About
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
Dinner at EightMovie • 1933
Grand HotelMovie • 1932
Marie AntoinetteMovie • 1938
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie • 1925
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976
Romeo and JulietMovie • 1936
The Invisible WomanMovie • 1940
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie • 1920
Twentieth CenturyMovie • 1934
True ConfessionMovie • 1937
A Bill of DivorcementMovie • 1932
MidnightMovie • 1939
Night FlightMovie • 1933
Arsène LupinMovie • 1932
Counsellor at LawMovie • 1933
Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1922
SvengaliMovie • 1931
Movie ManiacsMovie • 1936
TopazeMovie • 1933
The Mad GeniusMovie • 1931