National Red Cross Pageant

The Tyrant - Russian episode

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman movie poster (1917)
5.8

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

A.J. Raffles

The Red Widow movie poster (1916)

The Red Widow

Cicero Hannibal Butts

Nearly a King movie poster (1916)

Nearly a King

Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

The Lost Bridegroom movie poster (1916)

The Lost Bridegroom

Bertie Joyce

The Incorrigible Dukane movie poster (1915)
3.0

The Incorrigible Dukane

James Dukane

The Dictator movie poster (1915)

The Dictator

Brooke Travers

Are You a Mason? movie poster (1915)
3.0

Are You a Mason?

Frank Perry

The Man from Mexico movie poster (1914)

The Man from Mexico

Fitzhugh

An American Citizen movie poster (1914)

An American Citizen

Berresford Cruger