John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Birthday: 1882-02-15

Deathday: 1942-05-29

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as: John Sidney Blyth, Jack Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe Barrymore

imdb_id: nm0000858

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Score: 10.0

The Horror of It All

Score: 8.0

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Score: 7.7

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Score: 7.5

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Score: 7.4

Midnight

Score: 7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Score: 7.3

It's Showtime

Score: 7.0

Hollywood Goes to Town

Score: 7.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Score: 7.0

Grand Hotel

Score: 7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

Score: 6.9

Arsène Lupin

Score: 6.9

Beau Brummel

Score: 6.8

Twentieth Century

Score: 6.8

Dinner at Eight

Score: 6.7

Complicated Women

Score: 6.7

State's Attorney

Score: 6.7

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Score: 6.7

Reunion in Vienna

Score: 6.6

Counsellor at Law

Score: 6.6

Marie Antoinette

Score: 6.6

The Beloved Rogue

Score: 6.5

Don Juan

Score: 6.5

Maytime

Score: 6.5

The Sea Beast

Score: 6.4

When a Man Loves

Score: 6.4

Tempest

Score: 6.4

Hold That Co-ed

Score: 6.3

The Great Profile

Score: 6.3

The Mad Genius

Score: 6.3

A Bill of Divorcement

Score: 6.2

Romeo and Juliet

Score: 6.2

Svengali

Score: 6.1

The Great Man Votes

Score: 6.1

Topaze

Score: 6.1

Sherlock Holmes

Score: 6.1

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Score: 6.1

The Man from Blankley's

Score: 6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Score: 6.0

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Score: 5.8

True Confession

Score: 5.8

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Score: 5.8

Night Flight

Score: 5.8

The Invisible Woman

Score: 5.7

Long Lost Father

Score: 5.7

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Score: 5.7

Movie Maniacs

Score: 5.6

Spawn of the North

Score: 5.6

Eternal Love

Score: 5.5

The Show of Shows

Score: 5.5

The Circus: Premiere

Score: 5.4

Rasputin and the Empress

Score: 5.3

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Score: 5.3

Moby Dick

Score: 5.3

Playmates

Score: 5.2

Okay for Sound

Score: 5.0

World Premiere

Score: 5.0

Night Club Scandal

Score: 4.0

The Horror Show

Score: 3.8

The Test of Honor

Score: 3.5

Are You a Mason?

Score: 3.0

Romance in the Dark

Score: 3.0

The Incorrigible Dukane

Score: 3.0

An American Citizen

Score: 0.0

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Score: 0.0

The Lost Bridegroom

Score: 0.0

Nearly a King

Score: 0.0

The Lotus Eater

Score: 0.0

The Golden Twenties

Score: 0.0

Land of Liberty

Score: 0.0

General Crack

Score: 0.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Score: 0.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Score: 0.0

Vagabonding On The Pacific

Score: 0.0

National Red Cross Pageant

Score: 0.0

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Score: 0.0

Life in Hollywood No. 4

Score: 0.0

Yesterday and Today

Score: 0.0

Here Comes the Bride

Score: 0.0

On the Quiet

Score: 0.0

The Red Widow

Score: 0.0

The Dictator

Score: 0.0

The Man from Mexico

Score: 0.0

A Prize Package

Score: 0.0

Just Pretending

Score: 0.0

The Widow Casey's Return

Score: 0.0

One on Romance

Score: 0.0

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

Score: 0.0

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