John Barrymore
Acting Born Feb 15, 1882 Died May 29, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 96 credits
Biography
John Barrymore works in acting. Born February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died May 29, 1942. Archytele lists 96 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Career timeline
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Complicated Women
The Casting Couch
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Horror of It All
The Horror Show
That's Entertainment, Part IIIt's Showtime
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Brasileiros em Hollywood
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
MGM Parade
Yesterday and Today
The Golden Twenties
Okay for Sound
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
World PremierePlaymates
The Invisible WomanThe Great Profile
Land of LibertyMidnightThe Great Man VotesThe Green Goddess
Marie AntoinetteHollywood Goes to TownSpawn of the NorthBulldog Drummond's PerilRomance in the Dark
MaytimeTrue ConfessionBulldog Drummond's RevengeBulldog Drummond Comes BackNight Club Scandal
Movie ManiacsRomeo and Juliet
Twentieth CenturyLong Lost Father
Reunion in ViennaDinner at EightNight FlightCounsellor at LawTopaze
Full filmography
- Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021) as Archival Footage
- 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 (2004) as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- The Casting Couch (1995)
- 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 (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)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- 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)
- World Premiere (1941) as Duncan DeGrasse
- Playmates (1941) as John Barrymore
- The Invisible Woman (1940) as Professor Gibbs
- The Great Profile (1940) as Evans Garrick
- Land of Liberty (1939) as (archive footage)
- Midnight (1939) as Georges Flammarion
- The Great Man Votes (1939) as Vance
- The Green Goddess (1939)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as King Louis XV
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) as Self
- Spawn of the North (1938) as Windy Turlon
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) as Colonel Neilson
- Romance in the Dark (1938) as Zoltan Jason
- Hold That Co-ed (1938) as Gabby Harrigan
- Maytime (1937) as Nicolai Nazaroff
- True Confession (1937) as Charles Jasper
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) as Col. J.A. Nielson
- Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) as Colonel Neilson
- Night Club Scandal (1937) as Dr. Ernest Tindal
- Movie Maniacs (1936) as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
- Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Mercutio
- Twentieth Century (1934) as Oscar Jaffe
- Long Lost Father (1934) as Carl Bellairs
- Reunion in Vienna (1933) as Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Larry Renault
- Night Flight (1933) as Riviere
- Counsellor at Law (1933) as George Simon
- Topaze (1933) as Auguste A. Topaze
- Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (1933) as Hamlet
- Grand Hotel (1932) as Baron Felix von Gaigern
- State's Attorney (1932) as Tom Cardigan
- Arsène Lupin (1932) as Duke of Charmerace
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Prince Paul Chegodieff
- A Bill of Divorcement (1932) as Hilary Fairfield
- 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
- The Show of Shows (1929) as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
- Eternal Love (1929) as Marcus Paltran
- General Crack (1929) as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
- The Circus: Premiere (1928) as Self
- Tempest (1928) as Sergeant Ivan Markov
- Life in Hollywood (1927) as Self
- When a Man Loves (1927) as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) as François Villon
- Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
- The Sea Beast (1926) as Captain Ahab Ceeley
- Don Juan (1926) as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
- 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
- Here Comes the Bride (1919) as Frederick Tile
- The Test of Honor (1919) as Martin Wingrave
- 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
- Nearly a King (1916) as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
- The Red Widow (1916) as Cicero Hannibal Butts
- The Lost Bridegroom (1916) as Bertie Joyce
- 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 (1913) as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
- Just Pretending (1912) as The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
- The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912) as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
- A Prize Package (1912) as Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
- The Widow Casey's Return (1912) as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)