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John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 15, 1882
Died May 29, 1942 (60)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 motio ... n 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.

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The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch

1995

as (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All

1983

as Svengali (archive footage)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as 'Bill of Divorcement' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

1953

as (archive footage)

Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

1946

as Don Juan (archive footage)

World Premiere

World Premiere

1941

as Duncan DeGrasse

Playmates

Playmates

1941

as John Barrymore

The Great Profile

The Great Profile

1940

as Evans Garrick

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940

as Professor Gibbs

The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

1939

as Vance

Midnight

Midnight

1939

as Georges Flammarion

Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

1939

as (archive footage)

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

as Colonel Neilson

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

1938

as Gabby Harrigan

Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

1938

as Windy Turlon

Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark

1938

as Zoltan Jason

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as King Louis XV

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

as Colonel Neilson

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

1937

as Col. J.A. Nielson

Night Club Scandal

Night Club Scandal

1937

as Dr. Ernest Tindal

True Confession

True Confession

1937

as Charles Jasper

Maytime

Maytime

1937

as Nicolai Nazaroff

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936

as Mercutio

Movie Maniacs

Movie Maniacs

1936

as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934

as Oscar Jaffe

Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

1934

as Carl Bellairs

Topaze

Topaze

1933

as Auguste A. Topaze

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law

1933

as George Simon

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

as Riviere

Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna

1933

as Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Larry Renault

State's Attorney

State's Attorney

1932

as Tom Cardigan

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

1932

as Duke of Charmerace

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Hilary Fairfield

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

1932

as Baron Felix von Gaigern

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

as Prince Paul Chegodieff

Svengali

Svengali

1931

as Svengali

The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

1931

as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1930

as Ahab

The Man from Blankley's

The Man from Blankley's

1930

as Lord Strathpeffer

Eternal Love

Eternal Love

1929

as Marcus Paltran

General Crack

General Crack

1929

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

Tempest

Tempest

1928

as Sergeant Ivan Markov

The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue

1927

as François Villon

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves

1927

as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

1926

as Captain Ahab Ceeley

Don Juan

Don Juan

1926

as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel

1924

as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1922

as Sherlock Holmes

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

1921

as Jacques Leroi

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride

1919

as Frederick Tile

The Test of Honor

The Test of Honor

1919

as Martin Wingrave

On the Quiet

On the Quiet

1918

as Robert Ridgeway

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

1917

as A.J. Raffles

National Red Cross Pageant

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

as The Tyrant - Russian episode

The Lost Bridegroom

The Lost Bridegroom

1916

as Bertie Joyce

The Red Widow

The Red Widow

1916

as Cicero Hannibal Butts

Nearly a King

Nearly a King

1916

as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

The Incorrigible Dukane

The Incorrigible Dukane

1915

as James Dukane

Are You a Mason?

Are You a Mason?

1915

as Frank Perry

The Dictator

The Dictator

1915

as Brooke Travers

The Man from Mexico

The Man from Mexico

1914

as Fitzhugh

An American Citizen

An American Citizen

1914

as Berresford Cruger

One on Romance

One on Romance

1913

as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

1912

as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

The Widow Casey's Return

The Widow Casey's Return

1912

as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

A Prize Package

A Prize Package

1912

as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)

Just Pretending

Just Pretending

1912

as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)

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