Richard Barthelmess
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1895
- Died
- August 17, 1963
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated silent film star. Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut. His father died when he was a baby and his mother, Caroline Harris , was a stage actress, so he worked in theatres in his early days, between schooling, doing "walk-ons". This led to acting in college, doing amateur productions. Russian actress Alla Nazimova, a friend of the family, had been taught English by Barthelmess's mother. Nazimova in return convinced Barthelmess to try acting professionally and he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra. At this time he also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. W. Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920). He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid. He founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman who finds courage, was a major success. With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Son of the Gods (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Last Flight (1931), and The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Central Airport (1933), and a supporting role as Rita Hayworth's character's husband in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Barthelmess , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists 1998
as The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me 1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Chase 1962
Actor
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 1961
as Self (archive footage)
The Tingler 1959
as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street 1942
as Ed Kirby
The Spoilers 1942
as Bronco Kid
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) 1942
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Talked Too Much 1940
as J.B. Roscoe
Only Angels Have Wings 1939
as Bat MacPherson
- Spy of Napoleon
Spy of Napoleon 1936
as Gerard de Lanoy
Starlit Days at the Lido 1935
as Self
Four Hours to Kill! 1935
as Tony Mako
Midnight Alibi 1934
as Lance McGowan
A Modern Hero 1934
as Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Massacre 1934
as Chief Joe Thunderhorse
Heroes for Sale 1933
as Tom Holmes
- How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip 1933
as Himself
Central Airport 1933
as James 'Jim' Blaine
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932
as Marvin Blake
Alias the Doctor 1932
as Karl Brenner
The Last Flight 1931
as Cary Lockwood
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' 1931
Actor
The Finger Points 1931
as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
The Stolen Jools 1931
as Richard Barthelmess
The Lash 1930
as Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
The Voice of Hollywood 1930
Actor
The Dawn Patrol 1930
as Dick Courtney
Son of the Gods 1930
as Sam Lee
The Show of Shows 1929
as Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
Young Nowheres 1929
as Albert 'Binky' Whalen
Drag 1929
as David Carroll
Weary River 1929
as Jerry Larrabee
Out of the Ruins 1928
as Lt. Pierre Dumont
Wheel of Chance 1928
as Nicolai Turkeltaub
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come 1928
as Chad Buford
The Noose 1928
as Nickie Elkins
Scarlet Seas 1928
as Steven Dunkin
The Drop Kick 1927
as Jack Hamill
The Patent Leather Kid 1927
as Patent Leather Kid
The White Black Sheep 1926
as Robert Kincarin
The Amateur Gentleman 1926
as Barnabas Barty
Ranson's Folly 1926
as Lt. Ranson
Just Suppose 1926
as Prince Rupert of Koronia
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette 1926
as Gaston
The Beautiful City 1925
as Tony Gillardi
Shore Leave 1925
as D.X. (Bilge) Smith
Soul-Fire 1925
as Eric Fane, Producer
New Toys 1925
as Will Webb
- Classmates
Classmates 1924
as Duncan Irving Jr
The Enchanted Cottage 1924
as Oliver Bashforth
Twenty-One 1923
as Julian McCullough
The Fighting Blade 1923
as Karl Van Kerstenbroock
The Bond Boy 1923
as Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
The Bright Shawl 1923
as Charles Abbott
Fury 1923
as Boy Leyton
Seeing Stars 1922
as Self
Sonny 1922
as Sonny Crosby / Joe
The Seventh Day 1922
as John Alden Jr.
Tol'able David 1921
as David Kinemon
Experience 1921
as Youth
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) 1921
as Himself
Way Down East 1920
as David Bartlett
The Love Flower 1920
as Bruce Sanders
The Idol Dancer 1920
as Dan McGuire
Scarlet Days 1919
as Don Maria Alvarez
I'll Get Him Yet 1919
as Scoop McCready
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl 1919
as Cheng Huan
Peppy Polly 1919
as Dr. James Merritt
Three Men and a Girl 1919
as Christopher Kent
The Girl Who Stayed at Home 1919
as Ralph Grey
Boots 1919
as Everett White
The Hope Chest 1918
as Tom Ballantyne
Wild Primrose 1918
as Jack Wilton
Hit-the-Trail Holliday 1918
as Bobby Jason
Rich Man, Poor Man 1918
as Bayard Varick
Sunshine Nan 1918
as MacPherson Clark
The Seven Swans 1917
as Prince Charming
For Valour 1917
as Henry Nobbs
Nearly Married 1917
as Dick Griffon
Bab's Burglar 1917
as Tommy Gray
Bab's Diary 1917
as Tommy Gray
Camille 1917
Actor
The Streets of Illusion 1917
as Donald Morton
The Soul of a Magdalen 1917
as Louis Broulette
The Valentine Girl 1917
as Robert Wentworth
The Eternal Sin 1917
as Gennaro
The Moral Code 1917
as Gary Miller
Just a Song at Twilight 1916
as George Turner
War Brides 1916
as Arno
Credits from TMDB.