John Barrymore
Acting
1882-02-15 · 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.
movieCoded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
as Archival Footage · 2021 · 6.3
movieSynthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde · 2015 · 0.0
movieIrving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 2005 · 10.0
movieChecking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage) · 2004 · 7.0
movieComplicated Women
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 6.9
movieThe Casting Couch
as · 1995 · 8.3
movieEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Hamlet (archive sound) · 1991 · 7.6
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage) · 1984 · 9.0
movieThe Horror of It All
as Svengali (archive footage) · 1983 · 8.3
movieThe Horror Show
as (archive footage) · 1979 · 3.8
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) · 1976 · 7.0
movieIt's Showtime
as Self (archive footage) · 1976 · 7.5
movieThe Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage) · 1974 · 7.7
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage) · 1972 · 7.3
movieBrasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 1970 · 0.0
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage) · 1961 · 7.0
tvMGM Parade
as Self · 1955 · 9.0
movieYesterday and Today
as (archive footage) · 1953 · 7.0
movieThe Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage) · 1950 · 7.0
movieOkay for Sound
as Don Juan (archive footage) · 1946 · 7.0
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage) · 1945 · 10.0
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) · 1943 · 5.8
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage) · 1942 · 0.0
moviePlaymates
as John Barrymore · 1941 · 5.7