John Barrymore
Actor
Born Feb 15, 1882 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1912–1942 · 5′9″ (175 cm) · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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…
Filmography
Grand Hotel (1932) — Baron Felix von GaigernBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) — Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeMidnight (1939) — Georges FlammarionDinner at Eight (1933) — Larry RenaultTwentieth Century (1934) — Oscar JaffeSvengali (1931) — SvengaliThe Invisible Woman (1940) — Professor GibbsMarie Antoinette (1938) — King Louis XVA Bill of Divorcement (1932) — Hilary FairfieldRomeo and Juliet (1936) — MercutioArsène Lupin (1932) — Duke of CharmeraceLife in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)General Crack (1929) — Duke of Kurland / Prince ChristianCounsellor at Law (1933) — George SimonBeau Brummel (1924) — Gordon Bryon 'Beau' BrummelThe Beloved Rogue (1927) — François VillonThe Mad Genius (1931) — Vladimar Ivan TsarakovEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) — Hamlet (archive sound)Sherlock Holmes (1922) — Sherlock HolmesJust Pretending (1912) — The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)The Lotus Eater (1921) — Jacques LeroiHamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (1933) — HamletDon Juan (1926) — Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana