Deceased
How Did John Barrymore Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 60Also known asJohn Sidney Blyth, Jack Barrymore, John Sidney Blythe BarrymoreGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/02/1882Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied29/05/1942 (aged 60)Died inLos AngelesCausekidney failure, liver cirrhosis, pneumoniaWikidataQ95034 ↗Buried atMount Vernon CemeteryTMDb#29578 ↗
John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as a visual artist, but appeared on stage together with his father, Maurice, in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. LeyendeckerMovie | Archival Footage | 139 |
| 2005 | Irving Thalberg: Prince of HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand HotelMovie | Self / Various roles (archive footage) | 122 |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 121 |
| 1995 | The Casting CouchMovie | — | 113 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllMovie | Svengali (archive footage) | 101 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1976 | It's ShowtimeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 92 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 79 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 73 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and TodayMovie | (archive footage) | 71 |
| 1950 | The Golden TwentiesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 68 |
| 1946 | Okay for SoundMovie | Don Juan (archive footage) | 64 |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversaryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the WorldMovie | Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) | 61 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 60 |
| 1941 | World PremiereMovie | Duncan DeGrasse | 59 |
| 1941 | PlaymatesMovie | John Barrymore | 59 |
| 1940 | The Invisible WomanMovie | Professor Gibbs | 58 |
| 1939 | The Great Man VotesMovie | Vance | 57 |
| 1939 | Land of LibertyMovie | (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1939 | The Green GoddessMovie | — | 57 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to TownMovie | Self | 56 |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's PerilMovie | Colonel Neilson | 56 |
| 1938 | Spawn of the NorthMovie | Windy Turlon | 56 |
| 1938 | Marie AntoinetteMovie | King Louis XV | 56 |
| 1938 | Romance in the DarkMovie | Zoltan Jason | 56 |
| 1937 | True ConfessionMovie | Charles Jasper | 55 |
| 1937 | MaytimeMovie | Nicolai Nazaroff | 55 |
| 1937 | Night Club ScandalMovie | Dr. Ernest Tindal | 55 |
| 1936 | Movie ManiacsMovie | Photograph of John Barrymore (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1934 | Twentieth CenturyMovie | Oscar Jaffe | 52 |
| 1933 | Dinner at EightMovie | Larry Renault | 51 |
| 1933 | Night FlightMovie | Riviere | 51 |
| 1933 | TopazeMovie | Auguste A. Topaze | 51 |
| 1933 | Counsellor at LawMovie | George Simon | 51 |
| 1933 | TopazeMovie | Auguste A. Topaze | 51 |
| 1933 | Reunion in ViennaMovie | Rudolf von Hapsburg | 51 |
| 1932 | A Bill of DivorcementMovie | Hilary Fairfield | 50 |
| 1932 | Grand HotelMovie | Baron Felix von Gaigern | 50 |
| 1932 | Arsène LupinMovie | Duke of Charmerace | 50 |
| 1932 | State's AttorneyMovie | Tom Cardigan | 50 |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the EmpressMovie | Prince Paul Chegodieff | 50 |
| 1931 | SvengaliMovie | Svengali | 49 |
| 1931 | The Mad GeniusMovie | Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov | 49 |
| 1930 | Moby DickMovie | Ahab | 48 |
| 1930 | The Man from Blankley'sMovie | Lord Strathpeffer | 48 |
| 1929 | The Show of ShowsMovie | Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1929 | Eternal LoveMovie | Marcus Paltran | 47 |
| 1929 | General CrackMovie | Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian | 47 |
| 1928 | TempestMovie | Sergeant Ivan Markov | 46 |
| 1927 | The Beloved RogueMovie | François Villon | 45 |
| 1927 | Life in HollywoodMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1922 | Sherlock HolmesMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 40 |
| 1921 | The Lotus EaterMovie | Jacques Leroi | 39 |
| 1919 | The Test of HonorMovie | Martin Wingrave | 37 |
| 1917 | National Red Cross PageantMovie | The Tyrant - Russian episode | 35 |
| 1916 | The Red WidowMovie | Cicero Hannibal Butts | 34 |
| 1915 | The Incorrigible DukaneMovie | James Dukane | 33 |
| 1915 | The DictatorMovie | Brooke Travers | 33 |
| 1914 | The Man from MexicoMovie | Fitzhugh | 32 |
| 1914 | An American CitizenMovie | Berresford Cruger | 32 |
| 1913 | One on RomanceMovie | Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore) | 31 |
| 1912 | Just PretendingMovie | The Policeman (as Jack Barrymore) | 30 |
| 1912 | The Dream of a Moving Picture DirectorMovie | The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore) | 30 |