John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Acting

Born February 15, 1882 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 groun…

Known for

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

1932

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936

Acting(96)

2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerArchival Footage

2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

2005Irving Thalberg: Prince of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf / Various roles (archive footage)

2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)

1995The Casting Couch

1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioHamlet (archive sound)

1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)

1983The Horror of It AllSvengali (archive footage)

1979The Horror Show(archive footage)

1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)

1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)

1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)

1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)

1970Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)

1955MGM ParadeSelf

1953Yesterday and Today(archive footage)

1950The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage)

1946Okay for SoundDon Juan (archive footage)

1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversarySelf (archive footage)

1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)

1941PlaymatesJohn Barrymore

1941World PremiereDuncan DeGrasse

1940The Invisible WomanProfessor Gibbs

1940The Great ProfileEvans Garrick

1939Land of Liberty(archive footage)

1939The Green Goddess

1939MidnightGeorges Flammarion

1939The Great Man VotesVance

1938Hold That Co-edGabby Harrigan

1938Marie AntoinetteKing Louis XV

1938Spawn of the NorthWindy Turlon

1938Hollywood Goes to TownSelf

1938Romance in the DarkZoltan Jason

1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilColonel Neilson

1937True ConfessionCharles Jasper

1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeCol. J.A. Nielson

1937Night Club ScandalDr. Ernest Tindal

1937Bulldog Drummond Comes BackColonel Neilson

1937MaytimeNicolai Nazaroff

1936Romeo and JulietMercutio

1936Movie ManiacsPhotograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

1934Twentieth CenturyOscar Jaffe

1934Long Lost FatherCarl Bellairs

1933Counsellor at LawGeorge Simon

1933Dinner at EightLarry Renault

1933Night FlightRiviere

1933Reunion in ViennaArchduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VHamlet

1933TopazeAuguste A. Topaze

1932Rasputin and the EmpressPrince Paul Chegodieff

1932A Bill of DivorcementHilary Fairfield

1932Grand HotelBaron Felix von Gaigern

1932State's AttorneyTom Cardigan

1932Arsène LupinDuke of Charmerace

1931The Mad GeniusVladimar Ivan Tsarakov

1931SvengaliSvengali

1930Moby DickAhab

1930The Man from Blankley'sLord Strathpeffer

1929General CrackDuke of Kurland / Prince Christian

1929The Show of ShowsRichard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

1929Eternal LoveMarcus Paltran

1928TempestSergeant Ivan Markov

1928The Circus: PremiereSelf

1927Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927When a Man LovesChevalier Fabien des Grieux

1927The Beloved RogueFrançois Villon

1927Life in HollywoodSelf

1926Don JuanDon Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

1926The Sea BeastCaptain Ahab Ceeley

1926Vagabonding On The PacificHimself

1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1924Beau BrummelGordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

1922Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes

1921The Lotus EaterJacques Leroi

1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1919The Test of HonorMartin Wingrave

1919Here Comes the BrideFrederick Tile

1918On the QuietRobert Ridgeway

1917Raffles, the Amateur CracksmanA.J. Raffles

1917National Red Cross PageantThe Tyrant - Russian episode

1916The Red WidowCicero Hannibal Butts

1916The Lost BridegroomBertie Joyce

1916Nearly a KingJack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

1915The Incorrigible DukaneJames Dukane

1915The DictatorBrooke Travers

1915Are You a Mason?Frank Perry

1914The Man from MexicoFitzhugh

1914An American CitizenBerresford Cruger

1913One on RomanceJack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

1912A Prize PackageSi Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)

1912Just PretendingThe Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)

1912The Widow Casey's ReturnThe Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

1912The Dream of a Moving Picture DirectorThe Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)