John Barrymore: movies and TV shows
John Barrymore has 96 credits in the archive: 95 films and 1 TV series, from 1912 to 2021. Highest rated: MGM Parade (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1912 – 2021 · busiest year: 1933 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker | Archival Footage | Film | 6.3 | 139 |
| 2015 | Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | Film | — | 133 |
| 2005 | Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 123 |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self / Various roles (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 122 |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 121 |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | Film | 8.3 | 113 | |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | Hamlet (archive sound) | Film | 7.6 | 109 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 102 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It All | Svengali (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 101 |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Film | 3.4 | 97 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 94 |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 94 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 92 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 90 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 88 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 73 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1946 | Okay for Sound | Don Juan (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the World | Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 60 |
| 1941 | World Premiere | Duncan DeGrasse | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1941 | Playmates | John Barrymore | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Professor Gibbs | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Evans Garrick | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1939 | Midnight | Georges Flammarion | Film | 7.4 | 57 |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votes | Vance | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1939 | The Green Goddess | Film | — | 57 | |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | King Louis XV | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1938 | Spawn of the North | Windy Turlon | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's Peril | Colonel Neilson | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1938 | Romance in the Dark | Zoltan Jason | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Gabby Harrigan | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1937 | Maytime | Nicolai Nazaroff | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1937 | True Confession | Charles Jasper | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond's Revenge | Col. J.A. Nielson | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond Comes Back | Colonel Neilson | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1937 | Night Club Scandal | Dr. Ernest Tindal | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1936 | Movie Maniacs | Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Oscar Jaffe | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1934 | Long Lost Father | Carl Bellairs | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1933 | Reunion in Vienna | Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Larry Renault | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1933 | Night Flight | Riviere | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1933 | Counsellor at Law | George Simon | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1933 | Topaze | Auguste A. Topaze | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1933 | Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V | Hamlet | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1932 | Grand Hotel | Baron Felix von Gaigern | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1932 | State's Attorney | Tom Cardigan | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin | Duke of Charmerace | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Prince Paul Chegodieff | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement | Hilary Fairfield | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1931 | The Mad Genius | Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1931 | Svengali | Svengali | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1930 | Moby Dick | Ahab | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1930 | The Man from Blankley's | Lord Strathpeffer | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1929 | Eternal Love | Marcus Paltran | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1929 | General Crack | Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1928 | The Circus: Premiere | Self | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1928 | Tempest | Sergeant Ivan Markov | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1927 | When a Man Loves | Chevalier Fabien des Grieux | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1927 | The Beloved Rogue | François Villon | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 4 | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1926 | The Sea Beast | Captain Ahab Ceeley | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1926 | Don Juan | Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1926 | Vagabonding On The Pacific | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1924 | Beau Brummel | Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1922 | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1921 | The Lotus Eater | Jacques Leroi | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1920 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1919 | Here Comes the Bride | Frederick Tile | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1919 | The Test of Honor | Martin Wingrave | Film | 4.5 | 37 |
| 1918 | On the Quiet | Robert Ridgeway | Film | — | 36 |
| 1917 | Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | A.J. Raffles | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | The Tyrant - Russian episode | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1916 | Nearly a King | Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana | Film | — | 34 |
| 1916 | The Red Widow | Cicero Hannibal Butts | Film | — | 34 |
| 1916 | The Lost Bridegroom | Bertie Joyce | Film | — | 34 |
| 1915 | The Incorrigible Dukane | James Dukane | Film | 3.0 | 33 |
| 1915 | The Dictator | Brooke Travers | Film | — | 33 |
| 1915 | Are You a Mason? | Frank Perry | Film | 3.0 | 33 |
| 1914 | The Man from Mexico | Fitzhugh | Film | — | 32 |
| 1914 | An American Citizen | Berresford Cruger | Film | — | 32 |
| 1913 | One on Romance | Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore) | Film | — | 31 |
| 1912 | Just Pretending | The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore) | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1912 | The Dream of a Moving Picture Director | The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore) | Film | — | 30 |
| 1912 | A Prize Package | Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore) | Film | — | 30 |
| 1912 | The Widow Casey's Return | The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore) | Film | — | 30 |