John Barrymore

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.

Filmografi

Movie Maniacs1936 · Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)Moby Dick1930 · AhabGrand Hotel1932 · Baron Felix von GaigernArsène Lupin1932 · Duke of CharmeraceHere Comes the Bride1919 · Frederick TileBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Romeo and Juliet1936 · MercutioBrasileiros em Hollywood1970 · Self (archive footage)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeSynthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2015 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeBulldog Drummond's Revenge1937 · Col. J.A. NielsonThat's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)National Red Cross Pageant1917 · The Tyrant - Russian episodeIt's Showtime1976 · Self (archive footage)Spawn of the North1938 · Windy TurlonLand of Liberty1939 · (archive footage)The Casting Couch1995 · Marie Antoinette1938 · King Louis XVThe Sea Beast1926 · Captain Ahab CeeleyState's Attorney1932 · Tom CardiganDinner at Eight1933 · Larry RenaultReunion in Vienna1933 · Rudolf von HapsburgRasputin and the Empress1932 · Prince Paul ChegodieffThe Invisible Woman1940 · Professor Gibbs