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Richard Barthelmess (1895–1963)

Actor | Soundtrack | Producer

Richard Barthelmess was born into a theatrical family in which his mother was an actress. While attending Trinity College in Connecticut, he began appearing in stage productions. While on vacation in 1916, a friend of his mother, actress Alla Nazimova, offered him a part in War Brides, and Richard never returned to college... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Semler Barthelmess
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Southampton, New York, USA
Still of Richard Barthelmess in Heroes for Sale Still of Richard Barthelmess in Heroes for Sale Still of Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon and Loretta Young in Heroes for Sale
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1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
Ed Kirby
 
1942 The Spoilers
Bronco Kid Farrow
 
1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much
J.B. Roscoe
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Bat Mac Pherson
 
1936 Spy of Napoleon
Gerard de Lanoy
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
Tony Mako
 
1934 Midnight Alibi
Lance McGowan
 
1934 A Modern Hero
Pierre Radier, aka Paul Rader
 
1934 Massacre
Chief Joe Thunderhorse
 
1933 Heroes for Sale
Tom
 
1933 Central Airport
James 'Jim' Blaine
 
1932 The Cabin in the Cotton
Marvin Blake
 
1932 Alias the Doctor
Karl Brenner
 
1931 The Last Flight
Cary Lockwood
 
1931 The Finger Points
Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Richard Barthelmess
 
1930 The Lash
Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
 
1930 The Dawn Patrol
Dick Courtney
 
1930 Son of the Gods
Sam Lee
 
1929 The Show of Shows
Meet My Sister Presenter
 
1929 Young Nowheres
Albert 'Binky' Whalen
 
1929 Drag
David Carroll
 
1929 Weary River
Jerry Larrabee
 
1928 Scarlet Seas
Steven Dunkin
 
1928 Out of the Ruins
Lt. Pierre Dumont
 
1928 Wheel of Chance
Nilolai Turkeltaub/Jacob Taline
 
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Chad Buford
 
1928 The Noose
Nickie Elkins
 
1927 The Drop Kick
Jack Hamill
 
1927 The Patent Leather Kid
Patent Leather Kid
 
1926 The White Black Sheep
Robert Kincarin
 
1926 The Amateur Gentleman
Barnabas Barty
 
1926 Ranson's Folly
Lt. Ranson
 
1926 Just Suppose
Prince Rupert of Koronia
 
1926/II Camille (short)
Gaston
 
1925 The Beautiful City
Tony Gillardi
 
1925 Shore Leave
D.X. (Bilge) Smith
 
1925 Soul-Fire
Eric Fane
 
1925 New Toys
Will Webb
 
1924 Classmates
Duncan Irving Jr
 
1924 The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bashforth
 
1923 Twenty-One
Julian McCullough
 
1923 The Fighting Blade
Karl Van Kerstenbroock
 
1923 The Bright Shawl
Charles Abbott
 
1923 Fury
Boy Leyton
 
1922 The Bond Boy
Peter Newbolt (father)/John Newbolt
 
1922 Sonny
Sonny Crosby/Joe
 
1922 The Seventh Day
John Alden Jr.
 
1921 Tol'able David
David Kinemon
 
1921 Experience
Youth
 
1920 Way Down East
David Bartlett
 
1920 The Love Flower
Bruce Sanders
 
1920 The Idol Dancer
Dan McGuire
 
1919 Scarlet Days
Don Maria Alvarez
 
1919 I'll Get Him Yet
Scoop McCready
 
1919 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
The Yellow Man (as Mr. Richard Barthelmess)
 
1919 Peppy Polly
Dr. James Merritt
 
1919 Three Men and a Girl
Christopher Kent
 
1919 The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Ralph Grey
 
1919 Boots
Everett White
 
1918 The Hope Chest
Tom Ballantyne
 
1918 Wild Primrose
Jack Wilton
 
1918 Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Bobby Jason
 
1918 Rich Man, Poor Man
Bayard Varick
 
1918 Sunshine Nan
MacPherson Clark
 
1917 The Seven Swans
Prince Charming
 
1917 For Valour
Henry Nobbs
 
1917 Nearly Married
Dick Griffon
 
1917 Bab's Burglar
Tommy Gray
 
1917 Bab's Diary
Tommy Gray
 
1917 Camille
 
1917 The Streets of Illusion
Donald Morton
 
1917 The Soul of a Magdalen
Louis Broulette
 
1917 The Valentine Girl
Robert Wentworth
 
1917 The Eternal Sin
Gennaro
 
1917 The Moral Code
Gary Miller
 
1916 Just a Song at Twilight
George Turner
 
1916/I Snow White
Pie Man (uncredited)
 
1916 War Brides
Arno (as Richard S. Barthelmess)
 
1916 Gloria's Romance (uncredited)
 
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1933 Central Airport ("Rememb'ring" - uncredited)
 
1930 The Dawn Patrol (performer: "Plum and Apple" - uncredited)
 
1929 Weary River (performer: "Weary River" 1929, "Frankie and Johnny", "It's Up to You" 1929)
 
1929 Drag (performer: "My Song of the Nile" - uncredited)
 
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1925 Soul-Fire (producer)
 
1925 New Toys (producer)
 
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1941 Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Starlit Days at the Lido (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Himself
 
1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1926 Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 14 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Seeing Stars (documentary short)
Himself
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 20 (documentary short)
Himself
 
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1998 Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (video documentary)
The Yellow Man
 
1988 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hallelujah the Hills
Himself - actor in film clip from 'Way Down East' (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1962 The Great Chase (documentary)
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Himself
 
1959 The Tingler
David, in clip from Tol'able David (uncredited)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Mr. Richard Barthelmess | Richard S. Barthelmess

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

When I saw my friends were earning just seven or eight dollars a week in banks, I thought I'd better try acting. See more »

Trivia:

One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Taurus