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The Beloved Rogue (1927) -- François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
The Invisible Woman (1940) -- An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.

Overview

Date of Death:
29 May 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent... more
Trivia:
Had a daughter, Dolores Ethel Blyth Barrymore (b. 8 April 1930) with wife... more
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Awards:
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Playmates (1941) .... John Barrymore
  2. World Premiere (1941) .... Duncan DeGrasse
  3. The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Professor Gibbs
  4. The Great Profile (1940) .... Evans Garrick

  5. Midnight (1939) .... Georges Flammarion
  6. The Great Man Votes (1939) .... Gregory Vance
  7. Hold That Co-ed (1938) .... Governor Gabby Harrigan
    ... aka Hold That Girl (UK)
  8. Spawn of the North (1938) .... Windy Turlon
  9. Marie Antoinette (1938) .... King Louis XV
  10. Romance in the Dark (1938) .... Zoltan Jason
  11. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) .... Col. Neilson
  12. True Confession (1937) .... Charles "Charley" Jasper
  13. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) .... Col. J.A. Nielson
  14. Night Club Scandal (1937) .... Dr. Ernest Tindal
  15. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) .... Colonel Neilson
  16. Maytime (1937) .... Nicolai Nazaroff
  17. Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Mercutio - Kinsman to the Prince and Friend to Romeo
  18. Twentieth Century (1934) .... Oscar Jaffe
    ... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title)
  19. Long Lost Father (1934) .... Carl Bellairs
  20. Counsellor at Law (1933) .... George Simon
  21. Night Flight (1933) .... Riviere
  22. Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Larry Renault
  23. Reunion in Vienna (1933) .... Archduke Rudolf von Habsburg
  24. Topaze (1933/I) .... Prof. Auguste A. Topaze
  25. Hamlet - Act I: Scene V (1933) .... Hamlet
  26. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) .... Prince Paul Chegodieff
    ... aka Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK)
  27. A Bill of Divorcement (1932) .... Hilary Fairfield
  28. State's Attorney (1932) .... Tom Cardigan
    ... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK)
  29. Grand Hotel (1932) .... The Baron
  30. Arsène Lupin (1932) .... Arsène Lupin
  31. The Mad Genius (1931) .... Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
  32. Svengali (1931) .... Svengali
  33. Moby Dick (1930) .... Captain Ahab Ceely
  34. The Man from Blankley's (1930) .... Lord Strathpeffer
  35. General Crack (1930) .... Duke of Kurland/Prince Christian

  36. The Show of Shows (1929) .... Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
  37. Eternal Love (1929) .... Marcus Paltran
  38. Tempest (1928) .... Sgt. Ivan Markov
  39. The Beloved Rogue (1927) .... François Villon
  40. When a Man Loves (1927) .... Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
    ... aka His Lady (UK)
  41. Don Juan (1926) .... Don Jose de Marana/Don Juan de Marana
  42. The Sea Beast (1926) .... Captain Ahab Ceeley
  43. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (uncredited) .... Crowd extra in chariot race
    ... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
  44. Beau Brummel (1924) .... Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
  45. Sherlock Holmes (1922) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Moriarty (UK)
  46. The Lotus Eater (1921) .... Jacques Leroi
  47. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920/I) .... Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

  48. The Test of Honor (1919) .... Martin Wingrave
  49. Here Comes the Bride (1919) .... Frederick Tile
  50. On the Quiet (1918) .... Robert Ridgeway
  51. National Red Cross Pageant (1917) .... The Tyrant - Russian episode
  52. Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) .... A.J. Raffles
    ... aka Raffles
  53. The Red Widow (1916) .... Cicero Hannibal Butts
  54. The Lost Bridegroom (1916) .... Bertie Joyce
  55. Nearly a King (1916) .... Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
  56. The Incorrigible Dukane (1915) .... James Dukane
  57. The Dictator (1915) .... Brooke Travers
  58. Are You a Mason? (1915) .... Frank Perry
    ... aka The Joiner
  59. The Man from Mexico (1914) .... Fitzhugh
  60. An American Citizen (1914) .... Beresford Kruger
  61. One on Romance (1913) (unconfirmed)
  62. A Prize Package (1912) (unconfirmed)
  63. The Widow Casey's Return (1912) (unconfirmed)
  64. The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912) (unconfirmed)
Soundtrack:
  1. Playmates (1941) ("Baa! Baa! Black Sheep")
  2. The Great Profile (1940) ("The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited), "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" (1881) (uncredited))

  3. A Bill of Divorcement (1932) ("Piano Sonata")
  4. State's Attorney (1932) ("The Wedding March")
    ... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK)
Writer:
  1. The Beloved Rogue (1927) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. Unusual Occupations (1941/I) (uncredited) .... Himself

  2. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Himself
  3. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - arriving celebrity
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)

  4. Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927) .... Himself
  5. Vagabonding the Pacific (1926) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. You Know the Face (2009) .... Himself
  2. Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) .... Himself
  3. Garbo (2005) .... Baron Felix von Geigern
  4. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Svengali (in "Svengali")
  5. "Biography"
        - The Barrymores (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Numerous screen roles
  6. Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999) (TV) .... Hamlet
  7. "Famous Families"
        - The Barrymores: Hollywood's Royal Family (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
  9. The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
  10. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Hamlet
  11. The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1982) (V) .... Himself
  12. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
  13. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
  14. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  15. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
  16. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Hamlet
  17. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'Bill of Divorcement'
  18. The Invisible Woman (1966) .... Prof. Gibbs
  19. Inside Daisy Clover (1965) (uncredited) .... Himself
  20. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  21. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Hyde
  22. "Fractured Flickers"
        - Episode #1.2 (1963) TV episode .... Albert K. Seltzer
  23. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Hollywood - My Home Town (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  24. Some of the Greatest (1956) .... Don Juan
  25. When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) .... Maestro Svengali
  26. Let's Go to the Movies (1949)
  27. Okay for Sound (1946) .... Don Juan
  28. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) .... Himself
  29. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself (segments "Don Juan" & "Richard III")
  30. Land of Liberty (1939)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Julian Rolphe") in "The Yellow Ticket" on Broadway, a role later played by Laurence Olivier in the 1931 film version of the play. The film, however, did feature Lionel Barrymore, John's elder brother, in an important role. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 7 Portrayals | 14 Print Biographies | 1 Pictorial more
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Romance | Drama | Comedy | Short more

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