Deceased
How Did Richard Barthelmess Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 68Richard Semler Barthelmess was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920) and was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. Two years later he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two films: The Patent Leather Kid and The Noose.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovie | The Yellow Man (archive footage) | 103 |
| 1962 | The Great ChaseMovie | — | 67 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 66 |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th StreetMovie | Ed Kirby | 47 |
| 1942 | The SpoilersMovie | Bronco Kid | 47 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 47 |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too MuchMovie | J.B. Roscoe | 45 |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have WingsMovie | Bat MacPherson | 44 |
| 1936 | Spy of NapoleonMovie | Gerard de Lanoy | 41 |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill!Movie | Tony Mako | 40 |
| 1934 | A Modern HeroMovie | Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader | 39 |
| 1933 | How to Break 90 #1: The GripMovie | Himself | 38 |
| 1932 | Alias the DoctorMovie | Karl Brenner | 37 |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'Movie | — | 36 |
| 1930 | The LashMovie | Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' | 35 |
| 1929 | The Show of ShowsMovie | Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited) | 34 |
| 1929 | Weary RiverMovie | Jerry Larrabee | 34 |
| 1929 | Young NowheresMovie | Albert 'Binky' Whalen | 34 |
| 1928 | Scarlet SeasMovie | Steven Dunkin | 33 |
| 1928 | The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeMovie | Chad Buford | 33 |
| 1928 | The NooseMovie | Nickie Elkins | 33 |
| 1928 | Wheel of ChanceMovie | Nicolai Turkeltaub | 33 |
| 1927 | The Patent Leather KidMovie | Patent Leather Kid | 32 |
| 1926 | Ranson's FollyMovie | Lt. Ranson | 31 |
| 1926 | Just SupposeMovie | Prince Rupert of Koronia | 31 |
| 1926 | The White Black SheepMovie | Robert Kincarin | 31 |
| 1926 | The Amateur GentlemanMovie | Barnabas Barty | 31 |
| 1925 | Soul-FireMovie | Eric Fane | 30 |
| 1925 | Shore LeaveMovie | D.X. (Bilge) Smith | 30 |
| 1924 | ClassmatesMovie | Duncan Irving Jr | 29 |
| 1923 | The Fighting BladeMovie | Karl Van Kerstenbroock | 28 |
| 1923 | Twenty-OneMovie | Julian McCullough | 28 |
| 1923 | The Bright ShawlMovie | Charles Abbott | 28 |
| 1922 | Seeing StarsMovie | Self | 27 |
| 1922 | SonnyMovie | Sonny Crosby / Joe | 27 |
| 1920 | Way Down EastMovie | David Bartlett | 25 |
| 1920 | The Love FlowerMovie | Bruce Sanders | 25 |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlMovie | Cheng Huan | 24 |
| 1919 | Scarlet DaysMovie | Don Maria Alvarez | 24 |
| 1919 | I'll Get Him YetMovie | Scoop McCready | 24 |
| 1919 | Peppy PollyMovie | Dr. James Merritt | 24 |
| 1918 | Wild PrimroseMovie | Jack Wilton | 23 |
| 1918 | The Hope ChestMovie | Tom Ballantyne | 23 |
| 1917 | The Seven SwansMovie | Prince Charming | 22 |
| 1917 | The Eternal SinMovie | Gennaro | 22 |
| 1917 | CamilleMovie | — | 22 |
| 1917 | The Moral CodeMovie | Gary Miller | 22 |
| 1916 | Just a Song at TwilightMovie | George Turner | 21 |