Grand Hotel1932
As Baron Felix von Gaigern
TMDb 7.0 / 10
John Barrymore
Born
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 (96)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
As Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Marie Antoinette1938
As King Louis XV
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Romeo and Juliet1936
As Mercutio
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920
As Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Spawn of the North1938
As Windy Turlon
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Bill of Divorcement1932
As Hilary Fairfield
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Show of Shows1929
As Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hollywood Goes to Town1938
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Arsène Lupin1932
As Duke of Charmerace
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Invisible Woman1940
As Professor Gibbs
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Rasputin and the Empress1932
As Prince Paul Chegodieff
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Midnight1939
As Georges Flammarion
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker2021
As Archival Footage
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Twentieth Century1934
As Oscar Jaffe
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Great Man Votes1939
As Vance
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Voice That Thrilled the World1943
As Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
It's Showtime1976
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Dinner at Eight1933
As Larry Renault
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937
As Col. J.A. Nielson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Complicated Women2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
When a Man Loves1927
As Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Mad Genius1931
As Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio1991
As Hamlet (archive sound)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Maytime1937
As Nicolai Nazaroff
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brasileiros em Hollywood1970
As Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
True Confession1937
As Charles Jasper
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2015
As Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942
As Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All1983
As Svengali (archive footage)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Reunion in Vienna1933
As Archduke Rudolf von Hapsburg
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Just Pretending
Just Pretending1912
As The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Night Flight1933
As Riviere
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Moby Dick1930
As Ahab
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Movie Maniacs1936
As Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Casting Couch1995
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Bulldog Drummond's Peril1938
As Colonel Neilson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
National Red Cross Pageant1917
As The Tyrant - Russian episode
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Horror Show1979
As (archive footage)
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Svengali1931
As Svengali
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hold That Co-ed1938
As Gabby Harrigan
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Land of Liberty1939
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman1917
As A.J. Raffles
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Beau Brummel1924
As Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Profile1940
As Evans Garrick
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Beloved Rogue1927
As François Villon
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood2005
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Counsellor at Law1933
As George Simon
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back1937
As Colonel Neilson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Okay for Sound1946
As Don Juan (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary1945
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Man from Blankley's1930
As Lord Strathpeffer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
State's Attorney1932
As Tom Cardigan
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Yesterday and Today1953
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Romance in the Dark1938
As Zoltan Jason
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Don Juan1926
As Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Long Lost Father1934
As Carl Bellairs
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Sherlock Holmes1922
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Eternal Love1929
As Marcus Paltran
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Topaze1933
As Auguste A. Topaze
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Circus: Premiere1928
As Self
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Nearly a King1916
As Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana
Here Comes the Bride1919
As Frederick Tile
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Golden Twenties1950
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Life in Hollywood1927
As Self
Tempest1928
As Sergeant Ivan Markov
TMDb 6.2 / 10
An American Citizen1914
As Berresford Cruger
The Incorrigible Dukane1915
As James Dukane
TMDb 3.0 / 10
The Sea Beast1926
As Captain Ahab Ceeley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Lost Bridegroom1916
As Bertie Joyce
The Red Widow1916
As Cicero Hannibal Butts
Night Club Scandal1937
As Dr. Ernest Tindal
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Playmates1941
As John Barrymore
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Life in Hollywood No. 41927
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V1933
As Hamlet
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Test of Honor1919
As Martin Wingrave
TMDb 4.5 / 10
World Premiere1941
As Duncan DeGrasse
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Are You a Mason?1915
As Frank Perry
TMDb 3.0 / 10
One on Romance
One on Romance1913
As Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)
The Lotus Eater1921
As Jacques Leroi
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Man from Mexico1914
As Fitzhugh
The Dictator1915
As Brooke Travers
The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess1939
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director
The Dream of a Moving Picture Director1912
As The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
General Crack1929
As Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
TMDb 10.0 / 10
On the Quiet1918
As Robert Ridgeway
The Widow Casey's Return
The Widow Casey's Return1912
As The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)
Vagabonding On The Pacific1926
As Himself
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Prize Package
A Prize Package1912
As Si Hawkins (as Jack Barrymore)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Game - The Movie2015
As Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography and biography: TMDb