John Barrymore
Known for Acting
John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much writing before and since his passing in 1942. Today John Barrymore is mostly known for his roles in movies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Don Juan (1926), the first ever movie to use a Vitaphone soundtrack. A member of a multi-generation theatrical dynasty, he was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and was the paternal grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
Filmography
Grand Hotel
1932
as Baron Felix von Gaigern
Marie Antoinette
1938
as King Louis XV
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Larry Renault
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Midnight
1939
as Georges Flammarion
Twentieth Century
1934
as Oscar Jaffe
The Show of Shows
1929
as Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Prince Paul Chegodieff
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Professor Gibbs
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Moby Dick
1930
as Ahab
The Mad Genius
1931
as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Svengali
1931
as Svengali
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Colonel Neilson
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)