John Barrymore

Acting

John Barrymore

Born February 15, 1882Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA94 credits

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.

Known For

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Movie

2021

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie

2015

7.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Movie

2004

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

Movie

2003

The Casting Couch
9.0

The Casting Couch

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1995

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
7.5

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Movie

1991

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival FootageMovie
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeMovie
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2004Checking Out: Grand Hotelas Self / Various roles (archive footage)Movie
Complicated Women
2003Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Casting Couch
1995The Casting CouchMovie
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Hamlet (archive sound)Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)Movie
The Horror of It All
1983The Horror of It Allas Svengali (archive footage)Movie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)Movie
It's Showtime
1976It's Showtimeas Self (archive footage)Movie
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1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Saluteas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)Movie
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970Brasileiros em Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961The Legend of Rudolph Valentinoas Self (archive footage)Movie
MGM Parade
1955MGM Paradeas SelfTV
Yesterday and Today
1953Yesterday and Todayas (archive footage)Movie
The Golden Twenties
1950The Golden Twentiesas Self (archive footage)Movie
Okay for Sound
1946Okay for Soundas Don Juan (archive footage)Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversaryas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage)Movie
Playmates
1941Playmatesas John BarrymoreMovie
World Premiere
1941World Premiereas Duncan DeGrasseMovie
The Invisible Woman
1940The Invisible Womanas Professor GibbsMovie
The Great Profile
1940The Great Profileas Evans GarrickMovie
Land of Liberty
1939Land of Libertyas (archive footage)Movie
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1939The Green GoddessMovie
Midnight
1939Midnightas Georges FlammarionMovie
The Great Man Votes
1939The Great Man Votesas VanceMovie
Hold That Co-ed
1938Hold That Co-edas Gabby HarriganMovie
Marie Antoinette
1938Marie Antoinetteas King Louis XVMovie
Spawn of the North
1938Spawn of the Northas Windy TurlonMovie
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938Hollywood Goes to Townas SelfMovie
Romance in the Dark
1938Romance in the Darkas Zoltan JasonMovie
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938Bulldog Drummond's Perilas Colonel NeilsonMovie
True Confession
1937True Confessionas Charles JasperMovie
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937Bulldog Drummond's Revengeas Col. J.A. NielsonMovie
Night Club Scandal
1937Night Club Scandalas Dr. Ernest TindalMovie
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937Bulldog Drummond Comes Backas Colonel NeilsonMovie
Maytime
1937Maytimeas Nicolai NazaroffMovie
Romeo and Juliet
1936Romeo and Julietas MercutioMovie
Movie Maniacs
1936Movie Maniacsas Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)Movie
Twentieth Century
1934Twentieth Centuryas Oscar JaffeMovie
Long Lost Father
1934Long Lost Fatheras Carl BellairsMovie
Counsellor at Law
1933Counsellor at Lawas George SimonMovie
Dinner at Eight
1933Dinner at Eightas Larry RenaultMovie
Night Flight
1933Night Flightas RiviereMovie
Reunion in Vienna
1933Reunion in Viennaas Archduke Rudolf von HapsburgMovie
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and Vas HamletMovie
Topaze
1933Topazeas Auguste A. TopazeMovie
Rasputin and the Empress
1932Rasputin and the Empressas Prince Paul ChegodieffMovie
A Bill of Divorcement
1932A Bill of Divorcementas Hilary FairfieldMovie
Grand Hotel
1932Grand Hotelas Baron Felix von GaigernMovie
State's Attorney
1932State's Attorneyas Tom CardiganMovie
Arsène Lupin
1932Arsène Lupinas Duke of CharmeraceMovie
The Mad Genius
1931The Mad Geniusas Vladimar Ivan TsarakovMovie
Svengali
1931Svengalias SvengaliMovie
Moby Dick
1930Moby Dickas AhabMovie
The Man from Blankley's
1930The Man from Blankley'sas Lord StrathpefferMovie
General Crack
1929General Crackas Duke of Kurland / Prince ChristianMovie
The Show of Shows
1929The Show of Showsas Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)Movie
Eternal Love
1929Eternal Loveas Marcus PaltranMovie
Tempest
1928Tempestas Sergeant Ivan MarkovMovie
The Circus: Premiere
1928The Circus: Premiereas SelfMovie
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927Life in Hollywood No. 4Movie
When a Man Loves
1927When a Man Lovesas Chevalier Fabien des GrieuxMovie
The Beloved Rogue
1927The Beloved Rogueas François VillonMovie
Don Juan
1926Don Juanas Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de MaranaMovie
The Sea Beast
1926The Sea Beastas Captain Ahab CeeleyMovie
Vagabonding On The Pacific
1926Vagabonding On The Pacificas HimselfMovie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Movie
Beau Brummel
1924Beau Brummelas Gordon Bryon 'Beau' BrummelMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1922Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock HolmesMovie
The Lotus Eater
1921The Lotus Eateras Jacques LeroiMovie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeMovie
The Test of Honor
1919The Test of Honoras Martin WingraveMovie
Here Comes the Bride
1919Here Comes the Brideas Frederick TileMovie
On the Quiet
1918On the Quietas Robert RidgewayMovie
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1917Raffles, the Amateur Cracksmanas A.J. RafflesMovie
National Red Cross Pageant
1917National Red Cross Pageantas The Tyrant - Russian episodeMovie
The Red Widow
1916The Red Widowas Cicero Hannibal ButtsMovie
The Lost Bridegroom
1916The Lost Bridegroomas Bertie JoyceMovie
Nearly a King
1916Nearly a Kingas Jack Merriwell, Prince of BulwanaMovie
The Incorrigible Dukane
1915The Incorrigible Dukaneas James DukaneMovie
The Dictator
1915The Dictatoras Brooke TraversMovie
Are You a Mason?
1915Are You a Mason?as Frank PerryMovie
The Man from Mexico
1914The Man from Mexicoas FitzhughMovie
An American Citizen
1914An American Citizenas Berresford CrugerMovie
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1913One on Romanceas Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)Movie
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1912A Prize Packageas Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)Movie
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1912Just Pretendingas The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)Movie
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1912The Widow Casey's Returnas The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)Movie
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1912The Dream of a Moving Picture Directoras The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)Movie