person

John Barrymore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-02-15

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Also Known For

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mar 18, 1920

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68

Twentieth Century

May 11, 1934

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73

Midnight

Mar 24, 1939

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69

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932

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38

The Horror Show

Feb 06, 1979

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57

The Invisible Woman

Dec 27, 1940

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51

Rasputin and the Empress

Dec 23, 1932

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NA

One on Romance

Apr 14, 1913

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NA

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

Jun 05, 1912

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NA

The Widow Casey's Return

Jun 17, 1912

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NA

Just Pretending

Jul 05, 1912

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NA

A Prize Package

Aug 05, 1912

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NA

The Dictator

Jun 21, 1915

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NA

The Man from Mexico

Nov 02, 1914

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30

The Incorrigible Dukane

Sep 02, 1915

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65

Marie Antoinette

Aug 26, 1938

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NA

The Red Widow

May 04, 1916

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NA

On the Quiet

Sep 01, 1918

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NA

Here Comes the Bride

Jan 19, 1919

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65

Maytime

Mar 26, 1937

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27

The Test of Honor

Apr 16, 1919

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61

Romeo and Juliet

Sep 03, 1936

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56

Movie Maniacs

Feb 20, 1936

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77

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Feb 20, 1974

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NA

Yesterday and Today

Dec 02, 1953

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61

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Sep 24, 1937

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61

Svengali

May 20, 1931

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67

Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

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Life in Hollywood No. 4

Aug 25, 1927

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61

A Bill of Divorcement

Sep 28, 1932

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64

Counsellor at Law

Dec 25, 1933

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61

Sherlock Holmes

Mar 07, 1922

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NA

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

May 24, 1961

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56

Night Flight

Oct 06, 1933

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57

Spawn of the North

Aug 26, 1938

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62

Tempest

May 27, 1928

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64

Don Juan

Aug 06, 1926

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55

Eternal Love

May 11, 1929

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66

The Beloved Rogue

Mar 12, 1927

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58

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Dec 16, 1937

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59

When a Man Loves

Aug 21, 1927

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60

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Jan 10, 1972

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67

State's Attorney

May 20, 1932

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68

Beau Brummel

Mar 30, 1924

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58

True Confession

Dec 24, 1937

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57

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Mar 18, 1938

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63

The Mad Genius

Sep 30, 1931

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63

The Great Profile

Aug 30, 1940

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69

Arsène Lupin

Feb 26, 1932

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NA

National Red Cross Pageant

Dec 01, 1917

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59

Topaze

Feb 24, 1933

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NA

Vagabonding On The Pacific

Jan 01, 1926

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66

Reunion in Vienna

Jun 16, 1933

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58

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Dec 14, 1917

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53

Moby Dick

Sep 20, 1930

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64

The Sea Beast

Jan 15, 1926

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52

Playmates

Dec 26, 1941

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57

Long Lost Father

Jan 19, 1934

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63

Hold That Co-ed

Sep 16, 1938

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NA

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Jan 01, 1942

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NA

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Sep 06, 1945

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NA

General Crack

Dec 16, 1929

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70

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Feb 03, 2004

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55

The Show of Shows

Nov 21, 1929

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100

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Jan 01, 1984

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80

The Horror of It All

Feb 23, 1983

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61

The Great Man Votes

Jan 13, 1939

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54

The Circus: Premiere

Jan 13, 1928

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NA

Land of Liberty

Jun 15, 1939

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NA

The Golden Twenties

Apr 08, 1950

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38

Night Club Scandal

Nov 11, 1937

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50

World Premiere

Aug 21, 1941

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60

The Man from Blankley's

Mar 28, 1930

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NA

The Lotus Eater

Nov 27, 1921

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70

Hollywood Goes to Town

Jul 07, 1938

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67

Complicated Women

May 06, 2003

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69

That's Entertainment, Part II

May 16, 1976

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30

Romance in the Dark

Mar 24, 1938

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50

Okay for Sound

Sep 07, 1946

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53

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Oct 16, 1943

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NA

Nearly a King

Jan 20, 1916

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NA

The Lost Bridegroom

Mar 20, 1916

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70

It's Showtime

Mar 31, 1976

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73

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Dec 25, 1925

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NA

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Apr 04, 1933

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NA

An American Citizen

Jan 10, 1914

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30

Are You a Mason?

Mar 15, 1915

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75

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Oct 01, 1991

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63

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Jun 17, 2021

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NA

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Jan 01, 1970

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NA

MGM Parade

Sep 14, 1955