John Barrymore
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1882
- Died
- May 29, 1942
- Birthplace
- 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 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.
Filmography
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker 2021
as Archival Footage
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The Movie 2015
as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2015
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood 2005
as Self (archive footage)
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch 1995
Actor
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 1991
as Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All 1983
as Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
- The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute 1974
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 1961
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today 1953
as (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties 1950
as Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound 1946
as Don Juan (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary 1945
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943
as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) 1942
as Self (archive footage)
Playmates 1941
as John Barrymore
World Premiere 1941
as Duncan DeGrasse
The Invisible Woman 1940
as Professor Gibbs
The Great Profile 1940
as Evans Garrick
Land of Liberty 1939
as (archive footage)
- The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess 1939
Actor
Midnight 1939
as Georges Flammarion
The Great Man Votes 1939
as Vance
Hold That Co-ed 1938
as Gabby Harrigan
Spawn of the North 1938
as Windy Turlon
Marie Antoinette 1938
as King Louis XV
Hollywood Goes to Town 1938
as Self
Romance in the Dark 1938
as Zoltan Jason
Bulldog Drummond's Peril 1938
as Colonel Neilson
True Confession 1937
as Charles Jasper
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge 1937
as Col. J.A. Nielson
Night Club Scandal 1937
as Dr. Ernest Tindal
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back 1937
as Colonel Neilson
Maytime 1937
as Nicolai Nazaroff
Romeo and Juliet 1936
as Mercutio
Movie Maniacs 1936
as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Twentieth Century 1934
as Oscar Jaffe
Long Lost Father 1934
as Carl Bellairs
Counsellor at Law 1933
as George Simon
Dinner at Eight 1933
as Larry Renault
Night Flight 1933
as Riviere
Reunion in Vienna 1933
as Rudolf von Hapsburg
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V 1933
as Hamlet
Topaze 1933
as Auguste A. Topaze
Rasputin and the Empress 1932
as Prince Paul Chegodieff
A Bill of Divorcement 1932
as Hilary Fairfield
Grand Hotel 1932
as Baron Felix von Gaigern
State's Attorney 1932
as Tom Cardigan
Arsène Lupin 1932
as Duke of Charmerace
The Mad Genius 1931
as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Svengali 1931
as Svengali
Moby Dick 1930
as Ahab
The Man from Blankley's 1930
as Lord Strathpeffer
General Crack 1929
as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
The Show of Shows 1929
as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
Eternal Love 1929
as Marcus Paltran
Tempest 1928
as Sergeant Ivan Markov
The Circus: Premiere 1928
as Self
Life in Hollywood No. 4 1927
Actor
When a Man Loves 1927
as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
The Beloved Rogue 1927
as François Villon
Life in Hollywood 1927
as Self
Don Juan 1926
as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
The Sea Beast 1926
as Captain Ahab Ceeley
Vagabonding On The Pacific 1926
as Himself
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Beau Brummel 1924
as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Sherlock Holmes 1922
as Sherlock Holmes
The Lotus Eater 1921
as Jacques Leroi
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Test of Honor 1919
as Martin Wingrave
Here Comes the Bride 1919
as Frederick Tile
On the Quiet 1918
as Robert Ridgeway
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman 1917
as A.J. Raffles
National Red Cross Pageant 1917
as The Tyrant - Russian episode
The Red Widow 1916
as Cicero Hannibal Butts
The Lost Bridegroom 1916
as Bertie Joyce
Nearly a King 1916
as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
The Incorrigible Dukane 1915
as James Dukane
The Dictator 1915
as Brooke Travers
Are You a Mason? 1915
as Frank Perry
The Man from Mexico 1914
as Fitzhugh
An American Citizen 1914
as Berresford Cruger
- One on Romance
One on Romance 1913
as Jack Wilson (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)
- The Widow Casey's Return
The Widow Casey's Return 1912
as The Rejected Suitor (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)
Credits from TMDB.