John Barrymore
Biography
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
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
as Archival Footage
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
as Hamlet (archive sound)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
as Svengali (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound
1946
as Don Juan (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Playmates
1941
as John Barrymore
World Premiere
1941
as Duncan DeGrasse