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John Barrymore

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 15, 1882 (Died at 60)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1920 – 1942
Known Credits89 Titles
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John Barrymore

Also known as:John Sidney BlythJack BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blythe Barrymore
Total Works

89

88 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie
as Baron Felix von Gaigern
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.7
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Dinner at Eight
6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933•movie
as Larry Renault
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 89 titles featuring John Barrymore

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie

as Baron Felix von Gaigern

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.7

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Dinner at Eight
6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933•movie

as Larry Renault

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Twentieth Century
6.8
Twentieth Century
1934•movie

as Oscar Jaffe

Midnight
7.4
Midnight
1939•movie

as Georges Flammarion

The Invisible Woman
5.7

as Professor Gibbs

Svengali
6.3
Svengali
1931•movie

as Svengali

A Bill of Divorcement
6.4

as Hilary Fairfield

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage)

Romeo and Juliet
6.3
Romeo and Juliet
1936•movie

as Mercutio

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as King Louis XV

Counsellor at Law
6.5
Counsellor at Law
1933•movie

as George Simon

Sherlock Holmes
6.2
Sherlock Holmes
1922•movie

as Sherlock Holmes

Topaze
6.0
Topaze
1933•movie

as Auguste A. Topaze

True Confession
6.1
True Confession
1937•movie

as Charles Jasper

The Mad Genius
6.4
The Mad Genius
1931•movie

as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

Movie Maniacs
6.0
Movie Maniacs
1936•movie

as Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

Night Flight
5.6
Night Flight
1933•movie

as Riviere

Arsène Lupin
7.0
Arsène Lupin
1932•movie

as Duke of Charmerace

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.9

as Colonel Neilson

Tempest
6.2
Tempest
1928•movie

as Sergeant Ivan Markov

The Beloved Rogue
6.9
The Beloved Rogue
1927•movie

as François Villon

Don Juan
6.6
Don Juan
1926•movie

as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Beau Brummel
7.0
Beau Brummel
1924•movie

as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

as Prince Paul Chegodieff

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
6.2

as Colonel Neilson

Spawn of the North
6.1
Spawn of the North
1938•movie

as Windy Turlon

Eternal Love
5.8
Eternal Love
1929•movie

as Marcus Paltran

Maytime
6.8
Maytime
1937•movie

as Nicolai Nazaroff

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
6.0

as Col. J.A. Nielson

Complicated Women
6.9
Complicated Women
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

When a Man Loves
6.3
When a Man Loves
1927•movie

as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

Moby Dick
5.6
Moby Dick
1930•movie

as Ahab

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
7.6

as Hamlet (archive sound)

State's Attorney
6.9
State's Attorney
1932•movie

as Tom Cardigan

Long Lost Father
5.9
Long Lost Father
1934•movie

as Carl Bellairs

The Sea Beast
6.7
The Sea Beast
1926•movie

as Captain Ahab Ceeley

Hold That Co-ed
6.7
Hold That Co-ed
1938•movie

as Gabby Harrigan

The Great Man Votes
6.4

as Vance

Reunion in Vienna
7.2
Reunion in Vienna
1933•movie

as Rudolf von Hapsburg

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
5.8

as A.J. Raffles

Playmates
5.7
Playmates
1941•movie

as John Barrymore

The Horror of It All
8.3

as Svengali (archive footage)

Night Club Scandal
4.3
Night Club Scandal
1937•movie

as Dr. Ernest Tindal

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
6.3

as Archival Footage

The Horror Show
3.4
The Horror Show
1979•movie

as (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

The Show of Shows
6.6
The Show of Shows
1929•movie

as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'

The Circus: Premiere
5.4

as Self

The Voice That Thrilled the World
6.0

as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

The Test of Honor
4.5
The Test of Honor
1919•movie

as Martin Wingrave

The Great Profile
6.8
The Great Profile
1940•movie

as Evans Garrick

Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0

as Self

Romance in the Dark
5.2

as Zoltan Jason

Okay for Sound
6.7
Okay for Sound
1946•movie

as Don Juan (archive footage)

The Casting Couch
8.3
The Casting Couch
1995•movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

as (archive footage)

World Premiere
6.0
World Premiere
1941•movie

as Duncan DeGrasse

The Man from Blankley's
7.0

as Lord Strathpeffer

It's Showtime
7.5
It's Showtime
1976•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Are You a Mason?
3.0
Are You a Mason?
1915•movie

as Frank Perry

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

The Incorrigible Dukane
3.0

as James Dukane

Here Comes the Bride
8.0

as Frederick Tile

Yesterday and Today
7.0

as (archive footage)

Life in Hollywood No. 4
10.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

National Red Cross Pageant
8.0

as The Tyrant - Russian episode

Vagabonding On The Pacific
8.0

as Himself

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
10.0

as Self (archive footage)

General Crack
10.0
General Crack
1929•movie

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Land of Liberty
9.0
Land of Liberty
1939•movie

as (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Lotus Eater
9.0
The Lotus Eater
1921•movie

as Jacques Leroi

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
9.0

as Hamlet

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
10.0

as Self (archive footage)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The Movie
7.0

as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Man from Mexico

as Fitzhugh

The Dictator
The Dictator
1915•movie

as Brooke Travers

The Red Widow
The Red Widow
1916•movie

as Cicero Hannibal Butts

On the Quiet
On the Quiet
1918•movie

as Robert Ridgeway

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

Nearly a King
Nearly a King
1916•movie

as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

The Lost Bridegroom

as Bertie Joyce

An American Citizen

as Berresford Cruger

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Life in Hollywood
Life in Hollywood
1927•movie

as Self