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Errol Flynn(1909-1959)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Errol Flynn
In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist ecologist starts a campaign of public awareness to help save the African elephants from extinction.
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Errol Flynn was born to parents Theodore Flynn, a respected biologist, and Marrelle Young, an adventurous young woman. Young Flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school in which he was enrolled. In his late teens he set out to find gold, but instead found a series of short lived odd jobs. Information is sketchy, however the positions of police constable, sanitation engineer, treasure hunter, sheep castrator, shipmaster for hire, fisherman, and soldier seem to be among his more reputable career choices. Staying one jump ahead of the law and jealous husbands forced Flynn to England. He took up acting, a pastime he had previously stumbled into when asked to play (ironically) Fletcher Christian in a film called In the Wake of the Bounty (1933). Flynn's natural athletic talent and good looks attracted the attention of Warner Brothers and soon he was off to America. His luck held when he replaced Robert Donat in the title role of Kapteeni Blood (1935). He quickly rocketed to stardom as the undisputed king of adventure films, a title inherited from Douglas Fairbanks, though which remains his to this day. Onscreen, he was the freedom loving rebel, a man of action who fought against injustice and won the hearts of damsels in the process. His off-screen passions; drinking, fighting, boating and sex, made his film escapades seem pale. His love life brought him considerable fame, three statutory rape trials, and a lasting memorial in the expression "In like Flynn". Serious roles eluded him, and as his lifestyle eroded his youthful good looks, his career declined. Troubles with lawsuits and the IRS plagued him at this time, eroding what little money he had saved. A few good roles did come his way late in life, however, usually aging alcoholics, almost mirror images of Flynn. He was making a name as a serious actor before his death.
BornJune 20, 1909
DiedOctober 14, 1959(50)
BornJune 20, 1909
DiedOctober 14, 1959(50)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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Errol Flynn and Kay Francis in Taistelu aamunkoitteessa (1937)
Errol Flynn and Margaret Lindsay in The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Errol Flynn and Carlos Rivas in Yö Havannassa (1957)
Errol Flynn and Lee Patrick in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn, Allen Jenkins, and Brenda Marshall in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Ralph Bellamy and Errol Flynn in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Lee Patrick in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Grant Mitchell in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, and Lucile Watson in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Allen Jenkins in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Errol Flynn and Sheldon Leonard in Hän kaatui kunnialla (1944)
Errol Flynn and Paul Lukas in Hän kaatui kunnialla (1944)

Known for:

Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette in Robin Hoodin seikkailut (1938)
Robin Hoodin seikkailut
7.9
  • Robin Hood
  • 1938
Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors in Don Juanin uudet seikkailut (1948)
Don Juanin uudet seikkailut
7.0
  • Don Juan de Maraña
  • 1948
Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Kapteeni Blood (1935)
Kapteeni Blood
7.7
  • Peter Blood
  • 1935
Errol Flynn, Robert Young, Greer Garson, and Walter Pidgeon in Forsytein taru (1949)
Forsytein taru
6.6
  • Soames Forsyte
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
    Cuban Rebel Girls
    3.3
    • The American Correspondent
    • 1959
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 'Doc' Boatwright
    • 1959
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Show (1951)
    The Red Skelton Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • 'The Duke' - Gentleman Hobo
    • 1959
  • Taivaan juuret (1958)
    Taivaan juuret
    6.3
    • Forsythe
    • 1958
  • Errol Flynn, Ray Danton, and Dorothy Malone in Liian paljon, liian varhain (1958)
    Liian paljon, liian varhain
    6.4
    • John Barrymore
    • 1958
  • Ja aurinko nousee (1957)
    Ja aurinko nousee
    6.2
    • Mike Campbell
    • 1957
  • "Eighty Yard Run, The" (Playhouse 90) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. 1957 CBS
    Playhouse 90
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Capt. Russell Bidlack
    • 1957
  • The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
    The Errol Flynn Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • John Morton
    • Don Juan
    • Self - Host ...
    • 1956–1957
  • Yö Havannassa (1957)
    Yö Havannassa
    5.6
    • Ned Sherwood
    • 1957
  • Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in Istanbul (1957)
    Istanbul
    6.1
    • James Brennan
    • 1957
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Francois Villon
    • 1956
  • Errol Flynn and Anna Neagle in Kuninkaan romanssi (1955)
    Kuninkaan romanssi
    4.8
    • Richard, King of Laurentia
    • 1955
  • Tumma kostaja (1955)
    Tumma kostaja
    5.8
    • Prince Edward
    • 1955
  • Errol Flynn, David Farrar, Kathleen Harrison, and Anna Neagle in Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
    Lilacs in the Spring
    5.1
    • John 'Beau' Beaumont
    • 1954
  • Laulava miekka (1954)
    Laulava miekka
    5.8
    • Renzo
    • 1954

Writer

  • Corey Large and Thomas Cocquerel in In Like Flynn (2018)
    In Like Flynn
    5.1
    • novel "Beam Ends"
    • 2018
  • Errol Flynn - Hollywoodin paha poika (1985)
    Errol Flynn - Hollywoodin paha poika
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • based upon the book by: "My Wicked, Wicked Ways"
    • 1985
  • Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
    Cuban Rebel Girls
    3.3
    • from the story by
    • 1959
  • The Story of William Tell (1953)
    The Story of William Tell
    Short
    • outline
    • 1953
  • Errol Flynn and Micheline Presle in Sankari mereltä (1951)
    Sankari mereltä
    5.6
    • screen play
    • 1951

Producer

  • Laulava miekka (1954)
    Laulava miekka
    5.8
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Story of William Tell (1953)
    The Story of William Tell
    Short
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Hello God
    7.9
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck in Cry Wolf (1947)
    Cry Wolf
    6.5
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Hän kaatui kunnialla (1944)
    Hän kaatui kunnialla
    7.1
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1944

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Leslie Flynn
  • Height
    • 1.86 m
  • Born
    • June 20, 1909
    • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  • Died
    • October 14, 1959
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Patrice WymoreOctober 23, 1950 - October 14, 1959 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Sean Flynn
  • Parents
      Theodore Thomson Flynn
  • Relatives
    • Sean Flynn(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Beam Ends"
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Biographical Movies
    • 18 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 18 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    When banned from drinking on a film set, he would inject oranges with vodka and eat them during his breaks.
  • Quotes
    You once liked the blissful mobility, but then you wonder, who's the real you? And who's the chap on the screen? You know, I catch myself acting out my life like a goddamn script.
  • Trademarks
      He is considered one of the greatest movie swashbucklers of the sound period.
  • Nicknames
    • The Baron
    • Satan's Angel
    • Flynny
    • The Tasmanian Devil
    • Rolly
  • Salaries
      Istanbul
      (1957)
      $160,000

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