John Barrymore
Acting
Born 1882-02-15
Died 1942-05-29
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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Filmography
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MGM Parade
Grand Hotel
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Dinner at Eight
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Show of Shows
Marie Antoinette
Here Comes the Bride
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Twentieth Century
Midnight
The Invisible Woman
Romeo and Juliet
State's Attorney
Complicated Women
Rasputin and the Empress
Brasileiros em Hollywood
A Bill of Divorcement
Moby Dick
It's Showtime
Arsène Lupin
Night Flight
The Incorrigible Dukane
Land of Liberty
The Great Profile
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Maytime
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Spawn of the North
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
True Confession
Topaze
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Sherlock Holmes
Reunion in Vienna
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Movie Maniacs
Don Juan
The Horror Show
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
The Horror of It All
Just Pretending
The Red Widow
Svengali
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
The Beloved Rogue
Hollywood Goes to Town
Beau Brummel
Playmates
The Mad Genius
Night Club Scandal
When a Man Loves
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Life in Hollywood
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
National Red Cross Pageant
The Great Man Votes
The Circus: Premiere
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