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Errol Flynn (I) (1909–1959)

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Errol Flynn was born to parents Theodore Flynn, a respected biologist, and Marrelle Young, an adventurous young woman and descendant of a midshipman of HMS Bounty fame. Young Flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school he was enrolled in... See full bio »

Born:

Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died:

(age 50) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Still of Errol Flynn in Thank Your Lucky Stars Errol Flynn, c. 1941. Errol Flynn Still of Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood Still of Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood
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1959 Cuban Rebel Girls
The American Correspondent
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
'Doc' Boatwright
– The Golden Shanty (1959) … 'Doc' Boatwright
 
1959 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
'The Duke' - Gentleman Hobo
– Freddie's Beat Shack (1959) … 'The Duke' - Gentleman Hobo
 
1958 The Roots of Heaven
Forsythe
 
1958 Too Much, Too Soon
John Barrymore
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises
Mike Campbell
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Capt. Bidlack
– Without Incident (1957) … Capt. Bidlack
 
1956-1957 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
Don Juan / Himself - Host / John Morton
– Rescued (1957) … John Morton
– Man for Sale (1957)
– 1000th Night of Don Juan (1956) … Don Juan / Himself - Host
 
1957 The Big Boodle
Ned Sherwood
 
1957 Istanbul
James Brennan
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Francois Villon
– The Sword of Villon (1956) … Francois Villon
 
1955 King's Rhapsody
Richard, King of Laurentia
 
1955 The Dark Avenger
Prince Edward
 
1954 Let's Make Up
John 'Beau' Beaumont
 
1954 Crossed Swords
Renzo
 
1953 The Master of Ballantrae
Jamie Durie
 
1953 The Story of William Tell (short)
William Tell
 
1952 Against All Flags
Brian Hawke
 
1952 Mara Maru
Gregory Mason
 
1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian
Capt. Michael Fabian
 
1951 Hello God
Man on Anzio Beach
 
1950 Kim
Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard
 
1950 Rocky Mountain
Capt. Lafe Barstow (CSA)
 
1950 Montana
Morgan Lane
 
1949 That Forsyte Woman
Soames Forsyte
 
1949 It's a Great Feeling
Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited)
 
1948 Adventures of Don Juan
Don Juan de Maraña
 
1948 Silver River
"Mike" McComb
 
1947 The Lady from Shanghai
Man in Background Outside of Cantina (uncredited)
 
1947 Escape Me Never
Sebastian Dubrok
 
1947 Cry Wolf
Mark Caldwell
 
1946 Never Say Goodbye
Phil Gayley
 
1945 San Antonio
Clay Hardin
 
1945 Objective, Burma!
Capt. Nelson
 
1944 Uncertain Glory
Jean Picard/Emil DuPont
 
1943 Northern Pursuit
Cpl. Steve Wagner
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Errol Flynn
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
Gunnar Brogge
 
1942 Gentleman Jim
James J. Corbett
 
1942 Desperate Journey
Flight Lt. Terrence 'Terry' Forbes
 
1941 They Died with Their Boots On
George Armstrong Custer
 
1941 Dive Bomber
Doug Lee
 
1941 Footsteps in the Dark
Francis Monroe Warren II
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
Jeb Stuart
 
1940 The Sea Hawk
Geoffrey Thorpe
 
1940 Virginia City
Kerry Bradford
 
1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Earl of Essex
 
1939 Dodge City
Wade Hatton
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol
Courtney
 
1938 The Sisters
Frank Medlin
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Bob Lansford
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood
 
1937 The Perfect Specimen
Gerald Beresford Wicks
 
1937 Another Dawn
Captain Denny Roark
 
1937 The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
 
1937 Green Light
Dr. Newell Paige
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Major Geoffrey Vickers
 
1935 Captain Blood
Peter Blood
 
1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
David Van Dusen
 
1935 The Case of the Curious Bride
Gregory Moxley
 
1935 Murder at Monte Carlo
Dyter
 
1933 I Adore You
Bit (uncredited)
 
1933 In the Wake of the Bounty
Fletcher Christian
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1954 Crossed Swords (producer - uncredited)
 
1953 The Story of William Tell (short) (producer)
 
1951 Hello God (producer)
 
1947 Cry Wolf (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1944 Uncertain Glory (associate producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1950 Montana (performer: "Reckon I'm in Love")
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "That's What You Jolly Well Get" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1942 Desperate Journey (performer: "Waltzing Matilda" 1895 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol (performer: "Plum and Apple" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1959 Cuban Rebel Girls
 
1953 The Story of William Tell (short) (outline)
 
1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian (screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1952 Cruise of the Zaca (documentary short)
 
1952 Deep Sea Fishing (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1947 The Lady from Shanghai (technical advisor: yacht scenes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 The New Bike (short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1959 Front Page Challenge (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 13 January 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1959 The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution (documentary)
Himself - Reporter
 
1958 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 October 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.11 (1957) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.16 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 December 1957 (1957) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 26 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1956-1957 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host / Alexis Romanov - Czar of Russia / General Hamelin / …
– Out of the Blue (1957) … Himself - Host
– Take the High Road (1957) … Himself - Host
– First Come, First Loved (1957) … Himself - Host
– Rustle of Silk (1957) … Himself - Host
– Strange Auction (1957) … Himself - Host/Trace
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1956 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1956) … Himself
 
1952 Cruise of the Zaca (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.39 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #5.37 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #5.36 (1952) … Himself
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.20 (1952) … Himself - Actor
 
1952 Deep Sea Fishing (documentary short)
Himself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1947 Always Together
Himself (uncredited)
 
1945 Peeks at Hollywood (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Himself - Arriving Celebrity (uncredited)
 
1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Himself (The Adventures Of Robin Hood outtakes) (uncredited)
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Himself - Player
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (46 titles)
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2007 Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Amérique, notre histoire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Robin Hood/Dr. Peter Blood (uncredited)
 
2005-2006 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2005 50 y más (TV movie)
 
2005 In the Wake of the Zaca (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (video short)
Doug Lee
 
2005 'They Died with Their Boots On': To Hell or Glory (video documentary short)
George Armstrong Custer (uncredited)
 
2005 The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action (video documentary short)
Geoffrey Thorpe
 
2005 Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (video documentary short)
Earl of Essex (uncredited)
 
2005 Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn (video documentary short)
Himself/Wade Hatton
 
2005 Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (video documentary short)
Various Roles
 
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn (TV documentary)
Himself/Various Roles (archive sound)
 
2004 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (video documentary short)
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 El informal (TV series)
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Secret Lives (TV series documentary)
 
1994-1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 When the Applause Died (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
1988 Hollywood Sex Symbols (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (video documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Himself
 
1975 ABC Late Night (TV series)
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1949 Rabbit Hood (short)
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
1945 Frontier Days (short)
Blake - edited from 'Dodge City' (uncredited)
 
1938 Out Where the Stars Begin (short)
Himself, clip from 'Adventures of Robin Hood' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1937) Novel: "Beam Ends" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 15 Print Biographies  | 9 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Leslie Flynn

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The public has always expected me to be a playboy, and a decent chap never lets his public down. See more »

Trivia:

He and director Michael Curtiz made some of their best pictures together, but he despised Curtiz (which was mutual) and the two fought constantly whenever they worked together. Ironically, his first wife Lili Damita was previously briefly married to Curtiz. See more »

Trademark:

Usually had a moustache See more »

Nickname:

The Tasmanian Devil See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini