John Barrymore
Known for ActingBorn 1882-02-15 — died 1942-05-29Philadelphia, 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 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
Grand Hotel
1932 · as Baron Felix von Gaigern
Arsène Lupin
1932 · as Duke of Charmerace
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938 · as King Louis XV
Romeo and Juliet
1936 · as Mercutio
It's Showtime
1976 · as Self (archive footage)
Twentieth Century
1934 · as Oscar Jaffe
100 Years at the Movies
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
1933 · as Larry Renault
The Horror Show
1979 · as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · as (archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 · as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Invisible Woman
1940 · as Professor Gibbs
Moby Dick
1930 · as Ahab
Midnight
1939 · as Georges Flammarion
Movie Maniacs
1936 · as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 · as Self (archive footage)
Spawn of the North
1938 · as Windy Turlon