John Barrymore
Born February 15, 1882 (Age: 144)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
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as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
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Age: 132
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
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as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
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Age: 121
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
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as Hamlet (archive sound)
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Age: 109
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 94
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 92
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 87
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 79
Yesterday and Today
1953
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 71
The Golden Twenties
1950
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 68
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 63
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 59
Playmates
1941
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as John Barrymore
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Age: 59
World Premiere
1941
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as Duncan DeGrasse
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Age: 59
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
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as Prince Paul Chegodieff
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Age: 50
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
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as Hilary Fairfield
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Age: 50
State's Attorney
1932
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as Tom Cardigan
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Age: 50
Grand Hotel
1932
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as Baron Felix von Gaigern
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Age: 50
Arsène Lupin
1932
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as Duke of Charmerace
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Age: 50
The Mad Genius
1931
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as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
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Age: 49
Svengali
1931
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as Svengali
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Age: 49
Moby Dick
1930
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as Ahab
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Age: 48
The Man from Blankley's
1930
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as Lord Strathpeffer
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Age: 48
On the Quiet
1918
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as Robert Ridgeway
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Age: 36