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John Barrymore

Feb 15, 1882 - May 29, 1942 (60 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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Svengali
Svengali
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
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The Beloved Rogue
François Villon
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
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That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
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Dinner at Eight
Larry Renault
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Marie Antoinette
King Louis XV
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
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Twentieth Century
Oscar Jaffe
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Rasputin and the Empress
Prince Paul Chegodieff

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