Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-02-15

Day of Death

1942-05-29 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

John Sidney Blyth

Jack Barrymore

John Sidney Blythe Barrymore

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.

Known For

Midnight

Midnight

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Acting

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Twentieth Century

1934

Twentieth Century

as

Oscar Jaffe

Midnight

1939

Midnight

as

Georges Flammarion

Grand Hotel

1932

Grand Hotel

as

Baron Felix von Gaigern

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

The Invisible Woman

1940

The Invisible Woman

as

Professor Gibbs

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Rasputin and the Empress

as

Prince Paul Chegodieff

One on Romance

1913

One on Romance

as

Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

1912

The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

as

The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

The Widow Casey's Return

1912

The Widow Casey's Return

as

The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

Just Pretending

1912

Just Pretending

as

The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)

A Prize Package

1912

A Prize Package

as

Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)

The Dictator

1915

The Dictator

as

Brooke Travers

The Man from Mexico

1914

The Man from Mexico

as

Fitzhugh

The Incorrigible Dukane

1915

The Incorrigible Dukane

as

James Dukane

Marie Antoinette

1938

Marie Antoinette

as

King Louis XV

The Red Widow

1916

The Red Widow

as

Cicero Hannibal Butts

On the Quiet

1918

On the Quiet

as

Robert Ridgeway

Here Comes the Bride

1919

Here Comes the Bride

as

Frederick Tile

Maytime

1937

Maytime

as

Nicolai Nazaroff

The Test of Honor

1919

The Test of Honor

as

Martin Wingrave

Romeo and Juliet

1936

Romeo and Juliet

as

Mercutio

Movie Maniacs

1936

Movie Maniacs

as

Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as

Self (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as

(archive footage)

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

as

Colonel Neilson

Svengali

1931

Svengali

as

Svengali

Dinner at Eight

1933

Dinner at Eight

as

Larry Renault

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927

Life in Hollywood No. 4

as

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

as

Hilary Fairfield

Counsellor at Law

1933

Counsellor at Law

as

George Simon

Sherlock Holmes

1922

Sherlock Holmes

as

Sherlock Holmes

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

Night Flight

1933

Night Flight

as

Riviere

Spawn of the North

1938

Spawn of the North

as

Windy Turlon

Tempest

1928

Tempest

as

Sergeant Ivan Markov

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as

Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Eternal Love

1929

Eternal Love

as

Marcus Paltran

The Beloved Rogue

1927

The Beloved Rogue

as

François Villon

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

1937

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

as

Col. J.A. Nielson

When a Man Loves

1927

When a Man Loves

as

Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

State's Attorney

1932

State's Attorney

as

Tom Cardigan

Beau Brummel

1924

Beau Brummel

as

Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

True Confession

1937

True Confession

as

Charles Jasper

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as

Colonel Neilson

The Mad Genius

1931

The Mad Genius

as

Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov

1940

The Great Profile

as

Evans Garrick

Arsène Lupin

1932

Arsène Lupin

as

Duke of Charmerace

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

National Red Cross Pageant

as

The Tyrant - Russian episode

Topaze

1933

Topaze

as

Auguste A. Topaze

Vagabonding On The Pacific

1926

Vagabonding On The Pacific

as

Himself

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as

Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

1917

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

as

A.J. Raffles

Moby Dick

1930

Moby Dick

as

Ahab

The Sea Beast

1926

The Sea Beast

as

Captain Ahab Ceeley

Playmates

1941

Playmates

as

John Barrymore

Long Lost Father

1934

Long Lost Father

as

Carl Bellairs

Hold That Co-ed

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as

Gabby Harrigan

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self (archive footage)

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

1945

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

as

Self (archive footage)

General Crack

1929

General Crack

as

Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Horror of It All

1983

The Horror of It All

as

Svengali (archive footage)

The Great Man Votes

1939

The Great Man Votes

as

Vance

The Circus: Premiere

1928

The Circus: Premiere

as

Self

Land of Liberty

1939

Land of Liberty

as

(archive footage)

The Golden Twenties

1950

The Golden Twenties

as

Self (archive footage)

Night Club Scandal

1937

Night Club Scandal

as

Dr. Ernest Tindal

World Premiere

1941

World Premiere

as

Duncan DeGrasse

The Man from Blankley's

1930

The Man from Blankley's

as

Lord Strathpeffer

The Lotus Eater

1921

The Lotus Eater

as

Jacques Leroi

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as

Self

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Romance in the Dark

1938

Romance in the Dark

as

Zoltan Jason

Okay for Sound

1946

Okay for Sound

as

Don Juan (archive footage)

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as

Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

Nearly a King

1916

Nearly a King

as

Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

The Lost Bridegroom

1916

The Lost Bridegroom

as

Bertie Joyce

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as

Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

1933

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

as

Hamlet

An American Citizen

1914

An American Citizen

as

Berresford Cruger

Are You a Mason?

1915

Are You a Mason?

as

Frank Perry

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

as

Hamlet (archive sound)

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

as

Archival Footage

Production

Crew

Directing