Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1882-02-15
Day of Death
1942-05-29
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.
Filmography (94)
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Complicated Women
2003
The Casting Couch
1995
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Show
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
It's Showtime
1976The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
