John Barrymore

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.

Actor

1912

[ ] The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore))
[ ] The Widow Casey's Return (The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore))
[ ] Just Pretending (The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore))
[ ] A Prize Package (Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore))

1913

[ ] One on Romance (Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore))

1914

[ ] The Man from Mexico (Fitzhugh)
[ ] An American Citizen (Berresford Cruger)

1915

[ ] The Incorrigible Dukane (James Dukane)
[ ] The Dictator (Brooke Travers)
[ ] Are You a Mason? (Frank Perry)

1916

[ ] The Red Widow (Cicero Hannibal Butts)
[ ] Nearly a King (Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana)
[ ] The Lost Bridegroom (Bertie Joyce)

1917

[ ] National Red Cross Pageant (The Tyrant - Russian episode)
[ ] Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (A.J. Raffles)

1918

[ ] On the Quiet (Robert Ridgeway)

1919

[ ] Here Comes the Bride (Frederick Tile)
[ ] The Test of Honor (Martin Wingrave)

1920

[ ] Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde)

1921

[ ] The Lotus Eater (Jacques Leroi)

1922

[ ] Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)

1924

[ ] Beau Brummel (Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel)

1925

[ ] Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited))

1926

[ ] Don Juan (Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana)
[ ] Vagabonding On The Pacific (Himself)
[ ] The Sea Beast (Captain Ahab Ceeley)

1927

[ ] Life in Hollywood No. 4 (????)
[ ] The Beloved Rogue (François Villon)
[ ] When a Man Loves (Chevalier Fabien des Grieux)

1928

[ ] Tempest (Sergeant Ivan Markov)
[ ] The Circus: Premiere (Self)

1929

[ ] Eternal Love (Marcus Paltran)
[ ] General Crack (Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian)
[ ] The Show of Shows (Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited))

1930

[ ] Moby Dick (Ahab)
[ ] The Man from Blankley's (Lord Strathpeffer)

1931

[ ] Svengali (Svengali)
[ ] The Mad Genius (Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov)

1932

[ 7/10 ] Grand Hotel (Baron Felix von Gaigern)
[ ] Rasputin and the Empress (Prince Paul Chegodieff)
[ ] A Bill of Divorcement (Hilary Fairfield)
[ ] State's Attorney (Tom Cardigan)
[ ] Arsène Lupin (Duke of Charmerace)

1933

[ ] Dinner at Eight (Larry Renault)
[ ] Counsellor at Law (George Simon)
[ ] Night Flight (Riviere)
[ ] Topaze (Auguste A. Topaze)
[ ] Reunion in Vienna (Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg)
[ ] Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (Hamlet)

1934

[ ] Twentieth Century (Oscar Jaffe)
[ ] Long Lost Father (Carl Bellairs)

1936

[ ] Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio)
[ ] Movie Maniacs (Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited))

1937

[ ] Maytime (Nicolai Nazaroff)
[ ] Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (Colonel Neilson)
[ ] Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (Col. J.A. Nielson)
[ ] True Confession (Charles Jasper)
[ ] Night Club Scandal (Dr. Ernest Tindal)

1938

[ ] Marie Antoinette (King Louis XV)
[ ] Spawn of the North (Windy Turlon)
[ ] Bulldog Drummond's Peril (Colonel Neilson)
[ ] Hold That Co-ed (Gabby Harrigan)
[ ] Hollywood Goes to Town (Self)
[ ] Romance in the Dark (Zoltan Jason)

1939

[ ] Midnight (Georges Flammarion)
[ ] The Great Man Votes (Vance)
[ ] Land of Liberty ((archive footage))
[ ] The Green Goddess (????)

1940

[ ] The Invisible Woman (Professor Gibbs)
[ ] The Great Profile (Evans Garrick)

1941

[ ] Playmates (John Barrymore)
[ ] World Premiere (Duncan DeGrasse)

1942

[ ] Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (Self (archive footage))

1943

[ ] The Voice That Thrilled the World (Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage))

1945

[ ] Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (Self (archive footage))

1946

[ ] Okay for Sound (Don Juan (archive footage))

1950

[ ] The Golden Twenties (Self (archive footage))

1953

[ ] Yesterday and Today ((archive footage))

1961

[ ] The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (Self (archive footage))

1970

[ ] Brasileiros em Hollywood (Self (archive footage))

1972

[ ] Hollywood: The Dream Factory (Self (archive footage))

1974

[ ] The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (Self (archive footage))

1976

[ ] That's Entertainment, Part II ((archive footage))
[ ] It's Showtime (Self (archive footage))

1979

[ ] The Horror Show ((archive footage))

1983

[ ] The Horror of It All (Svengali (archive footage))

1984

[ ] Going Hollywood: The '30s ((archive footage))

1991

[ ] Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (Hamlet (archive sound))

2003

[ ] Complicated Women (Self (archive footage))

2004

[ ] Checking Out: Grand Hotel (Self / Various roles (archive footage))

2021

[ ] Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (Archival Footage)