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Overview
Date of Death:
29 May 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver) moreMini Biography:
American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent... moreAwards:
1 win moreFilmography
Actor:
- Playmates (1941) .... John Barrymore
- World Premiere (1941) .... Duncan DeGrasse
- The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Prof. Gibbs
- The Great Profile (1940) .... Evans Garrick
- Midnight (1939) .... Georges Flammarion
- The Great Man Votes (1939) .... Gregory Vance
- Hold That Co-ed (1938) .... Gov. Gabby Harrigan
... aka Hold That Girl (UK) - Spawn of the North (1938) .... Windy Turlon
- Marie Antoinette (1938) .... King Louis XV
- Romance in the Dark (1938) .... Zoltan Jason
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) .... Col. Neilson
- True Confession (1937) .... Charles "Charley" Jasper
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) .... Col. J.A. Nielson
- Night Club Scandal (1937) .... Dr. Ernest Tindal
- Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) .... Colonel Neilson
- Maytime (1937) .... Nicolai Nazaroff
- Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Mercutio - Kinsman to the Prince and Friend to Romeo
- Twentieth Century (1934) .... Oscar 'O.J.' Jaffe
... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title) - Long Lost Father (1934) .... Carl Bellairs
- Counsellor at Law (1933) .... George Simon
- Night Flight (1933) .... Riviere
- Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Larry Renault
- Reunion in Vienna (1933) .... Archduke Rudolf von Habsburg
- Topaze (1933/I) .... Prof. Auguste A. Topaze
- Hamlet - Act I: Scene V (1933) .... Hamlet
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) .... Prince Paul Chegodieff
... aka Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK) - A Bill of Divorcement (1932) .... Hilary Fairfield
- State's Attorney (1932) .... Tom Cardigan
... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK) - Grand Hotel (1932) .... Baron Felix von Geigern
- Arsène Lupin (1932) .... Duke of Chamerace/Arsène Lupin
- The Mad Genius (1931) .... Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
- Svengali (1931) .... Svengali
- Moby Dick (1930) .... Captain Ahab Ceely
- The Man from Blankley's (1930) .... Lord Strathpeffer
- General Crack (1930) .... Duke of Kurland/Prince Christian
- The Show of Shows (1929) .... Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
- Eternal Love (1929) .... Marcus Paltran
- Tempest (1928) .... Sgt. Ivan Markov
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) .... François Villon
- When a Man Loves (1927) .... Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
... aka His Lady (UK) - Don Juan (1926) .... Don Jose de Marana/Don Juan de Marana
- The Sea Beast (1926) .... Captain Ahab Ceeley
- Beau Brummel (1924) .... Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
- Sherlock Holmes (1922) .... Sherlock Holmes
... aka Moriarty (UK) - The Lotus Eater (1921) .... Jacques Leroi
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920/I) .... Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
- The Test of Honor (1919) .... Martin Wingrave
- Here Comes the Bride (1919) .... Frederick Tile
- On the Quiet (1918) .... Robert Ridgeway
- National Red Cross Pageant (1917) .... The Tyrant - Russian episode
- Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) .... A.J. Raffles
... aka Raffles - The Red Widow (1916) .... Cicero Hannibal Butts
- The Lost Bridegroom (1916) .... Bertie Joyce
- Nearly a King (1916) .... Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
- The Incorrigible Dukane (1915) .... James Dukane
- The Dictator (1915) .... Brooke Travers
- Are You a Mason? (1915) .... Frank Perry
... aka The Joiner - The Man from Mexico (1914) .... Fitzhugh
- An American Citizen (1914) .... Beresford Kruger
- One on Romance (1913) (unconfirmed)
- A Prize Package (1912) (unconfirmed)
- The Widow Casey's Return (1912) (unconfirmed)
- The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912) (unconfirmed)
Soundtrack:
- Playmates (1941) ("Baa! Baa! Black Sheep")
- The Great Profile (1940) ("The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited), "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" (1881) (uncredited))
- A Bill of Divorcement (1932) ("Piano Sonata")
Writer:
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) (uncredited)
Self:
- "Famous Families" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- The Barrymores: Hollywood's Royal Family (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Hamlet
- Unusual Occupations (1941/I) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Himself
- For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - arriving celebrity
... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title) - Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927) .... Himself
- Vagabonding the Pacific (1926) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- You Know the Face (2008) .... Himself
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) .... Himself
- Garbo (2005) .... Baron Felix von Geigern
- Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Svengali (in "Svengali")
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"Biography"
- The Barrymores (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Numerous screen roles - Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999) (TV) .... Hamlet
- Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
- The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1982) (V) .... Himself
- "Hollywood" (1980) (mini) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
- It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
- Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Hamlet
- The Invisible Woman (1966) .... Prof. Gibbs
- Inside Daisy Clover (1965) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
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"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Hyde -
"Fractured Flickers"
- Episode #1.2 (????) TV episode .... Albert K. Seltzer -
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
- Hollywood - My Home Town (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Some of the Greatest (1956) .... Don Juan
- When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) .... Maestro Svengali
- Let's Go to the Movies (1949)
- Okay for Sound (1946) .... Don Juan
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) .... Himself
- The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself (segments "Don Juan" & "Richard III")
- Land of Liberty (1939)
Additional Details
Other Works:
He played Julian Rolphe in the original Broadway production of "The Yellow Ticket", 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. morePublicity Listings:
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