As Actor
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
10.0
John Barrymore
Acting
Born
February 15, 1882
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Deceased
May 29, 1942
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.
The Filmography
As Actor
The Horror Show
1979
3.8
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
5.3
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The Great Profile
1940
6.3
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The Great Man Votes
1939
6.1
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Hold That Co-ed
1938
6.3
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Romance in the Dark
1938
3.0
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
5.7
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True Confession
1937
5.8
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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
6.1
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Romeo and Juliet
1936
6.3
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Twentieth Century
1934
6.8
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Dinner at Eight
1933
6.7
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Night Flight
1933
5.8
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Topaze
1933
6.1
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A Bill of Divorcement
1932
6.2
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Grand Hotel
1932
7.0
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State's Attorney
1932
6.7
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The Mad Genius
1931
6.3
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Svengali
1931
6.2