John Barrymore
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.
95 acting credits
Acting · 95
MGM Parade
1955
Grand Hotel
1932
Dinner at Eight
1933
The Invisible Woman
1940
Marie Antoinette
1938
Twentieth Century
1934
Complicated Women
2003
The Beloved Rogue
1927
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
The Horror Show
1979
Midnight
1939
Moby Dick
1930
World Premiere
1941
Arsène Lupin
1932
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Beau Brummel
1924
Don Juan
1926
It's Showtime
1976
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
Romeo and Juliet
1936
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
Night Club Scandal
1937
Spawn of the North
1938
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
The Great Man Votes
1939
Svengali
1931
The Mad Genius
1931
State's Attorney
1932
General Crack
1929
Sherlock Holmes
1922
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
The Show of Shows
1929
Topaze
1933
The Great Profile
1940
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
The Horror of It All
1983
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
Counsellor at Law
1933
The Circus: Premiere
1928
Night Flight
1933
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
Land of Liberty
1939
Maytime
1937
The Casting Couch
1995
The Man from Blankley's
1930
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Tempest
1928
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Eternal Love
1929
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
True Confession
1937
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
The Sea Beast
1926
The Test of Honor
1919
On the Quiet
1918
When a Man Loves
1927
Playmates
1941
Movie Maniacs
1936
Okay for Sound
1946
Hold That Co-ed
1938
Yesterday and Today
1953
Romance in the Dark
1938
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
1933
Long Lost Father
1934
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
The Golden Twenties
1950
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1917
The Man from Mexico
1914
The Lotus Eater
1921
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
1912
Just Pretending
1912
Reunion in Vienna
1933
Are You a Mason?
1915
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
The Lost Bridegroom
1916
The Green Goddess
1939
Here Comes the Bride
1919
Nearly a King
1916
The Red Widow
1916
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
An American Citizen
1914
One on Romance
1913
A Prize Package
1912
The Incorrigible Dukane
1915
The Dictator
1915
The Widow Casey's Return
1912
Life in Hollywood No. 4
1927
Vagabonding On The Pacific
1926