Known For
Acting
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 15, 1882 (144 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2021 | Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival Footage | |
| 2015 | Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | |
| 2005 | Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywoodas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotelas Self / Various roles (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | The Casting Couchas | |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Moviesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Hamlet (archive sound) | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | The Horror of It Allas Svengali (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | The Horror Showas (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | It's Showtimeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Saluteas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywoodas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph Valentinoas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1955 | MGM Paradeas Self | |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Todayas (archive footage) | |
| 1950 | The Golden Twentiesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1946 | Okay for Soundas Don Juan (archive footage) | |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversaryas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) | |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1941 | Playmatesas John Barrymore | |
| 1941 | World Premiereas Duncan DeGrasse | |
| 1940 | The Invisible Womanas Professor Gibbs | |
| 1940 | The Great Profileas Evans Garrick | |
| 1939 | Land of Libertyas (archive footage) | |
| 1939 | The Green Goddessas | |
| 1939 | Midnightas Georges Flammarion | |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votesas Vance | |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-edas Gabby Harrigan | |
| 1938 | Spawn of the Northas Windy Turlon | |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinetteas King Louis XV | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Townas Self | |
| 1938 | Romance in the Darkas Zoltan Jason | |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's Perilas Colonel Neilson | |
| 1937 | True Confessionas Charles Jasper | |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond's Revengeas Col. J.A. Nielson | |
| 1937 | Night Club Scandalas Dr. Ernest Tindal | |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond Comes Backas Colonel Neilson | |
| 1937 | Maytimeas Nicolai Nazaroff | |
| 1936 | Romeo and Julietas Mercutio | |
| 1936 | Movie Maniacsas Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Twentieth Centuryas Oscar Jaffe | |
| 1934 | Long Lost Fatheras Carl Bellairs | |
| 1933 | Counsellor at Lawas George Simon | |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eightas Larry Renault | |
| 1933 | Night Flightas Riviere | |
| 1933 | Reunion in Viennaas Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg | |
| 1933 | Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and Vas Hamlet | |
| 1933 | Topazeas Auguste A. Topaze | |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empressas Prince Paul Chegodieff | |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcementas Hilary Fairfield | |
| 1932 | Grand Hotelas Baron Felix von Gaigern | |
| 1932 | State's Attorneyas Tom Cardigan | |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupinas Duke of Charmerace | |
| 1931 | The Mad Geniusas Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov | |
| 1931 | Svengalias Svengali | |
| 1930 | Moby Dickas Ahab | |
| 1930 | The Man from Blankley'sas Lord Strathpeffer | |
| 1929 | General Crackas Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian | |
| 1929 | The Show of Showsas Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Eternal Loveas Marcus Paltran | |
| 1928 | Tempestas Sergeant Ivan Markov | |
| 1928 | The Circus: Premiereas Self | |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 4as | |
| 1927 | When a Man Lovesas Chevalier Fabien des Grieux | |
| 1927 | The Beloved Rogueas François Villon | |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1926 | Don Juanas Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana | |
| 1926 | The Sea Beastas Captain Ahab Ceeley | |
| 1926 | Vagabonding On The Pacificas Himself | |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Beau Brummelas Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel | |
| 1922 | Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1921 | The Lotus Eateras Jacques Leroi | |
| 1920 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | |
| 1919 | The Test of Honoras Martin Wingrave | |
| 1919 | Here Comes the Brideas Frederick Tile | |
| 1918 | On the Quietas Robert Ridgeway | |
| 1917 | Raffles, the Amateur Cracksmanas A.J. Raffles | |
| 1917 | National Red Cross Pageantas The Tyrant - Russian episode | |
| 1916 | The Red Widowas Cicero Hannibal Butts | |
| 1916 | The Lost Bridegroomas Bertie Joyce | |
| 1916 | Nearly a Kingas Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana | |
| 1915 | The Incorrigible Dukaneas James Dukane | |
| 1915 | The Dictatoras Brooke Travers | |
| 1915 | Are You a Mason?as Frank Perry | |
| 1914 | The Man from Mexicoas Fitzhugh | |
| 1914 | An American Citizenas Berresford Cruger | |
| 1913 | One on Romanceas Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore) | |
| 1912 | A Prize Packageas Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore) | |
| 1912 | Just Pretendingas The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore) | |
| 1912 | The Widow Casey's Returnas The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore) | |
| 1912 | The Dream of a Moving Picture Directoras The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore) |
