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John Barrymore (I)

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Overview

Date of Death:
29 May 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver) more
Mini Biography:
American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent... more
Trivia:
One night, while drunk, he accidentally went into a women's restroom,... more
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Actor John Drew Barrymore Dies (From WENN. 30 November 2004)
Screen Legend Katharine Hepburn Dies at 96 (From WENN. 30 June 2003)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Playmates (1941) .... John Barrymore
  2. World Premiere (1941) .... Duncan DeGrasse
  3. The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Prof. Gibbs
  4. The Great Profile (1940) .... Evans Garrick

  5. Midnight (1939) .... Georges Flammarion
  6. The Great Man Votes (1939) .... Gregory Vance
  7. Hold That Co-ed (1938) .... Governor Gabby Harrigan
    ... aka Hold That Girl (UK)
  8. Spawn of the North (1938) .... Windy Turlon
  9. Marie Antoinette (1938) .... King Louis XV
  10. Romance in the Dark (1938) .... Zoltan Jason
  11. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) .... Col. Neilson
  12. True Confession (1937) .... Charles "Charley" Jasper
  13. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) .... Col. J.A. Nielson
  14. Night Club Scandal (1937) .... Dr. Ernest Tindal
  15. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) .... Colonel Neilson
  16. Maytime (1937) .... Nicolai Nazaroff
  17. Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Mercutio - Kinsman to the Prince and Friend to Romeo
  18. Twentieth Century (1934) .... Oscar Jaffe
    ... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title)
  19. Long Lost Father (1934) .... Carl Bellairs
  20. Counsellor at Law (1933) .... George Simon
  21. Night Flight (1933) .... Riviere
  22. Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Larry Renault
  23. Reunion in Vienna (1933) .... Archduke Rudolf von Habsburg
  24. Topaze (1933/I) .... Prof. Auguste A. Topaze
  25. Hamlet - Act I: Scene V (1933) .... Hamlet
  26. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) .... Prince Paul Chegodieff
    ... aka Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK)
  27. A Bill of Divorcement (1932) .... Hilary Fairfield
  28. State's Attorney (1932) .... Tom Cardigan
    ... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK)
  29. Grand Hotel (1932) .... Baron Felix von Geigern
  30. Arsène Lupin (1932) .... Duke of Chamerace/Arsène Lupin
  31. The Mad Genius (1931) .... Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  32. Svengali (1931) .... Svengali
  33. Moby Dick (1930) .... Captain Ahab Ceely
  34. The Man from Blankley's (1930) .... Lord Strathpeffer
  35. General Crack (1930) .... Duke of Kurland/Prince Christian

  36. The Show of Shows (1929) .... Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
  37. Eternal Love (1929) .... Marcus Paltran
  38. Tempest (1928) .... Sgt. Ivan Markov
  39. The Beloved Rogue (1927) .... François Villon
  40. When a Man Loves (1927) .... Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
    ... aka His Lady (UK)
  41. Don Juan (1926) .... Don Jose de Marana/Don Juan de Marana
  42. The Sea Beast (1926) .... Captain Ahab Ceeley
  43. Beau Brummel (1924) .... Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
  44. Sherlock Holmes (1922) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Moriarty (UK)
  45. The Lotus Eater (1921) .... Jacques Leroi
  46. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920/I) .... Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

  47. The Test of Honor (1919) .... Martin Wingrave
  48. Here Comes the Bride (1919) .... Frederick Tile
  49. On the Quiet (1918) .... Robert Ridgeway
  50. National Red Cross Pageant (1917) .... The Tyrant - Russian episode
  51. Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) .... A.J. Raffles
    ... aka Raffles
  52. The Red Widow (1916) .... Cicero Hannibal Butts
  53. The Lost Bridegroom (1916) .... Bertie Joyce
  54. Nearly a King (1916) .... Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
  55. The Incorrigible Dukane (1915) .... James Dukane
  56. The Dictator (1915) .... Brooke Travers
  57. Are You a Mason? (1915) .... Frank Perry
    ... aka The Joiner
  58. The Man from Mexico (1914) .... Fitzhugh
  59. An American Citizen (1914) .... Beresford Kruger
  60. One on Romance (1913) (unconfirmed)
  61. A Prize Package (1912) (unconfirmed)
  62. The Widow Casey's Return (1912) (unconfirmed)
  63. The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912) (unconfirmed)
Soundtrack:
  1. Playmates (1941) ("Baa! Baa! Black Sheep")
  2. The Great Profile (1940) ("The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited), "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" (1881) (uncredited))

  3. A Bill of Divorcement (1932) ("Piano Sonata")
Writer:
  1. The Beloved Rogue (1927) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "Famous Families" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Barrymores: Hollywood's Royal Family (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Hamlet

  3. Unusual Occupations (1941/I) (uncredited) .... Himself

  4. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Himself
  5. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - arriving celebrity
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)

  6. Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927) .... Himself
  7. Vagabonding the Pacific (1926) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. You Know the Face (2008) .... Himself
  2. Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) .... Himself
  3. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Svengali (in "Svengali")
  4. Garbo (2005) .... Baron Felix von Geigern
  5. "Biography"
        - The Barrymores (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Numerous screen roles
  6. Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999) (TV) .... Hamlet
  7. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
  8. The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
  9. The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1982) (V) .... Himself
  10. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
  11. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
  12. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  13. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
  14. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Hamlet
  15. The Invisible Woman (1966) .... Prof. Gibbs
  16. Inside Daisy Clover (1965) (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  18. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Hyde
  19. "Fractured Flickers"
        - Episode #1.2 (????) TV episode .... Albert K. Seltzer
  20. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Hollywood - My Home Town (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Some of the Greatest (1956) .... Don Juan
  22. When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) .... Maestro Svengali
  23. Let's Go to the Movies (1949)
  24. Okay for Sound (1946) .... Don Juan
  25. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) .... Himself
  26. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself (segments "Don Juan" & "Richard III")
  27. Land of Liberty (1939)


Additional Details

Other Works:
He played Julian Rolphe in the original Broadway production of "The Yellow Ticket", a role later played by Laurence Olivier in the 1931 film version of the play. The film, however, did feature Lionel Barrymore, John's elder brother, in an important role. more
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7 Portrayals | 14 Print Biographies | 1 Pictorial more
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